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  2. Thumbnail for Designing for Mona Foma, an academic perspective

    Designing for Mona Foma, an academic perspective

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1070-designing-for-mona-foma-an-academic-perspective
    15 Oct 2020: “Mona Foma BLOMA is all about people talking to each other, the democratisation of culture. The lineage goes back to the Mona Foma SOMA project (2018) where students produced a mobile sound recording and performance stage, to engage with
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    Live program to engage young Tasmanians during COVID-19 isolation

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/live-program-to-engage-young-tasmanians-during-covid-19-isolation
    29 Apr 2020: A new, interactive online show for young Tasmanians is the Peter Underwood Centre’s latest response to COVID-19 isolation. The weekly program, UCTV Alive for Kids, will feature a presentation by a University of Tasmania researcher and a Q&A
  4. Thumbnail for Brave’s early intervention vital for the future of young parents and children

    Brave’s early intervention vital for the future of young parents and…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/braves-early-intervention-vital-for-the-future-of-young-parents-and-children
    22 Oct 2020: A national program offered by Tasmania’s Brave Foundation is providing essential support for teenage parents, an independent report by the Peter Underwood Centre has found. Lead researcher and Peter Underwood Centre deputy director Professor Kitty
  5. Thumbnail for An exciting journey towards a new career

    An exciting journey towards a new career

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1098-an-exciting-journey-towards-a-new-career
    1 Dec 2020: Starting further tertiary study in the middle of a pandemic would make many people apprehensive. But for mother of Six Ishara Love, 2020 provided the opportunity to launch into an exciting new chapter. Originally from Melbourne, Ishara has lived in
  6. Thumbnail for Online nursing course helps Chantelle Transition to Practice

    Online nursing course helps Chantelle Transition to Practice

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1006-online-nursing-course-helps-chantelle-transition-to-practice
    15 May 2020: Chantelle Ragg “knew nothing” about the University of Tasmania before she enrolled in the Bachelor of Nursing with Clinical Honours (Transition to Practice) Program, but she’s now a strong advocate for the course and for online, distance
  7. Thumbnail for Review provides insights into literacy teaching and teacher education

    Review provides insights into literacy teaching and teacher education

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/review-provides-insights-into-literacy-teaching-and-teacher-education
    8 Sep 2020: Five reports aimed at supporting teacher education and professional development to improve literacy outcomes for Tasmanian students were formally launched in Hobart this morning, on International Literacy Day. The reports were produced by the Peter
  8. Thumbnail for Five Reasons to Study Design in Tasmania

    Five Reasons to Study Design in Tasmania

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/974-five-reasons-to-study-design-in-tasmania
    17 Jan 2020: 1. Draw on Tasmania’s unique multi-skilled and accessible creative industry Sector. Experience genuine work integrated learning co-developing briefs and projects with Tasmanian industry partners including Dark Mofo, state and local government, and
  9. Thumbnail for Making a difference through creative arts and health

    Making a difference through creative arts and health

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1097-making-a-difference-through-creative-arts-and-health
    26 Nov 2020: Linda Brotherton is one of the first students of the Diploma of Creative Arts and Health who is learning fully online. Linda juggles study with her busy life of being a mother of two children and working part-time. Having no background in either
  10. Thumbnail for Centre duo takes global stage in virtual conference

    Centre duo takes global stage in virtual conference

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1078-centre-duo-takes-global-stage-in-virtual-conference
    4 Nov 2020: In today's reality of travel restrictions, two of the Centre for Forest Value’s PhD candidates didn’t miss their chance to present on the global stage, at the Ecological Society of America conference recently. Students Rose Brinkhoff and Travis
  11. Thumbnail for How IMAS made a splash with Kat

    How IMAS made a splash with Kat

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/975-how-imas-made-a-splash-with-kat
    2 Feb 2020: It’s lucky Kat Stuart hasn’t developed gills. she practically spent more of her childhood underwater than she did on land. Born in Chicago, USA, but growing up in the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Kat says she was always “swimming, surfing,
  12. Thumbnail for A passion for design

    A passion for design

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/976-a-passion-for-design
    4 Feb 2020: Kath Ellis has been a prop maker all her life, she was looking for opportunities to add another tool to her kit, when she made the decision to move to Tasmania and study a Bachelor of Design at the University campus in Launceston. I decided to come
  13. Thumbnail for Boost your career in business with postgraduate study.

    Boost your career in business with postgraduate study.

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1026-boost-your-career-in-business-with-postgraduate-study
    2 Jul 2020: Not sure how you’ll balance study and full-time work, especially in a management position? Why not dip your toes in with a Graduate Certificate in Business Studies and see how study can fit into your life, you might even end up pursuing a
  14. Thumbnail for Why do 'living people' believe they have immunity from the law?

    Why do 'living people' believe they have immunity from the…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1038-why-do-living-people-believe-they-have-immunity-from-the-law
    28 Jul 2020: By Dr Kaz Ross, Lecturer in Humanities (Asian Studies), University of TasmaniaYou might have seen articles or comments on social media lately alluding to “sovereign citizens”, or “SovCits” for short, with some reports suggesting COVID-19
  15. Thumbnail for Ossa Prize the launching pad for singer’s burgeoning career

    Ossa Prize the launching pad for singer’s burgeoning career

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/991-ossa-prize-the-launching-pad-for-singers-burgeoning-career
    17 Mar 2020: The University of Tasmania alumna is being catapulted onto the national stage, spending 2020 performing in the award-winning musical. Naarah is delighted to be fulfilling her dream of touring Australia in the show, which is based on the true story
  16. Thumbnail for Scoring a new path at the Hedberg

    Scoring a new path at the Hedberg

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1101-scoring-a-new-path-at-the-hedberg
    3 Dec 2020: Collaborating, rehearsing, performing and recording can all take place in a single day at the Hedberg. Our second year Bachelor of Music students were the first to do just that. Specialising in either Commercial Music Creation, Music Technology, or
  17. Thumbnail for Teaming up to investigate the knock-on effects of alcohol and sport

    Teaming up to investigate the knock-on effects of alcohol and sport

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/998-teaming-up-to-investigate-the-knock-on-effects-of-alcohol-and-sport
    30 Apr 2020: Catherine Palmer is keen to level the playing field in one particular area of research. Professor Palmer is the chief investigator, working with principal investigator Professor Steve Jackson from the University of Otago, on an Australian Research
  18. Thumbnail for What do Wedge-tailed Eagles and Economics have in common?

    What do Wedge-tailed Eagles and Economics have in common?

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1059-what-do-wedge-tailed-eagles-and-economics-have-in-common
    29 Sep 2020: Andrea Magnusson is in her fifth and final year of a Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Arts degree. She was first introduced to economics as a subject in high school and has no regrets. I was intrigued, as economics seemed to be an excellent
  19. Thumbnail for The degree that turns your passion into a thriving business

    The degree that turns your passion into a thriving business

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1096-the-degree-that-turns-your-passion-into-a-thriving-business
    29 Nov 2020: A deep love of the Tasmanian wilderness courses through Tara Howell’s veins. So when it came to fusing her passion for nature with what she was good at, Tara hit upon a business idea that offered the best of both worlds: luxury mountain biking
  20. Thumbnail for Tax Clinic thriving online in tough times

    Tax Clinic thriving online in tough times

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1061-tax-clinic-thriving-online-in-tough-times
    2 Nov 2020: The University of Tasmania’s community Tax Clinic continues to thrive during 2020, making the move online to provide low-income earners with high-quality tax advice and help during the COVID-19 disruption. Commencing in March 2019 in Hobart and
  21. Thumbnail for Keen agriculture student makes industry connections

    Keen agriculture student makes industry connections

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1099-keen-agriculture-student-makes-industry-connections
    1 Dec 2020: A new Honours project will have direct benefits for Tasmania’s emerging industrial hemp industry. And it’s all thanks to the strong industry relationships developed during our Bachelor of Agricultural Science. Fourth year Agricultural Science
  22. Thumbnail for An honours project for a creative spirit

    An honours project for a creative spirit

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1092-an-honours-project-for-a-creative-spirit
    19 Nov 2020: Lily Bucher-Edwards embodies the Tasmanian spirit. Her passion for this beautiful island is palpable. Lily says she always knew that she wanted to stay in Tasmania, so she decided to follow her creativity and study a Bachelor of Business with
  23. Thumbnail for Honouring the extinct, one thylacine at a time

    Honouring the extinct, one thylacine at a time

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/993-honouring-the-extinct-one-thylacine-at-a-time
    27 Apr 2020: The thylacine (Tasmanian tiger) might be extinct, but at least 764 specimens still exist in museums and collections around the world. Through an exploration of the lives, deaths and afterlife as museum specimens of individual thylacines, a new
  24. Thumbnail for The beat goes on, but police and researchers are now in sync

    The beat goes on, but police and researchers are now in sync

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/996-the-beat-goes-on-but-police-and-researchers-are-now-in-sync
    29 Apr 2020: It's the antithesis of the ivory tower. Out on the beat and in the courts, at crime scenes and in emergency situations, police management and decision-making is being informed by a productive and long-standing collaboration between the University of
  25. Thumbnail for Alumnus relishes role as Naval Shipyard Architect

    Alumnus relishes role as Naval Shipyard Architect

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1015-alumnus-relishes-role-as-naval-shipyard-architect
    26 May 2020: As a young boy, Nicholas Clark watched ships go past his Legana home as they travelled up and down the Tamar River. “I came from a trades-based family and was always involved in building, repairing and making things, and tinkering with small boats,
  26. Thumbnail for Women of colour in science face a subtly hostile work environment

    Women of colour in science face a subtly hostile work environment

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/983-women-of-colour-in-science-face-a-subtly-hostile-work-environment
    12 Feb 2020: It’s hard for women to succeed in science. Our research shows it’s even harder for women of colour. We interviewed women of colour working in scientific and technical organisations across Australia about their experiences. As well as direct
  27. Thumbnail for Small Town to Big League with Exercise Science

    Small Town to Big League with Exercise Science

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1010-small-town-to-big-league-with-exercise-science
    18 May 2020: He’s just been on the phone to a world top 20 tennis player (he’s not able to reveal names!), dashed out of the office to grab dinner from his local delicatessen in Boston, Massachusetts before checking his calendar to see whether he needs to be
  28. Thumbnail for Defunct mine a site for environmental discovery

    Defunct mine a site for environmental discovery

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1083-defunct-mine-a-site-for-environmental-discovery
    12 Nov 2020: Beneath the sparkling waters of Tasmania’s ‘Blue Lakes’ lie three old open-cut mine pits that were targeted for tin. While the pristine blue appearance attracts water skiers and swimmers, the historic mine waste from the Endurance tin mine in
  29. Thumbnail for The suburbs are the future of post-COVID retail

    The suburbs are the future of post-COVID retail

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1081-the-suburbs-are-the-future-of-post-covid-retail
    2 Nov 2020: By Gary Mortimer, Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology; Louise Grimmer, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, University of Tasmania; and Paul J. Maginn, Associate Professor of Urban/Regional Planning,
  30. Thumbnail for The right to discriminate: breaking ground in a complex middle space

    The right to discriminate: breaking ground in a complex middle space

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1001-the-right-to-discriminate-breaking-ground-in-a-complex-middle-space
    7 May 2020: Sociologist Professor Douglas Ezzy is preparing to break new ground in research, in what he calls a “complex middle space”. Professor Ezzy, from the School of Social Sciences, is the lead investigator on an Australian Research Council grant, for
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    ‘The workload was intense’

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1060-the-workload-was-intense
    22 Sep 2020: By Tracey Muir, Associate Professor in Mathematics Education; Carol Murphy; David Hicks, Lecturer in Cultural Awareness - Aboriginal Studies, and Kim Beasy, Lecturer in Curriculum and Pedagogy (Equity and Diversity)Parents and carers were
  32. Thumbnail for The enduring myth of the hunter-gatherer

    The enduring myth of the hunter-gatherer

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1043-the-enduring-myth-of-the-hunter-gatherer
    3 Aug 2020: By Robyn Moore, School of Social SciencesIn his book Dark Emu, Bruce Pascoe writes that settler Australians wilfully misunderstood, hid and destroyed evidence of Aboriginal Australians’ farming practices. My analysis of secondary school textbooks
  33. Thumbnail for How Bob Brown taught us to talk about, and care for, the ‘wilderness'

    How Bob Brown taught us to talk about, and care for, the…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1049-how-bob-brown-taught-us-to-talk-about-and-care-for-the-wilderness
    24 Aug 2020: By Professor Libby Lester, Director, Institute for Social Change, University of TasmaniaTo understand Bob Brown’s impact on Australian political debate, watch Tasmanian commercial television and stay on the couch during the ad breaks. Here’s an

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