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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
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
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
Secret lives of devils revealed

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/secret-lives-of-devils-revealed

6 Apr 2020: New insight into the behaviour of Tasmanian devils in the wild has been gained using lightweight collars fitted with video cameras to track their movements. The recently published study, carried out by University of Tasmania’s School of Natural
A little gift given often, goes a long way

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/a-little-gift-given-often,-goes-a-long-way

19 Oct 2020: Robyn Nandan knows all too well the extraordinary impact a tertiary education can have. Not just on an individual, but also on a family, and the generations that follow. It all began with a farm boy, who as given an opportunity early in life so that
Annual Appeal Scholarship helping students shine bright

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/annual-appeal-scholarship-helping-students-shine-bright

6 Oct 2020: The University of Tasmania’s Scholarship program provides students with significant financial and academic support and, wherever possible, creates an opportunity for someone to attend University who might otherwise not be able. Tyeisha Hinds was
Studying far from home during uncertain times

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1030-studying-far-from-home-during-uncertain-times

14 Jul 2020: First-year international student Ashhab Sarwar is far from his home in Bangladesh, after completing secondary school, Ashhab decided to come to Hobart and study a Bachelor of Business with an Accounting major. "Accounting is my passion. I was the
Scholarship enables alumnus to learn cutting-edge heart procedure

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/scholarship-enables-alumnus-to-learn-a-cutting-edge-heart-procedure

15 Oct 2020: Heart disease is the leading single cause of death in Tasmania, fuelled by high rates of smoking, diabetes, obesity and sedentary behaviour. It’s a big challenge to overcome, with the need for improved prevention, education and treatment, but one
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
Multi-generational giving kickstarts cutting-edge study

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/multi-generational-giving-kickstarts-cutting-edge-study

19 Oct 2020: Pioneering research into two of the world’s greatest health threats has been bolstered by a generous donation from a family intent on changing the world for the better. Scientists from the University of Tasmania’s Wicking Dementia Research Centre
New writer-in-residence program will nurture next generation of…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/new-writer-in-residence-program-will-nurture-next-generation-of-literary-talent

11 Aug 2020: A prestigious new writer-in-residence program at the University of Tasmania will support an established writer to produce a major piece while also helping to usher in our next generation of literary talent. The Hedberg Writer-in-Residence Program
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
Scholarship supports a career in caring

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/cecilia-archer-graduates-with-scholarship

17 Dec 2020: It was an epiphany in her late 20s that drove Cecilia Archer to give up her day job in real estate and enrol at the University of Tasmania. “I want to work in an industry where I am putting people,not money,at thecentreof everything I do,” she
After a lifetime of caring an enduring legacy

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/after-a-lifetime-of-caring-an-enduring-legacy

15 Oct 2020: For many years Pauline Barnett longed to return home to the place she grew up and so dearly missed, Tasmania. Yet life had other plans. Pauline, known to most as Betty, first laid eyes on the island as a child, when her parents moved from Perth to
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
Scholarship springboards student to success

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/scholarship-springboards-student-to-success

15 Oct 2020: Lewis Nicholls was always surrounded by the power of the elements. He grew up breathing air that’s considered the cleanest in the world. Nearby the winds are so fierce they whip up some of the world’s biggest swells and make 80 metre wind turbines
Scholarship offers life changing education for Kurdish refugee

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/mountains-of-hope

15 Oct 2020: After years of living in limbo, a young man forced to flee his homeland was given the chance to transform his life. When Mostafa Faraji looks up at kunanyi, the ancient mountain dominating Hobart, it reminds him of home. The geological mass provides a
A generous gift leads to a perfect score

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/gerald-loughran-and-kelcie-miller

15 Oct 2020: Gerald Loughran's two children were born with the caring gene: Alison is a neonatologist, a doctor that cares for newborn babies, and David is a carer. But their desire to help others extends beyond the bedside, back to where so many of life’s
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
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
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
Robbie Arnott wins inaugural Hedberg Writer-in-Residence award

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/robbie-arnott-wins-inaugural-hedberg-writer-in-residence-award

15 Oct 2020: Acclaimed Tasmanian novelist Robbie Arnott is the winner of the inaugural University of Tasmania Hedberg Writer-in-Residence Program, an opportunity he has described as “life-changing”. “As a Tasmanian author working through this period of
Endemic animals being brought back from the brink by philanthropy

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/endemic-animals-being-brought-back-from-the-brink-by-philanthropy

19 Oct 2020: The need to protect Australia's iconic species has never been as great. It’s estimated the recent bushfires killed more than a billion animals. Those that survived the devastation lost large swathes of their habitat and face food and water
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
Tasmanian devils may survive their own pandemic

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/tasmanian-devils-may-survive-their-own-pandemic

11 Dec 2020: Researchers have found strong evidence that a transmissible cancer that has decimated Tasmanian devil populations is not likely to lead to their demise. The study, published in the journal Science, indicated that the devils’ pandemic is shifting
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
Darwin and the devil’s plight: is natural selection finding a way to…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/darwin-and-the-devils-plight-is-natural-selection-finding-a-way-to-combat-cancer

30 Sep 2020: Research into the deadly cancer affecting Tasmanian devils has found the marsupials are mounting their natural defence against the disease. An international team from Australia, the US, United Kingdom and France has analysed the natural adaptations
Will the Najib Razak verdict be a watershed moment for Malaysia?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1040-will-the-najib-razak-verdict-be-a-watershed-moment-for-malaysia

30 Jul 2020: By Professor James ChinMalaysians are rejoicing the news this week that former Prime Minister Najib Razak has been found guilty on seven charges related to corruption and abuse of power, and sentenced to 12 years in prison. Many people want to see
How Indigenous knowledge can be embedded into the curriculum

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1071-how-indigenous-knowledge-can-be-embedded-into-the-curriculum

15 Oct 2020: By Maggie Walter, Pro Vice Chancellor (Aboriginal Research and Leadership) and Distinguished Professor of Sociology, and Michael A. Guerzoni, Indigenous Higher Education Curricula Officer, Office of the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Aboriginal LeadershipWe
Is it time for a Green New Deal in Australia?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1074-is-it-time-for-a-green-new-deal-in-australia

20 Oct 2020: By Kate Crowley, Associate Professor, Public and Environmental PolicyAfter the 2008 global financial crisis, Green New Deals were proposed in various countries as a way to pick up the pieces of the economy. The general idea is to create jobs while
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
Leigh Sales showed us the abuse women cop online

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1042-leigh-sales-showed-us-the-abuse-women-cop-online

31 Jul 2020: By Dr Louise Richardson-Self, Lecturer in Philosophy & Gender Studies, University of TasmaniaAnother day, another woman being called a “whore” — and worse — on Twitter. In the wake of her recent interview with Prime Minister Scott Morrison,
‘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
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
Why QAnon is attracting so many followers in Australia

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1050-why-qanon-is-attracting-so-many-followers-in-australia

24 Aug 2020: By Kaz Ross, Lecturer in Humanities (Asian Studies), University of TasmaniaOn September 5, a coalition of online groups are planning an Australia-wide action called the “Day of Freedom”. The organisers claim hundreds of thousands will join them
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
As the world watches, Myanmar votes

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1082-as-the-world-watches-myanmar-votes

2 Nov 2020: By Adam Simpson, Program Director of the Master of Communication in Justice & Society at the University of South Australia, and Nicholas Farrelly, Professor and Head of Social Sciences at the University of TasmaniaThere is no simple way to leave