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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
The degree that teaches you a global perspective on the big issues

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1090-the-degree-that-teaches-you-a-global-perspective-on-the-big-issues

10 Nov 2020: Sometimes it takes a long time to figure out what you’re passionate about. For Gemma Rushton, it took ten years. Finally, a passion for the environment saw her move to Tasmania. “Ten years being out of school, back in the education system is a
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
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
AMC course attracts aspiring engineer to Tasmania.

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4 Oct 2020: Studying at the Australian Maritime College, Curtis Graham was able to apply his passion for structural engineering to maritime environments. Born and raised in Adelaide, Curtis wanted to study engineering from a very young age. “My father is a
Secret lives of devils revealed

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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
How an interest in Business and Law led Zahara to AMC

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1003-how-an-interest-in-business-and-law-led-zahara-to-amc

11 May 2020: Zahara Lemon grew up in Hobart and attended Guilford Young College. Her parents successfully operated a business, which spurred her keen interest in studying business or law. However, she was not interested in studying a standard business or law
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

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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
Scholarship enables alumnus to learn cutting-edge heart procedure

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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

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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
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
Australian Maritime College Celebrates 40 Years of Service

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1008-australian-maritime-college-celebrates-40-years-of-service

18 May 2020: 40 years ago, the Australian Maritime College officially opened at Beauty Point to provide maritime education and training for Australia’s merchant navy and fishing industry. The opening was the culmination of two decades of work by people who
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
AMC student Ryan takes a last-minute plunge to success

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1054-amc-student-ryan-takes-a-last-minute-plunge-to-success

7 Sep 2020: Sometimes our best decisions are made in the blink of an eye. If you have a lifelong passion, why not take the plunge and study it, says Bachelor of Global Logistics and Maritime Management student Ryan. The Launceston local and current AMC student
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

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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