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Designing for Mona Foma

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1069-designing-for-mona-foma

15 Oct 2020: Emily Hunt grew up in Launceston and has always appreciated the town’s rich architectural history. This includes the University’s Architecture & Design building, which is housed in a converted 1950’s locomotive workshop. Studying the Master of
Mapping interstellar magnetic fields

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/994-mapping-interstellar-magnetic-fields

27 Apr 2020:
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
How an after-school club turned into a career journey

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/988-how-an-after-school-club-turned-into-a-career-journey

24 Feb 2020: Supported by the University of Tasmania, Devil Robotics meets once a week to learn the fundamentals of designing, building and programming robots. University students mentor club participants who are in year five and up, often after they’ve spent
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
How do we keep agile as we age?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1014-how-do-we-keep-agile-as-we-age

25 May 2020: How does what we see influence our brain’s control over our movements?And what happens in our brain when we change our actions at the last minute- say to move out of the path of a falling object, or to get away from danger?Understanding how we
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
Isolation versus reintegration - which is harder?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1022-isolation-versus-reintegration-which-is-harder

10 Jun 2020: While many are longing for a return to 'normal' following the isolation and restrictions of COVID-19, expert advice points to 'reintegration' being another phase of great challenges. Associate Professor Kimberley Norris, University of Tasmania
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
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
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
Pumice a powerful force on the ocean

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/997-pumice-a-powerful-force-on-the-ocean

30 Apr 2020: Deep in the Pacific Ocean, hot magma sporadically erupts out of the seafloor, and mostly goes undetected. In some cases, billions of frothy volcanic fragments bob to the surface, creating a floating mat of pumice – a ‘pumice raft’. Pumice
6 reasons to study Project Management

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/973-6-reasons-to-study-project-management

9 Jan 2020: Knowing how to successfully manage a project from start to finish can be the difference between success and failure. It is an increasingly in-demand skill and studying it can boost a career in any industry. Project management is as broad as the
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
Earth’s missing measurements found with radio telescopes

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/987-earths-missing-measurements-found-with-radio-telescopes

17 Feb 2020: Innovative research using University of Tasmania radio telescopes has discovered a way to calculate the Earth’s missing measurements. Satellites scan the Earth in bands. Every 12 days, a Sentinel-1 satellite passes Tasmania and scans a new
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
How to deal with FOMO in the COVID-19 era

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1033-how-to-deal-with-fomo-in-the-covid-19-era

13 Jul 2020: One good thing about lock down and life in isolation has been the lack of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out). Nothing was happening, and everyone was in the same boat and stuck at home in survival mode. No-one was traveling or out having amazing,
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
From Tasmania to the world, and well beyond

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1012-from-tasmania-to-the-world-and-well-beyond

25 May 2020: Tasmania is poised to play a significant role in the exploration of our solar system and the Milky Way, with the expansion of the University of Tasmania's space tracking capabilities and the upgrading of its optical observatory. A forthcoming
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