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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
Live program to engage young Tasmanians during COVID-19 isolation

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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
Environmental change from a life of change

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1086-environmental-change-from-a-life-of-change

6 Nov 2020: It’s hard to say which one event inspired Ashley Fourie’s passion for change. Maybe it was growing up in beautiful Zimbabwe, a country known for its stunning landscape and wildlife. Or maybe it was learning to travel between Australia
Protecting communities from bushfire with people power

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1085-protecting-communities-from-bushfire-with-people-power

6 Nov 2020: As fiercer and faster bushfires become the new norm, a major cultural shift in the way we prepare and adapt to bushfire risk will be needed according to the latest research from the University of Tasmania. A new research project is drawing on the
Two majors. Many careers. Take five with a nutrition scientist

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1095-three-majors-three-careers-take-five-with-a-nutrition-scientist

23 Nov 2020: Now with two majors, offering a wealth of possible career routes, it’s time to talk about the Bachelor of Nutrition Science. We had a chat with Dr Matt Sharman, who is the lead academic in nutrition science, as well as the senior lecturer and
6 reasons to study Project Management

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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
The slopes of Colorado beckoned to Tim to study a semester abroad.

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9 Jun 2020: Studying a semester abroad offers many opportunities for adventure, including activities you love doing at home. As an avid outdoor adventurer, the mountains of Colorado called Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Economics student Tim Harmsen. Tim
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
This is how universities can lead climate action

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1072-this-is-how-universities-can-lead-climate-action

19 Oct 2020: By Gabi Mocatta, Lecturer in Communication, Deakin University, and Research Fellow in Climate Change Communication, Climate Futures Programme, University of Tasmania, and Rob White, Professor of Criminology, University of TasmaniaUniversities are
Why should my child take swimming lessons?

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12 Feb 2020: Drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional death from injury worldwide. From July 2018 to June 2019, 276 people drowned across Australia – a 10% increase on the previous year. Among those were 19 children under four years old, eight
‘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
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