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Guardian dogs provide safe haven for endangered bandicoots

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1103-guardian-dogs-provide-safe-haven-for-endangered-bandicoots

17 Dec 2020: After years of training, two very special Guardian dogs are ready to fulfil their mission to help bring the endangered Eastern Barred Bandicoot back from extinction in the wild. In a collaborative research trial between Zoos Victoria and the
Tasmanian devils may survive their own pandemic

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1102-tasmanian-devils-may-survive-their-own-pandemic

17 Dec 2020: Amid the global COVID-19 crisis, there is some good news about a wildlife pandemic which may also help scientists better understand how other emerging diseases evolve. Researchers have found strong evidence that a transmissible cancer that has
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
Students cap off extraordinary 2020 with celebration of success

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/students-cap-off-extraordinary-2020-with-celebration-of-success

4 Dec 2020: After a year full of challenge and uncertainty, more than 5000 scholars will be proudly celebrating their academic achievements this month. University of Tasmania summer graduations are proceeding across the State, with the first ceremony taking
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
New seed zones adopted by industry

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/new-seed-zones-adopted-by-industry

7 Dec 2020: A more efficient seed zoning system for Tasmania’s native forest regeneration, developed by the ARC Training Centre for Forest Value, has been officially adopted by Sustainable Timber Tasmania. Seed zones guide where seed is sourced from in the
New round of prestigious Indigenous scholarships announced

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/new-round-of-prestigious-indigenous-scholarships-announced

14 Dec 2020: Four inspiring Tasmanian Aboriginal scholars have been awarded prestigious Indigenous Higher Degree by Research Scholarships from the University of Tasmania. University of Tasmania Pro Vice-Chancellor (Aboriginal Leadership) Professor Greg Lehman
Southern Tasmania in ‘pyro thundercloud’ firing line

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1048-southern-tasmania-in-pyro-thundercloud-firing-line

14 Dec 2020: The monster thundercloud that formed over the Dunalley fires in 2013 could soon become a more common feature of southern Tasmanian summers, UTAS scientists have warned. As anthropogenic climate change continues to fan dangerous fire weather
Honours students support Cradle Coast economic development

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/honours-students-support-cradle-coast-economic-development

16 Dec 2020: The research findings of two University of Tasmania students is helping positively shape the Cradle Coast region’s future. Jessica Bowden and Kiran Walker have been investigating the barriers experienced by local construction firms, and also ways
Family matters in business

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1100-family-matters-in-business

8 Dec 2020: Family matters to Rishini and Reshane Dias. Twins from Sri Lanka, it’s not surprising that they share a strong bond and have a lot in common. They both love their island home and have a deep desire to succeed in Business. In fact, they’re both
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
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
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
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
Nanak Narulla selected as Tasmania's new Rhodes Scholar

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/2021-tasmanian-rhodes-scholar

20 Nov 2020: The new Tasmanian Rhodes Scholar is Nanak Narulla, a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws (Hons I) graduate from the University of New South Wales who currently works for the Boston Consulting Group. Nanak, 26, plans masters level studies at Oxford
$7.4 million investment for TIA research farm

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/$7.4-million-investment-for-tia-research-farm

27 Nov 2020: A partnership between the University of Tasmania and the State Government will see $7. 4 million invested in the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture’s (TIA) northern research farms. The investment will transform TIA’s Forthside Vegetable Research
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
Don't let costs get in the way of uni

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1094-dont-let-costs-get-in-the-way-of-uni

20 Nov 2020: Want to go to university, but you’re worried about the costs?Don’t let that get in your way. With HECS-HELP, you can study for the career you want now and pay for it later. In fact, you only need to start paying back your loan once you’re
Taking technology to the farm

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/taking-technology-to-the-farm

20 Nov 2020: New technologies at the University of Tasmania’s research farms will demonstrate how on-farm modernisation can be adopted by industry to improve resource management and profitability. The Industry 4. 0 Testlab Sustainable, Manageable, Accessible
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
How you can have a green impact no matter what you study

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1087-how-you-can-have-a-green-impact-no-matter-what-you-study

9 Nov 2020: Chester James-Smith is a fifth-year medical student. He’s also the winner of the Australasian Green Impact Student Awards for 2020. Chester was always interested in his personal environmental impact, but it was during his time
Grand donation leaves college students on a high note

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/grand-donation-leaves-college-students-on-a-high-note

13 Nov 2020: Hellyer College students have been exercising their musical talents on a newly-acquired instrument helping develop their performances and technique. The University of Tasmania recently gifted a Kawai grand piano to the school after discovering it was
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
Tasmanian Engineering Students Build an Electric Race Car

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1091-tasmanian-engineering-students-build-an-electric-race-car

11 Nov 2020: The University of Tasmania Motorsport team is a student-driven Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (FSAE) team comprised of engineering students, as well as students from other disciplines such as business and media. The University of Tasmania
‘Youth Speakout’ as Australia celebrates Aboriginal history, culture…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/youth-speakout-as-australia-celebrates-aboriginal-history,-culture-and-achievement

11 Nov 2020: An inspiring exhibition is being presented by the University of Tasmania in partnership with Reconciliation Tasmania at Burnie’s Makers’ Workshop. Youth Speakout features the artwork of students who have creatively interpreted their feelings
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
Super-charge your university experience in Tasmania

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1084-super-charge-your-university-experience-in-tasmania

5 Nov 2020: You can get more out of your #UTASlife through our communities, social events, sports, and volunteering. Here are a few ideas to get you started. Become a member of a societyYou could join the bushwalking society and hit the trails after lectures, go
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
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
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
Judges impressed by calibre of student research projects

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/judges-impressed-by-calibre-of-student-research-projects

27 Oct 2020: Final-year Bachelor and Master of Engineering students had the opportunity to network with industry and gain invaluable feedback on their research projects at the School of Engineering’s Honours Project Presentation. The event, held at the
The bushfire royal commission has made a clarion call for change

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1079-the-bushfire-royal-commission-has-made-a-clarion-call-for-change

30 Oct 2020: By David Bowman, Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire ScienceThe bushfire royal commission today handed down its long-awaited final report. At almost 1,000 pages, it will take us all some time to digest. But it marks the start of Australia’s
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,
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
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
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
On the fast track: Sharon thriving as online student

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1068-on-the-fast-track-sharon-thriving-as-online-student

16 Oct 2020: When COVID travel restrictions meant Indonesian school leaver Sharon Viona would not be travelling to Tasmania earlier this year to begin her university studies, she simply picked up her laptop and logged in to online classes. And the Accelerated
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
The world is your oyster at IMAS

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1073-the-world-is-your-oyster-at-imas

20 Oct 2020: A degree at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) took Amber Tiller underwater, to China and straight into the workforce. Amber Tiller always had a passion for the ocean. At the University of Tasmania, she was able to turn that
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
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
Pharmacy research brings improved quality of life to patients

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1076-pharmacy-research-brings-improved-quality-of-life-to-patients

21 Oct 2020: What if you could receive intravenous medications from home, giving you less time in hospital and the chance to get back to ‘regular life’ more quickly?But while the equipment may exist to make this happen, how could you be assured your
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Scholarship helps mature aged student Kirsty thrive at uni

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1075-scholarship-helps-mature-aged-student-kirsty-thrive-at-uni

20 Oct 2020: At the University of Tasmania, our scholarship program is as diverse as our students. For many people, a scholarship can make all the difference. Just ask Kirsty Foote, a North West local who decided to return to university as a mature-aged