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Why you should consider studying a double degree

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1137-why-you-should-consider-studying-a-double-degree

6 Jun 2021: Are you stuck trying to decide what to study? A double degree might be right for you. At the University of Tasmania, you can combine your interests without having to choose between your passions and your future career. Do any of these sound like you?
AMC Student Investigates Offshore Renewable Energy in Tasmania

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1105-amc-student-investigates-offshore-renewable-energy-in-tasmania

13 Jan 2021: Ocean Engineering Student investigates Tasmania’s Offshore Renewable Energy Capability through Blue Economy Honours Project. Final-year Bachelor of Maritime Engineering Student, John Francis Villalba grew up in the Philippines and relocated to
Building a rewarding career

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1108-building-a-rewarding-career

28 Jan 2021: Melanie Ransley is combining her two loves: carpentry and education. She has already completed a Certificate IV in Building and Construction, and she has two years left studying a Bachelor of Education (Applied Learning) at the University of
Never give up on finding your dream job

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1110-never-give-up-on-finding-your-dream-job

25 Feb 2021: Work Ready ProgramThe Work Ready Program combines your Master of Professional Accounting or Master of Professional Accounting (Specialisation) degree with a guaranteed corporate internship placement, regular mentoring, work experience, networking
Studying abroad is a dream come true

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1118-studying-abroad-is-a-dream-come-true

24 Mar 2021: Studying abroad had been Longqin Wu’s dream since primary school. She worked in English language training for seven years while saving up enough money to come to Tasmania and make that dream come true. Longqin was always curious about marketing and
Where business can take you

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1117-where-business-can-take-you

8 Apr 2021: While studying an economics degree at the University of Tasmania, Alec realised that this wasn’t where his interests lay. Instead, his future was in human resource management. Switching to a Bachelor of Business was an easy change. It set him on
Do punk rockers make good doctors?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1162-do-punk-rockers-make-good-doctors

8 Sep 2021: After studying neuroscience in Sydney, Gene needed a change. He wanted to leave home and find a new challenge. Luckily for him, an opportunity to study a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in Tasmania came his way. I needed to experience
From sparkie to trainer

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1115-from-sparkie-to-trainer

4 Mar 2021: Matt King has a passion to pass on his knowledge to the next generation. After starting his career as a sparkie, he then became a trainer. Matt is now Head of Swan Trade Training Centre in WA. He teaches Certificate II in Electrotechnology
Drones to look after Tassie animals

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1126-drones-to-look-after-tassie-animals

12 Apr 2021: Drones are being increasingly embraced as a powerful, cost-effective tool in wildlife management. Yee Von Teo will spend the next three years monitoring large mammals in Tasmania using drones for her doctoral research. Her PhD project is supervised
A feeling of community is important to Lily’s study experience

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1145-a-feeling-of-community-is-important-to-lilys-study-experience

28 Jun 2021: Lily grew up on the coast of NSW. After finishing School, she realised that she wouldn’t feel right heading straight into university. She knew she had a passion for travel and wanted to explore the world before picking up study again. So, she
Capstone ICT Project tackling real-world businesses and market issues

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1106-capstone-ict-project-tackling-real-world-businesses-and-market-issues

21 Jan 2021: When you study the Bachelor of Information Communication and Technology (BICT), you get the chance to complete a capstone project and explore an ICT topic of your choice. This might mean creating business solutions for real clients, developing
Travelling towards a rewarding career in maritime engineering

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1114-travelling-towards-a-rewarding-career-in-maritime-engineering

1 Mar 2021: 2,400. That’s the number of jobs expected to be created on the Hunter Class frigate in Osborne. It’s also the name of the project (Project SEA 2400) which will see the new hydrographic vessel procured by the Navy. And finally, it’s the
Learning to live sustainably can enrich both your life and your career

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1186-learning-to-live-sustainably-can-enrich-both-your-life-and-your-career

30 Nov 2021: Anthea Cuddihy, 42, originally planned to enrol in an online genealogy course through the University of Tasmania but ended up studying a Diploma of Sustainable Living instead. And she regrets nothing. The public relations/communications professional
Moving ahead with a career in rail track

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1104-moving-ahead-with-a-career-in-rail-track

4 Jan 2021: The Diploma of Engineering Infrastructure (Rail) is transforming the rail industry by providing an accessible, holistic qualification for engineers and technicians. Over several years, leaders in the NSW rail industry identified a skills gap in
A Belgian farmer moved a rock and accidentally annexed France

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1135-a-belgian-farmer-moved-a-rock-and-accidentally-annexed-france

12 May 2021: This week, a farmer in the Belgian town of Erquelinnes caused an international ruckus when he moved a stone standing in his tractor’s path. This stone marked the boundary between Belgium and France. By moving it 2. 29 metres, he expanded Belgium’s
New research finds widespread violence against Australian mosques

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1119-new-research-finds-widespread-violence-against-australian-mosques

19 Mar 2021: The horrendous mass murders in New Zealand on March 15 2019 had a strong link with Australia. The New Zealand royal commission into the attacks found the Australian perpetrator had long subscribed to violent right-wing Islamophobia and had taken
How early Australian settlers drew maps to erase Indigenous people

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1138-how-early-australian-settlers-drew-maps-to-erase-indigenous-people

31 May 2021: The new Netflix series Shadow and Bone opens with cartographer Alina Starkov crammed into the back of a rumbling wagon, sketching a war-torn landscape. A flashback to her childhood in an orphanage shows her looking at a map of a conflict zone. A
White continent, white blokes: shedding Antarctica's exclusionary …

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1113-white-continent-white-blokes-shedding-antarcticas-exclusionary-past

11 Feb 2021: This article was originally published in The Conversation as White continent, white blokes: why Antarctic research needs to shed its exclusionary past. The icy continent has historically been a place for men. First “discovered” in 1820,
If you’re planning to hike this winter, invest in the right gear

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1139-if-youre-planning-to-hike-this-winter-invest-in-the-right-gear

1 Jun 2021: Two years ago, emergency workers rescued a hiker in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park. He had spent nine days in his tent in freezing weather with dangerous blizzards, trying to keep dry from infiltrating snow and rain. Because he was an
How films show the fear and loss that come with dementia

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1125-how-films-show-the-fear-and-loss-that-come-with-dementia

8 Apr 2021: Two new films explore the fear of forgetting, loss of control, and other complexities that accompany a dementia diagnosis. The Father and Supernova, both released this month, grapple with the challenges confronting people living with dementia and
The Tasmanian resistance fighter we should remember as a war hero

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1156-the-tasmanian-resistance-fighter-we-should-remember-as-a-war-hero

9 Aug 2021: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains images and names of deceased people. Australians love their war heroes. Our founding myth centres on the heroism of the ANZACs. Our Victoria Cross recipients are