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A friend to all bids farewell

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/a-friend-to-all-bids-farewell

29 Jun 2021: After serving and supporting the University of Tasmania for 63 years, our longest-serving employee and cherished philanthropist, Rhonda Ewart is celebrating her retirement. During Rhonda’s career, which began in 1958, she has made outstanding
Banjo has a certain ring

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/banjo-has-a-certain-ring

29 Jun 2021: A reclusive Tasmanian devil who roams the foothills of Mount Wellington now has a name. Meet Banjo, pictured here with University of Tasmania disease ecologist, Dr Rodrigo Hamede. Banjo is one of 172 devils captured and released by our team of
Shine with the brilliance of the Southern Lights - student support…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/shine-with-the-brilliance-of-the-southern-lights-student-support-appeal-launched

28 Jun 2021: The University has launched the 2021 Southern Lights Scholarship Appeal to help assist our students, like new undergraduate Declan Porter. Declan was a kid who always loved English and was well-versed in Shakespeare even while in primary
Aboriginal designs bring connection to Country at Inveresk

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/aboriginal-designs-bring-connection-to-country-at-inveresk

21 Jul 2021: The first building to open at Inveresk as part of the University’s redevelopment will be brought to life with the work of North-West Tasmanian Aboriginal artist Caleb Nichols-Mansell. Designs featuring grass-toned local wetlands, the blue-grey hues
Michelle Craske Prize

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19 May 2021: Professor Michelle Craske knows what it feels like to have someone believe in you. In 1978, Professor Craske was in the thick of her psychology studies at the University of Tasmania when she received a prize in recognition of her exceptional hard
From greenkeeper to green pastures

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1129-from-greenkeeper-to-green-pastures

22 Apr 2021: Taelyn Male’s agronomy career began on the bowling green. Growing up in Northern Tasmania, Taelyn began bowling at a young age and has played competitively across Australia ever since. While keeping up his bowls training, he started an
Assisting Tasmanian farmers drives Hannah to great heights

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1127-assisting-tasmanian-farmers-drives-hannah-to-great-heights

20 Apr 2021: When pursuing a career in agriculture, helping Tasmanian farmers at the grass roots of production was always Hannah Cummins’ top priority. Now graduated from the University of Tasmania and working as agronomist – or ‘crop scientist’ – with
Dr Eric Guiler Tasmanian Devil Research Grants awarded

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/dr-eric-guiler-tasmanian-devil-research-grants-awarded

15 Jul 2021: The fight to secure the future for the iconic Tasmanian devil has received a timely boost, with leading scientists being awarded more than $300,000 in research grants. These funds have been made possible due to generous donors to the Save the
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
Jewel in our creative crown

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/hedberg-worth-the-wait

29 Jun 2021: “We are seeing this reflected in our courses, for instance in music and video collaborations between the Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Media and the interdisciplinary Creative Curriculum student cohorts. “In terms of industry engagement, we are
Agriculture Science graduate, wins Tasmanian Young Farmer of the Year

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1159-agriculture-science-graduate-wins-tasmanian-young-farmer-of-the-year

26 Aug 2021: Ms O'Halloran claimed victory on her third attempt in the annual competition. "The competition had two days of run-offs back in June, and the top 12 went into the final round over the weekend," she said. Unlike some other farming competitions, which
Two bequests further cancer research

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/two-bequests-will-fast-track-medical-research

13 Jan 2021: New technology crucial to supporting vital research into cancers has been secured by the University of Tasmania, thanks to the generosity of two bequests by Tasmanian women. The Cytek Aurora flow cytometer allows Tasmanian scientists to more than
Paying it forward

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/paying-it-forward

29 Jun 2021: A cheer erupted in the classroom as the principal made an announcement over the intercom: their tiny school in the middle of Tasmania had won a national science competition, beating 35 entries from high schools around Australia. For the first time,
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
Celebrating a life on the land

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/celebrating-a-life-on-the-land

29 Jun 2021: In the 1930s, there were no school buses in the rural Tasmanian township of Cressy. And so, at the tender age of nine, David McEwan left home to study. The third-generation farmer recalls his time in Launceston at boarding school as challenging, both
A climate for change

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/a-climate-for-change

29 Jun 2021: “Take all the chances you can, go further, learn more, change lives. ”These are the words that University of Tasmania postgraduate student and alumna Charlotte Jones carries with her as she embarks on an exciting new chapter as a Westpac
Ecosystem emerges in North-West Tasmania

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1263-ecosystem-emerges-in-north-west-tasmania

2 Sep 2021: More than 10,000 plants have been putting down roots high above the University of Tasmania’s new Cradle Coast campus. The sustainable green roof is a unique design feature of the development, inspired by the surrounding coastal environment at
Heads above water

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/heads-above-water

29 Jun 2021: In an incredible show of support from donors, staff and alumni, more than $200,000 was raised to assist University of Tasmania students suffering hardship caused by COVID-19. This followed Vice-Chancellor Professor Rufus Black and the University’s
Silent sentinels of climate change

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/silent-sentinels-of-climate-change

29 Jun 2021: For hundreds of years, stands of white gums in north-east Tasmania have been left to grow. Their distinctive pale trunks now tower above the landscape, seemingly invincible. Locals call them the ‘white knights’, but lately the eucalypts look
Under the dome: Breathing new life into the Forestry building

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1195-under-the-dome-breathing-new-life-into-the-forestry-building

23 Dec 2021: The former Forestry Tasmania building in Hobart has languished in neglect and disrepair for a few years now, but the University of Tasmania is planning to restore it to its full, lush, green glory. Architect Robert Morris-Nunn, who designed the award
Island of hope to the world

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/island-of-hope

29 Jun 2021: Tasmania is a small island that thinks big. This is no more evident than in its world-leading approach to tackling dementia, one of the main causes of death and disability in Australia. An ambitious, world-first project aims use the population of
Study support in Circular Head

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1264-study-support-in-circular-head

22 Oct 2021: Taking the plunge into university study was always on Smithton resident Kelli Revell’s mind, she just needed a nudge. When the new Study Centre opened in Circular Head in July, Kelli was inspired by one of the Centre’s Community Learning Officers
Capturing the stories of those caring for loved ones with dementia

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/capturing-the-stories-of-those-caring-for-loved-ones-with-dementia

15 Dec 2021: Our annual fundraising appeal for the Wicking Dementia Centre has launched, focussing on a personal story that highlights the need for more support for those living with dementia and their caregivers. Rowena Howard cares for her father, Roger, who
A slice of university life

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/a-slice-of-university-life

29 Jun 2021: Whether it’s raising livestock, or trading on the stock market, rural students striving for a career in agriculture and business are being given the chance to study at the University of Tasmania, thanks to Domino’s registered charity, Give for
Maths saviour honoured

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/maths-saviour-honoured

2 Jul 2021: Physics and mathematics stalwart Professor Larry Forbes’s immense contribution to the University of Tasmania will endure, thanks to the establishment of a new scholarship in his name. It was a fitting way to mark the retirement of this highly
The University returns to the city

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1197-the-university-returns-to-the-city

23 Dec 2021: I spent four years as an undergraduate at the Domain followed by two years as a post-graduate at Sandy Bay. I regretted the move and was never impressed by the new suburban campus. Not surprisingly then, I have followed the ongoing controversy about
Stepping up to the Podium to meet changing student needs

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1196-stepping-up-to-the-podium-to-meet-changing-student-needs

23 Dec 2021: Having moved from the University of Tasmania’s Sandy Bay campus to the new Podium building in June 2021, Andrea Carr welcomed the opportunity to work in such a contemporary learning space. Lectures and lecture theatres have been part of university