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New scholarship for next generation of teachers

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/new-scholarship-for-next-generation-of-teachers

1 Nov 2023: The University has partnered with the Tasmanian Government to help ensure the state has the quality teachers it needs with a new scholarship valued at up to $31,000. The Teach Tasmania Scholarship will be made available to eligible Bachelor of
University of Tasmania graduate named 2023 Accounting Student of the…

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22 Aug 2023: When University of Tasmania graduate Aloka Sathyangi Senadeera received the national 2023 Accounting Student of the Year award, it marked the culmination of years of dedication to her studies and to Tasmania. The Accountants Daily Accounting Student
Pianist Sarah Chick awarded Ossa Music Prize

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/pianist-sarah-chick-awarded-ossa-music-prize

14 Jul 2023: Pianist Sarah Chick has been awarded the prestigious 2023 Ossa Music Prize with a program highlighting the work of lesser-known women composers. Third-year Bachelor of Music student Sarah receives a prize valued at $10,000, which includes $2500 for
Bronte Legro - 2023 Agricultural Science Awards

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/bronte-legro-2023-agricultural-science-awards

19 Dec 2023: Bronte Legro, of Launceston, has just completed her first year of study in the Bachelor of Agricultural Science and has been recognised as the top of her cohort – not a small achievement while jugging part-time work and study. At the 2023
Applications open for Hedberg Writer-in-Residence

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3 Feb 2023: Applications are open for a unique $30,000 writing residency based at the University of Tasmania. The Hedberg Writer-in-Residence program, now in its third year, allows an established Australian author to live and work in Tasmania for three
TIA 2022 Highlights Report

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/tia-2022-highlights-report

3 Jul 2023: The Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture’s 2022 Highlights Report has been released. This 60-page document contains highlights from our research, industry development, and education endeavours, along with a comprehensive list of research projects and
Diverse career opportunities for Agricultural Science graduates

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/agricultural-science-alumni

28 Mar 2023: What do a meat scientist, rural reporter and profit specialist have in common? They all studied a Bachelor of Agricultural Science at the University of Tasmania!A degree in agricultural science develops sought-after skills that could see graduates
Hema is using her legal training to be an advocate for the Earth

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/hema-is-using-her-legal-training-to-be-an-advocate-for-the-earth

27 Nov 2023: Hema Mahadevan is a firm believer that finding a fulfilling career is much more important than simply doing what is expected. Passionate about her work with Greenpeace Malaysia, Hema works to make a positive difference in the world. However, it was
Celebrating 60 years of agricultural science

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/celebrating-60-years-of-agricultural-science

13 Dec 2023: A strong spirit of camaraderie between staff and students and a passion for agriculture are common themes in accounts from Ag Science alumni (aka “aggies”) across the past sixty years. During this time, our research and teaching staff have
Welcoming good bugs into the berry patch

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/welcoming-good-bugs-into-the-berry-patch

24 Mar 2023: Not all bugs are bad. In fact, some insects play an important role in combating pests in many crops and helping growers reduce their pesticide use. A national research team led by Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) Entomologist, Dr Stephen
Applications open for Paris studio residency

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/applications-open-for-paris-studio-residency

25 May 2023: Applications are open for the prestigious Rosamond McCulloch Studio Residency in Paris offered by the University of Tasmania. Up to six artists will have the opportunity to live and work in the studio, located in the heart of Paris in the
The future of agriculture is in good hands

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/the-future-of-agriculture-is-in-good-hands

18 Dec 2023: Graduates from the University of Tasmania's Bachelor of Agricultural Science celebrated their achievements at a prize presentation and graduation ceremony in Hobart on 15 December. A degree in agricultural science develops sought-after skills that
2023 Tasmanian STEM Excellence Awards

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/2023-tasmanian-stem-researcher-of-the-year

20 Nov 2023: Researchers from the University of Tasmania were recognised among winners of the 2023 Tasmanian STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Excellence Awards. Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture's Associate Professor Matthew Harrisonâ‹
New program to fund overseas experience

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/new-program-funds-overseas-experience

20 Apr 2023: University of Tasmania students will be offered a fully funded experience in Asia as part of a landmark new program that will remove barriers to overseas study. The University Global Opportunity program – or UniGO – will fund travel to Indonesia,
Music students’ hands-on class with Berlin Philharmonic master

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/music-students-hands-on-class-with-berlin-philharmonic-master

31 Aug 2023: Music students have taken a masterclass with internationally renowned horn player Stefan Dohr from the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Five horn players studying at the University joined the special class with Mr Dohr, who was in the state to perform
New agricultural research projects

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/new-agricultural-research-projects

6 Jun 2023: The Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) will receive $1. 92 million funding for five new agricultural research, development and extension projects. The funding was announced by Primary Industries and Water Minister Jo Palmer in May 2023 as part
John Cumming | Agricultural Science Alumni Ambassador 1997

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/john-cumming-alumni-ambassador-1997

28 Nov 2023: John Cumming graduated with a Bachelor of Agricultural Science degree with first class honours in 1997 and a PhD in environmental soil chemistry in 2005. After eight years of study, John still looks back on his time at the University and fondly
New Tassie ag leadership program builds skills and knowledge

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/new-tassie-ag-leadership-program-builds-skills-and-knowledge

30 Oct 2023: Seventeen leaders in the Tasmanian agriculture sector are set to graduate from an innovative career development program aiming to build practical skills and knowledge. The Enable Program is a joint initiative of the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture
Agricultural science students share research

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/agricultural-science-students-share-research

4 Oct 2023: From supplying the Tasmanian whisky industry with oak barrels to mechanical pollination in onion seed crops, honours students will present a diverse range of research at the Bachelor of Agricultural Science End Of Year Honours Seminar in Hobart on 9
Kuala Lumpur to Oatlands: Gavithra Sivabalan on placement in Tasmania

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/kuala-lumpur-to-oatlands-gavithra-sivabalan-on-placement-in-tasmania

17 May 2023: Gavithra Sivabalan was 26 when she left her family and friends, packed up her life in the bustling city of Kuala Lumpur and made the move to Tasmania, pursuing her dream of becoming a pharmacist. What she didn’t know was that in her final year of
Transformation of The Makers complete

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/transformation-of-the-makers-complete

20 Dec 2023: A new chapter has begun in Burnie for an iconic building transformed by the University of Tasmania into a technology and innovation hub to serve the North-West region. The $4+ million interior refurbishment of The Makers – located at West Park in
A biting discovery about Tasmanian devils

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/a-biting-discovery-about-tasmanian-devils

13 Dec 2023: A Tasmanian devil expert has uncovered an evolutionary quirk that sets carnivorous marsupials apart from the crowd – and the secret lies behind their smiles. Professor Menna Jones from the University of Tasmania’s School of Natural Sciences has
300 celebrate graduation in Shanghai

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21 Jun 2023: Shanghai Ocean University recently hosted a highly successful graduation ceremony for more than 300 University of Tasmania students. More than 6,000 students have now graduated in Shanghai since 2002, when the joint program administered with AIEN
Art student’s secret to award-winning work

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/art-students-secret-to-award-winning-work

4 Nov 2023: Patricia Coombe has a secret to capturing the misty images in her award-winning work: a triple pinhole camera. The Bachelor of Fine Arts student made her own version of the camera, which has three tiny pinholes, to create images of buildings that
Mastering Accounting took Lewis from Malaysia to Tasmania via Coventry

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/mastering-accounting-took-lewis-from-malaysia-to-tasmania-via-coventry

29 Nov 2023: As a child growing up in Malaysia, Lewis Ooi always knew he wanted to experience life in a western country. And, ultimately, it was a semester studying in the UK that put him on his path to studying his Master of Professional Accounting at the
Martin Steinbauer | Agricultural Science Alumni Ambassador 1989

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/martin-steinbauer-agriculture-science-alumni-ambassador-1989

28 Nov 2023: Associate Professor Martin Steinbauer is the Assistant Director for Response Operations at the Australian Government’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. He’s also an Agricultural Science graduate of the University of Tasmania
Ossa Music Prize winner begins statewide tour

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/ossa-music-prize-winner-begins-statewide-tour

25 Aug 2023: Ossa Music Prize-winning pianist Sarah Chick will undertake a seven-concert statewide tour from Wednesday, highlighting the work of women composers. The third-year Bachelor of Music student will take her presentation, Portraits: Women Composing
Peter Headlam |Agricultural Science Alumni Ambassador 1968

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/peter-headlam-agriculture-science-alumni-ambassador-1968

28 Nov 2023: Pete Headlam graduated in 1968 with a Bachelor of Agricultural Science and used it to carry on the legacy of his family's six generations of sheep farming. “I am unsure that my success and enjoyment of farming resulted entirely from my years at
Peter Lane | Agricultural Science Alumni 1974

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/peter-lane-agriculture-science-alumni-1974

28 Nov 2023: Peter Lane graduated from the University of Tasmania with a Bachelor of Agriculture Science in 1974 and a PhD in 1982. Peter grew up in a small Tasmanian rural town where farming was the main business activity, so agricultural science was an obvious
International study centre for Melbourne CBD

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/international-study-centre-for-melbourne-cbd

3 Mar 2023: The University of Tasmania will open a specialist international study centre in the centre of Melbourne. The centre will enable international students who prefer to live in large metropolitan centres to study with the University of Tasmania,
From dispensing pills to filling stills

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/from-dispensing-pills-to-filling-stills

8 Aug 2023: For Wendy Steinberg, it was the desire for a new challenge, a love of science and a need to just ‘make something’ that set her on a journey from pharmacist to working for Tasmania’s iconic Lark Distillery. After 12 years in pharmacy, Wendy knew
Talking Leadership program brings Tasmanian leaders together

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/talking-leadership-program-brings-tasmanian-leaders-together

7 Dec 2023: Like most great ideas, Talking Leadership started with good people, good conversation, and – most importantly - a spot of lunch. Dr Toby Newstead, an internationally respected leadership academic at the Tasmanian School of Business and Economics,
Cassidy Dahlenburg, 2023 Agricultural Science graduate

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/cassidy-dahlenburg,-2023-agricultural-science-graduate

18 Dec 2023: Cassidy Dahlenburg, of Nicholls Rivulet in Southern Tasmania, was less than a year into the Bachelor of Agricultural Science when she set a goal of working for Costa as a horticulturalist. All her hard work over the past three years has paid off,
Lilia Jenkins | Agricultural Science Alumni Ambassador 2022

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/lilia-jenkins-agriculture-science-alumni-ambassador-2022

28 Nov 2023: Lilia Jenkins graduated in 2022 with a Bachelor of Agricultural Science with Honours and was awarded both the Driscoll’s Scholarship in Agricultural Science and the Fruit Growers Tasmania Honours Scholarship while studying. Lilia said the degree
Konrad Chung | Agricultural Science Alumni Ambassador 1993

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/konrad-chang-agriculture-science-alumni-ambassador-1993

28 Nov 2023: Konrad Chung graduated in 1993 and started his career in agriculture as a field officer in Devonport, Tasmania. Konrad fondly remembers his time studying agricultural science, making new friends, and establishing new networks. “No matter what year
Brisbane Street open for Christmas trading

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/brisbane-street-open-for-christmas-trading

7 Dec 2023: Brisbane Street in Hobart’s CBD is open for Christmas trading and the city is at less risk of flooding after works to improve sewer and stormwater infrastructure were completed last week. The works were part of the University of Tasmania’s
Innovation all the whey

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/innovation-all-the-whey

13 Dec 2023: They say you should never mix family and business, but alumnus Ryan Hartshorn (BCom 2007) likes to do things differently. After all, the Tasmanian entrepreneur has made his mark turning sheep whey into a world-class tipple. Hartshorn’s success story
New research into AI reveals bias against women in leadership

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/new-research-into-ai-reveals-bias-against-women-in-leadership

28 Sep 2023: New research from the Tasmanian School of Business and Economics at the University of Tasmania has revealed that AI-generated content can perpetuate harmful gender biases. Through analysing AI-generated content about what makes a ‘good’ and
University studies supporting community care careers

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/university-studies-supporting-community-care-careers

7 Jun 2023: As workforce demands in community care and social assistance grow around Australia, University of Tasmania graduates are emerging as the industry’s future leaders. At Tasmanian not-for-profit Youth Family and Community Connections (YFCC), seven
Oliver Roberts | Agricultural Science Alumni Ambassador 2015

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/oliver-roberts-agriculture-science-alumni-ambassador-2015

28 Nov 2023: Oliver Roberts studied a Bachelor of Agriculture (2015) and a Master of Business Administration (2018) and graduated with more than 10 years of farm management experience under his belt having worked on his family’s dairy farm on the north-west
No stranger to exploration

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/no-stranger-to-exploration

24 Oct 2023: Debby Ng left her home in Singapore to pursue her dream of studying conservation and environmental science in Tasmania, Australia. She chose the University of Tasmania because it offered her the opportunity to work on real-world projects that made a
Arthur (Tom) Dunbabin | Agricultural Science Alumni Ambassador 1975

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22 Nov 2023: Arthur (Tom) Dunbabin grew up on his family’s grazing farm, Bangor, on the Forestier Peninsula in Tasmania's southeast, where he worked alongside his farther. Tom graduated from the University of Tasmania in 1975 with a Bachelor of Agricultural
Catherine Ford | Agricultural Science Alumni Ambassador 1994

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/catherine-ford-agriculture-science-alumni-ambassador-1994

28 Nov 2023: Catherine Ford graduated with a Bachelor of Agricultural Science in 1994 with an intent to work in landcare or whole farm planning. Catherine remembers the ‘early days’ of the faculty collaborating with industry as a very exciting time. “While
Robert Arvier | Agricultural Science Alumni Ambassador 2012

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/robert-arvier-alumni-ambassador-2012

28 Nov 2023: Robert Arvier graduated with a Bachelor of Agricultural Science with Honours in 2012, during which time he went on exchange to Colorado State University to study agronomy and crop science. He then went on to complete his Master's degree in
Legume field days to help boost Tasmanian pasture productivity

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/legume-field-days-to-help-boost-tasmanian-pasture-productivity

20 Nov 2023: Two field days are being held in Tasmania’s Midlands this week (21-22 November) to help local farmers increase the productivity of their pastures. More than 50 people are expected to attend across the two days, with events in Longford and
Donna Lucas | Agricultural Science Alumni 2007

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/donna-lucas-agriculture-science-alumni-2007

28 Nov 2023: Donna Lucas studied a Bachelor of Applied Science, graduating with honours in 2007 as a mature aged student. Donna’s early career started on a different path at age 15 within an accounting firm, where she studied through night school to become an
Duyen’s pharmaceutical research supported by international…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/duyens-pharmaceutical-research-supported-by-international-scholarships

6 Apr 2023: Two generous international scholarships are helping Duyen Tran realise her dream of helping people with chronic illnesses, especially those in disadvantaged communities. Currently completing her PhD in Pharmacy with the University of Tasmania’s
Amanda Woollams | Agricultural Science Alumni Ambassador 1991

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/amanda-woollams-agriculture-science-alumni-ambassador-1991

28 Nov 2023: Graduating in 1991 with a degree in Agricultural Science majoring in Horticulture Management, Amanda Woollams looks back on her time at the University of Tasmania fondly. She remembers her cohort as “small but committed and enthusiastic” and
Dual purpose peonies: do Tasmanian grown peonies have potential as a…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/dual-purpose-peonies-do-tasmanian-grown-peonies-have-potential-as-a-traditional-chinese-herb

6 Dec 2023: Trials are underway in the state’s north to determine whether Tasmania could produce peony roots for the Traditional Chinese Medicine market (TCM). PhD Candidate with the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) Celia van Sprang is researching the
Young Tasmanians encouraged to pursue careers in agriculture

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/young-tasmanians-encouraged-to-pursue-careers-in-agriculture

19 Jul 2023: With six jobs to every agricultural science graduate in Australia, recent graduates from the University of Tasmania’s Bachelor of Agricultural Science are spoilt for choice and taking their pick of exciting jobs here in Tasmania and around the