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Pianist Sarah Chick awarded Ossa Music Prize

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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
University joins UArctic network to expand polar research…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/university-joins-uarctic-network-to-expand-polar-research-collaboration

26 Sep 2023: The University of Tasmania is the first Southern Hemisphere university to join UArctic, a network of more than 200 institutions concerned with research and education on the Arctic region. The network fosters collaboration and provides access to
Applications open for Hedberg Writer-in-Residence

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/applications-open-for-hedberg-writer-in-residence

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
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
Applications open for Paris studio residency

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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
World-leading medical researcher takes on personal cancer challenge

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/world-leading-medical-researcher-takes-on-personal-cancer-challenge

11 Oct 2023: World-leading melanoma researcher Professor Richard Scolyer AO, who received the 2021 University of Tasmania Distinguished Alumni Award, is turning his research focus to brain tumours in the hope of curing his own tumour, diagnosed this
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
Alumni success on the national literary stage

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18 May 2023: Two University of Tasmania alumni are in the running for Australia’s biggest literary prize. Arts graduates Robbie Arnott and Adam Ouston have made the longlist for the Miles Franklin Literary Award. Arnott’s acclaimed Limberlost, which he wrote
Scholarship helping Naarah to master her theatrical arts in London

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/scholarship-helping-naarah-to-master-her-theatrical-arts-in-london

28 Jul 2023: Bachelor of Music graduate Naarah Barnes is heading to London to study her Master of Arts (Musical Theatre), thanks to a scholarship specifically for First Nations scholars. Gija woman Naarah graduated from the University of Tasmania in 2019 with a
Alumnus to represent Australia at international music festival

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21 Jul 2023: Alumni composer Angus Davison has been selected to represent Australia at a prestigious international contemporary music showcase. Music graduate Angus’ piece Nigel will be presented at the International Society for Contemporary Music’s World New
Alumni composers look to world stage

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27 Apr 2023: Two University of Tasmania alumni are among just six composers selected to represent Australia at a prestigious international contemporary music showcase. Music graduates Angus Davison and Dominic Flynn have had pieces selected for possible
Ossa Music Prize winner begins statewide tour

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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
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
A tender examination of life’s precariousness

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/a-tender-examination-of-lifes-precariousness

13 Dec 2023: When artist Jo Chew (BFA Hons 2018) returned to live in Tasmania with her daughter, she was confronted with a different housing market from the one she left. “We lived with my parents for a year, unable to find a rental we could afford. It was easy
A shared goal to reduce the impact of multiple sclerosis

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/a-shared-goal-to-reduce-the-impact-of-multiple-sclerosis

13 Dec 2023: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a devastating disease of the central nervous system. Both environmental and genetic risk factors contribute to its development as the most common chronic neurological disease affecting young adults. There are more than
Blacksmith and sculptor Pete Mattila on witnessing transformation

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/blacksmith-and-sculptor-pete-mattila-on-witnessing-transformation

4 Apr 2023: When US born sculptor and blacksmith Pete Mattila (BCA Hons 2010, MFA 2013) forges steel into art he witnesses transformation – and it is the magic of that that has kept him so passionate about his craft. “It’s like a little journey we’re
Joanne Flinn, BEc, LLB 1990

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9 Oct 2023: After completing degrees in economics and law, Joanne launched her career consulting for Accenture in Sydney followed by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) internationally. Joanne is a published author, speaker and strategist who specialises in integrating
John Cumming | Agricultural Science Alumni Ambassador 1997

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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
Accounting for the future

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13 Dec 2023: As businesses around the world respond to the challenges and opportunities of climate change, people in the emerging field of carbon and climate accounting, like Himadri Mayadunne (MBA(I) 2021), are leading the way in sustainable business. “To me,
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
Residency boosts literary success

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13 Dec 2023: One of the books of the year emerged from the inaugural Hedberg Writer-in-Residence program, but author Robbie Arnott gained so much more from the experience. Arnott used the precious time to write his third novel, Limberlost, which this year was
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
University puts child safety courses on everyone's radar

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/university-puts-child-safety-courses-on-everyones-radar

18 Jul 2023: We all have a role in creating safer communities for children and young people, writes Dr Becky Shelley and Dr Mike GuerzoniIt has been made clear to us in recent years that child sexual abuse and its prevention is the uncomfortable conversation we
Behavioural insights for a better Tasmania

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/behavioural-insights-for-a-better-tasmania

13 Dec 2023: This year, the University of Tasmania celebrated the launch of the State’s first behavioural insights research lab. The Tasmanian Behavioural Lab is a state-of-the-art facility that conducts research and teaching, and provides businesses,
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
Connecting with our neighbours through education

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/connecting-with-our-neighbours-through-education

6 Jun 2023: The University will help build connections between educators in Australia and across South-East Asia when a ground-breaking webinar series continues this month. The Australia-ASEAN Academics Forum was formed in 2021 to improve online education
Lighting the way to equity in education

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/lighting-the-way-to-equity-in-education

13 Dec 2023: More than three decades ago, alumnus Dr Nicholas Hope AM signed his first credit for the World Bank. It was an education project, rather than an addition to infrastructure, and embodied a priority that became a cornerstone of Hope’s career. He
The Outback: taking on one of the world's biggest classrooms

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13 Dec 2023: After four years teaching at an Alice Springs primary school, Kylie Jones took a job as a governess on a Northern Territory cattle station and a new life presented itself. In her second year, she took the students in her care to visit another cattle
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
Innovation all the whey

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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
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
Literacy roundtables to encourage Tasmanian solutions

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/literacy-roundtables-to-encourage-tasmanian-solutions

27 Jun 2023: Researchers, policy-makers and community representatives will come together on a mission to improve literacy levels in Tasmania. Early years literacy will be the focus of the two-day Cuthill Family Foundation Literacy Roundtables to take place at
A billion signals that tell our oceans’ story

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/a-billion-signals-that-tell-our-oceans-story

18 Dec 2023: The Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), a network of equipment ranging from autonomous floats, moorings, buoys, gliders, radars and even tagged seals, has collected and delivered more than 1 billion measurements from across Australia’s
Applications open for inaugural McAuley Fellowship

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/applications-open-for-inaugural-mcauley-fellowship

22 Mar 2023: Applications are open for a new $10,000 creative fellowship to be offered by the University of Tasmania. The James McAuley Creative Fellowship will support an established Australian poet to work with students and the Tasmanian community. The recipient
Sustainability major will help create a better future

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/sustainability-major-reflects-priorities-for-our-future

20 Feb 2023: In line with its commitment to a sustainable future for Tasmania, the University has now made a major in Sustainability easily accessible and visible for students across the University. Students in almost all Bachelor’s degrees that have an
Oliver Roberts | Agricultural Science Alumni Ambassador 2015

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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
Students collaborate on Tasmania-first production

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/students-collaborate-on-tasmania-first-production

11 Oct 2023: One play, two directors, two casts, two production teams. A work by one of Australia’s most in-demand playwrights will be staged in the state for the first time this month by two teams of University of Tasmania students in Hobart and
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
Law alumna keen to share career options

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/law-alumna-keen-to-share-career-options

4 May 2023: Hailing from Blackmans Bay, Law alumna Georgina Barnes BEc-LLB(Hons) 2019, AssocDegPhil 2022, is now an Associate specialising in dispute resolution at Baker McKenzie in Sydney. Georgina works across a broad range of the law on matters which are in
Law graduates tackle war crimes with scholarship

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27 Jan 2023: Two Law graduates will work with war crimes prosecutors in The Hague after being awarded $25,000 scholarships. Gabrielle Gee and Chun Yu have each been awarded the Tim Hawkins Memorial Scholarship, allowing them to work in the Prosecutor’s office
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
Creative arts students take pop-up to TMAG

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/creative-arts-students-take-pop-up-to-tmag

11 Jul 2023: Creative Arts students have had the chance to perform as artists and curators with a speedy pop-up exhibition at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. Student artists had just two hours to install their show Low Expectations before the public arrived
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
Music students find a Malaysian groove

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/music-students-find-a-malaysian-groove

2 Mar 2023: A group of Music students has had the chance to move to a different rhythm with a two-week experience in Malaysia. Students studying classical, jazz, pop, songwriting and musical technology have jammed with traditional instruments, immersed
Pioneering educator receives top award

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24 Oct 2023: Alumna and Associate Professor Clair Andersen has become the first Aboriginal person to receive a prestigious award from the Australian Council for Educational Leaders. Associate Professor Andersen has been awarded the ACEL’s Tasmanian Eminent
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
Hadley’s student art prize announced

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/hadleys-student-art-prize-announced

24 Jul 2023: South Australian student Azi Hudson has been awarded the Hadley’s national art prize for senior secondary students, presented by the University of Tasmania. Azi’s painting Crosswind was selected by a panel of experts at the University and the

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