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Balancing sport and study

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/abbey-boutcher

13 Feb 2024: Abbey Boutcher discovered her passion for rowing in grade six, enjoying the thrill of competing against other schools, and the camaraderie of her teammates. Over time, rowing became more than just a sport for her: it became a way of life. And when
New space celebrates diversity and equity at Inveresk

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/new-space-celebrates-diversity-and-equity-at-inveresk

20 May 2024: A new LGBTQIA+ space at Inveresk has been launched, supporting students, staff and the broader community as a place to feel welcome and included. The University’s LGBTQIA+ Leadership Group, in collaboration with TUSA student representatives and
Uni basketballers shooting for the top in national competition

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/uni-basketballers-shooting-for-the-top-in-national-competition

27 Mar 2024: The University of Tasmania’s participation in the 2024 national University Basketball League (UBL) season kicks off on Wednesday March 27, when the women’s and men’s teams meet Sunshine Coast University at the new South East Stadium in
Deeper purpose: Cameron pursues a career in submarine design at the…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/deeper-purpose-cameron-pursues-a-career-in-submarine-design-at-the-australian-maritime-college

18 Mar 2024: A school trip to a naval base in grade 11 started Cameron Skeggs on a direct course to a career in submarine design. With a lifelong interest in all things STEM, Cameron already knew she wanted to be an engineer. But it was meeting a submariner
Find passion that's contagious

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/find-passion-thats-contagious

29 Apr 2024: Amelia Whitman's interest in the ocean and marine life began in childhood, and gradually morphed from an artistic approach into a scientific one. Currently a Marine and Antarctic Science student at the University of Tasmania, Amelia grew up in Sydney,
On the map: new portal to support Tasmanian marine planning decisions

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/on-the-map-new-portal-to-support-tasmanian-marine-planning-decisions

28 May 2024: A new online mapping portal that collates information on Tasmania’s marine activities, and the environments in which they occur, will inform the state’s marine planning decisions – and will make spatial data more user-friendly and accessible
Community garden grows a sense of pride and belonging

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/community-garden-grows-a-sense-of-pride-and-belonging

20 Jun 2024: A small garden in the heart of Inveresk campus is helping connect students, staff and the community with food growing, learning and each other. Set amongst a series of flourishing raised beds within the Community Garden on-site is a patch cared for
Australian Antarctic scientists in bid for NASA space mission

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/australian-antarctic-scientists-in-bid-for-nasa-space-mission

15 May 2024: Two Antarctic scientists in Tasmania are part of an international team selected by NASA to develop a new satellite mission for monitoring the effects of climate and vegetation change. Dr Petra Heil of the Australian Antarctic Division, and Dr Alex
Law students’ national president focusing on regions

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/law-students-national-president-focusing-on-regions

22 May 2024: Lucy Milne (BSc-LLB 2023) has taken the reins of the Australian Law Students’ Association as its national president. With the ALSA Annual Conference heading to Hobart in July, we asked Lucy what motivated her to study Law and what she’s focusing
Trust helps secure future of Tasmanian environment

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/trust-helps-secure-future-of-tasmanian-environment

24 May 2024: John Roberts was a man who practiced what he preached. A life on the land as an orchardist then a sheep grazier instilled in him the importance of looking after the environment. He saw the need to prevent soil degradation, protect waterways, plant
Tasmanian fisheries forensics technology set to improve global catch…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/tasmanian-fisheries-forensics-technology-set-to-improve-global-catch-management

24 May 2024: In 2020, global wild capture fisheries production was estimated at 90. 3 million tonnes, valued at $141 billion USD, according to a 2022 report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). However, Dr Madeline Green from the University of
Award-winning alumna puts art at centre of education

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/award-winning-alumna-puts-art-at-centre-of-education

24 Apr 2024: Katie Wightman is the Principal at Waverley Primary School. In 2022, she was awarded the Together We Inspire Telstra Innovation in Technology Award for her work delivering an online and face-to-face program to improve access, retention, engagement
Telescopic visionary

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24 May 2024: Family camping trips in the wilds of British Columbia were a formative time for entrepreneur and keen astronomer Caisey Harlingten. Lying on his back and gazing up at the night sky, he became captivated by space. “Looking up at the deep, dark,
Students receive $133,000 to make a positive impact on the Tasmanian…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/students-receive-$133,000-to-make-a-positive-impact-on-the-tasmanian-agricultural-industry

30 Apr 2024: Agricultural science scholarships presentationThe future looks bright for agricultural science students who were awarded scholarships totalling over $133,000 to pursue their passion of making a positive impact on Tasmania’s agriculture and food
Into the future: this year's Westpac Scholars announced

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/into-the-future-this-years-westpac-scholars-announced

11 Apr 2024: Four new Westpac Scholarship winners are diving into their studies at the University of Tasmania this year. Two have received sought-after Westpac Future Leaders Scholarships worth $120,000 each, and two are headed overseas on Westpac Asian Exchange
Tamsin’s career in Marine Biology is more about spray jackets than…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/tamsins-career-in-marine-biology-is-more-about-spray-jackets-than-lab-coats

6 Jun 2024: Sometimes, things have a way of just working out. Tamsin Jones always dreamed of becoming a marine scientist, an ambition she traces back to growing up in Devonport and spending a lot of time at the beach. So, she was devastated when the covid
Celebrating the old and new of Hytten Hall

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/celebrating-the-old-and-new-of-hytten-hall

15 Mar 2024: Hytten Hall college was formally re-established at Melville Street in central Hobart at a ceremony on 8 March, with college alumni and new residents meeting to share stories and make connections. The original Hytten Hall was a University college
Perfect blend of theory and practice launched Georgie's career in …

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/perfect-blend-of-theory-and-practice-launched-georgies-career-in-marketing

12 Feb 2024: Georgie Daly always wanted to work for Red Bull’s marketing team. The atmosphere of high adrenaline events and extreme sport sounded like a dream lifestyle. She isn’t there yet. But she’s also in no hurry. Currently working as a marketing
Record medal tally at 2023 UniSport Nationals

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/more-medals-than-ever-before-at-2023-unigames

9 Oct 2023: What a performance from the University of Tasmania at the UniSport Australia Nationals. Congratulations to all athletes who took part. We sent our largest team ever and came home with more medals than ever before. Here is the low down on how we
Sam is charting a course for his America’s Cup dream through his…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/sam-king

23 Aug 2023: Sam King became a sailor almost by accident, but his hard work and training turned that newly discovered passion into a profession. However, he’s not content to stop at simply being a champion sailor. He plans to go one step further and design
Message in a satellite tag

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/message-in-a-satellite-tag

20 May 2024: At the University of Tasmania's Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), our PhD candidates play a vital and exciting role in building the global marine and Antarctic science knowledge bank. Meet Dr Collette Appert whose PhD research is
Anchored in excellence

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/anchored-in-excellence

10 Jan 2024: Twenty-three Australian Maritime College Class of 2023 graduates were celebrated in recent weeks, as they crossed the stage in a ceremony in Launceston to mark the successful completion of their studies. Joining more than 5,100 University of
Learn how to live with fire

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/learn-how-to-live-with-fire

11 Dec 2023: A free, online short course that explores the unpredictability of bushfires and how we live with them is teaching the community how to adapt in a changing climate. Dr Penelope Jones, who developed the short course, said this was a great opportunity
How a backyard project inspired a career that is protecting our reefs

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/how-a-backyard-project-inspired-a-career-that-is-protecting-our-reefs

13 Dec 2023: Associate Professor Scott Ling's (BSc Hons 2000, PhD 2009) fascination with science began as a backyard project when he was a boy growing up in Tasmania. With his cocker spaniel by his side, he became aware of a brown trout in the stream that ran
Access all areas: first recorded sighting of humpback whales in…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/access-all-areas-first-recorded-sighting-of-humpback-whales-in-antarcticas-western-weddell-sea

11 Oct 2023: Scientists onboard Antarctic-bound tourist vessels have a unique opportunity to get up-close observations of baleen whales and, in the summer of 2022, they witnessed something remarkable. IMAS University of Tasmania PhD candidate Angus Henderson
3D printing business brings new opportunities to the North West Coast

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/3d-printing-business-brings-new-opportunities-to-the-north-west-coast

24 Jul 2023: When Dian Ferrington set out to start her 3D printing and design business with her fiancÃ, she wanted to create a place that championed safety, inclusivity, and sustainability. TONDII, a design and fabrication business located in Wynyard, is the
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
Helping improve food security for university students

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/helping-improve-food-security-for-university-students

9 Nov 2023: Alumna Sam Gorringe, CEO of the Tasmanian University Student Association (TUSA), is solution-focused, and in 2021 established TUSA’s Food Security Program to find local ways of addressing the nationwide issue of food security for
University rugby club turns 90

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/university-rugby-club-turns-90

8 Aug 2023: One of Tasmania’s oldest organised football clubs celebrated its 90th anniversary in July with a gathering of old and new players and, of course, a game. A crowd of over 100 gathered at Hobart’s Government House in July to celebrate the 90th
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
Deep diving into post-release survival of Southern Ocean skate

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/deep-diving-into-post-release-survival-of-southern-ocean-skate

10 Oct 2023: IMAS PhD research is filling vital knowledge gaps about the post-release survival of a deep-sea skate caught as bycatch in the Heard Island and McDonald Island Patagonian Toothfish Fishery, which will improve skate bycatch stock assessments and
Tasmania’s future as a high-tech gateway to space is bright

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/tasmanias-future-as-a-high-tech-gateway-to-space

13 Dec 2023: For more than 30 years, alumnus Professor Simon Ellingsen has marvelled at the wonders of nature beyond Earth. Now, Ellingsen is the Dean of the School of Natural Sciences at the University of Tasmania, and he is the academic leader for the
Launcestonian and Nigerian, Reuben’s background gives him a unique…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/reuben-yakubu

4 Aug 2023: Born and raised in Launceston, but with a multicultural background, Reuben Yakubu has both a deep fascination with local stories, and a unique perspective when it comes to telling them. Reuben is studying his Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Theatre
On screen, on air and on stage, Emily lives to perform

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/on-screen-on-air-and-on-stage-emily-lives-to-perform

14 Dec 2023: From working as a weather presenter on a Tasmanian news bulletin, to her current career as a breakfast radio personality on the Gold Coast, Emily Jade O’Keefe has always followed her dream. “I am living the exact life I wanted! Not everyone can
Rotary alums creating hope

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/rotary-alums-creating-hope

9 Nov 2023: The University of Tasmania has a proud history of Rotarians making a difference. Congratulations to alumnus Mike Patten (BA '74, DipEd '75, GradDipSpecEd '79), who has taken up the role of District Governor for Rotary Tasmania with a goal of