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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
Researcher takes up fight against oxalis

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/researcher-takes-up-fight-against-oxalis

24 Jan 2024: View or download the project factsheet (PDF 376. 5 KBThis article was written by Karolin MacGregor and was published in Tasmanian Country Newspaper on 12 January 2024. It is fast becoming one of Tasmania's most invasive weeds but at this stage not
The Underwood Centre's first PhD graduate highlights the benefits …

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/The-Underwood-Centres-first-PhD-graduate

27 Mar 2024: In a milestone moment for the Peter Underwood Centre at the University of Tasmania, Debra Urquhart became the first PhD graduate supervised through the Centre on 20 March 2024. The ceremony marked the culmination of years of dedicated research about
Student sustainability champion receives Green Gown Award

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/student-sustainability-champion-receives-green-gown-award

4 Dec 2023: Through her education and research into slavery and exploitation, Trisha has positively influenced sustainability policy and procurement behaviour resulting in a highly commended nomination by the 2023 Green Gown Awards Australasia for her
Fine Art student’s climate study takes National Photography Prize

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/fine-art-students-climate-study-takes-national-photography-prize

27 Mar 2024: Fine Art PhD candidate Ellen Dahl has been awarded the prestigious $30,000 National Photography Prize 2024. Ms Dahl was awarded the prize for Four Days Before Winter, a selection from her PhD project completed in the School of Creative Arts and Media
Find a faster path

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15 May 2024: Business student Annabel Lauder’s plan to follow a career path into marketing started forming when she was 12 years old. “I was always interested in studying marketing and advertising, and so the Bachelor of Business was the avenue to do that,”
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
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
Sustainable Living courses that can help you make your own home and…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/sustainable-living-courses-that-can-help-you-make-your-own-home-and-garden-more-sustainable

5 Jul 2023: Saving the planet starts in your own backyard and the University of Tasmania’s Sustainable Living courses can equip you with everything you need to know to put your green thumb to work. The Undergraduate Certificate can be completed in as little as
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
Accounting for the future

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/accounting-for-the-future

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,
Jess is building sustainability principles into her career, and it…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/jess-is-building-sustainability-principles-into-her-career-and-it-all-started-with-gardening

5 Jul 2023: Jess Nesbit’s interest in sustainability started with studying a free unit on gardening at the University of Tasmania and evolved into a career in environmental science. Having earned her Diploma of Sustainable Living, she is now using her
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
Eliah’s journey into the gaming industry

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/eliahs-journey-into-the-gaming-industry

24 Nov 2023: Eliah Woolley is an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Honours student who has previously completed a Bachelor of ICT and a Bachelor of Visual Communications at the University of Tasmania. Eliah shared with us their passion for gaming
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
Parliamentary Library opportunity for health worker researcher

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/parliamentary-library-opportunity-for-health-worker-researcher

2 Feb 2024: What’s it like for overseas trained workers in the Australian health system? What kind of experience do they have, and do they actually want to stay?Twenty per cent of the Australian registered health workforce has been trained overseas, a figure
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
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
Growing seaweed in the open ocean could be foiled by iron deficiency, …

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/growing-seaweed-in-the-open-ocean-could-be-foiled-by-iron-deficiency,-new-study-finds

14 Jun 2023: Growing seaweed in the open ocean is widely considered a viable way to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but a new study reveals the iron concentration in the open ocean is inadequate to sustain seaweed growth – a fact that scientists say
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
Just what is a Planner, anyway?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/just-what-is-a-planner-anyway

17 Oct 2023: With career paths ranging from town planning to environmental conservation, planners contribute to building a better world for present and future generations. Working at various scales – from individual neighbourhoods to the macro-level of cities
Breaking down the barriers to university

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/breaking-down-the-barriers-to-university

5 Jul 2023: Breaking down the barriers to university is the focus of a program of masterclasses in Launceston today that will give Year 11 and 12 students a taste of uni life. Students and staff from Grade 11 and 12 from Newstead College, Don College, Hellyer
Education alumna’s placement turned into flood relief

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/education-alumnas-placement-turned-into-flood-relief

26 Jun 2023: Tegan McDougall (BEd 2023) never expected her teaching degree to include sandbagging and delivering supplies to flood victims. But that’s just what happened when the rural Victorian town Tegan was undertaking her final teaching placement in was
Aurora Australis in a nutshell

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/aurora-australis-in-a-nutshell

27 Jun 2023: As the gateway to the world’s southernmost wilds, Tasmania’s unique location and thriving scientific community attract students and researchers from every corner of our blue-green planet. Studying in Tasmania also gives you a front-row seat to
Living more sustainably is everyone’s responsibility and we can…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/living-more-sustainably-is-everyones-responsibility-and-we-can-prepare-you-to-lead-from-the-front

5 Jul 2023: The University of Tasmania is the world’s number one university for taking action on climate change for two years running, and we’ve made it our mission to share our passion for sustainability with as many people as we can. That’s why we offer
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
Bringing the tech industry closer for Tassie’s next generation of IT…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/bringing-the-tech-industry-closer-for-tassies-next-generation-of-it-specialists

19 Jul 2023: A series of events from the School of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) at The University of Tasmania is helping to bridge the gap between university students and the global tech industry. The first event, held in early July, was hugely
Voon Aoon Chin, BE (Electronics & Communications) 1995

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/voon-aoon-chin,-be-1995

14 Jun 2023: In health care, less visible does not mean less critical. This is the case for Voon Aoon Chin, Director of Biomedical Engineering in the Sydney Local Heath District. His role puts him at the coalface of the New South Wales public healthcare system,
Marking 20 years of TLC for Huon Valley landslide

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/marking-20-years-of-tlc-for-huon-valley-landslide

21 Aug 2023: In 2004, not long after moving to Tasmania from The Netherlands, Professor Arko Lucieer visited Home Hill Winery, a family-owned and run business nestled in the hills of the Huon Valley. What he saw out the window caught his eye. There was a sizable
Spotlight on Cleo Hansen-Lohrey, Lecturer in Law

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/spotlight-on-cleo-hansen-lohrey,-lecturer-in-law

22 Aug 2023: Cleo is a Lecturer in Law and coordinates the administrative law and civil procedure units in the undergraduate law degree. Cleo is also a co-coordinator of the Law Honours program and a convenor of the faculty’s International Law Discussion Group.
River's Edge opens at Inveresk

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/rivers-edge-opens-at-inveresk

13 Dec 2023: River’s Edge has opened in Inveresk, transforming the experience of studying and working at the University in Launceston. Members of the public, too, are invited to use the quintessentially Launceston building which, through outstanding
Survive the school holidays with some fresh ideas

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/survive-the-school-holidays-with-some-fresh-ideas

13 Jul 2023: With school holidays well underway, don’t panic if you’ve already run out of activities to keep the little ones, kids, and teens occupied this winter – we’ve got you covered! We’ve found a bunch of kid-friendly activities that are