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  2. Thumbnail for Walk Free internship inspiring Zoe

    Walk Free internship inspiring Zoe

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/walk-free-internship-inspiring-zoe
    8 Aug 2023: Struck by the persecution and violence that forced more than 900,000 Rohingya to flee Myanmar, Zoe decided she couldn’t stand by and watch. “After travelling and working for a couple of years, I felt inspired to study social justice at university,
  3. Thumbnail for The Underwood Centre's first PhD graduate highlights the benefits of distance learning

    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
  4. Thumbnail for Fine Art student’s climate study takes National Photography Prize

    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
  5. Thumbnail for Community garden grows a sense of pride and belonging

    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
  6. Thumbnail for Community library inspires love for learning

    Community library inspires love for learning

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/community-library-inspires-love-for-learning
    20 May 2024: The University of Tasmania’s Cradle Coast campus has become a Street Library Australia destination thanks to an initiative led by local staff. During weekdays, a small collection of free books to inspire all ages can be found directly outside the
  7. Thumbnail for Spotlight on Dr Tamara Wood, Senior Lecturer in Law

    Spotlight on Dr Tamara Wood, Senior Lecturer in Law

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/spotlight-on-dr-tamara-wood,-senior-lecturer-in-law
    23 Feb 2024: What inspires you about teaching and interacting with students in Law?Law students are society’s future change makers. Many of our students come into their Law degree with a vision for a better world and, all going well, they leave it with a set
  8. Thumbnail for Creative arts students take pop-up to TMAG

    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
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    Giving back to our seas

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/giving-back-to-our-seas
    24 May 2024: Hobart is a long way from Alberta, Canada, but for University of Tasmania PhD student Kianna Gallagher it is just the ticket for a project investigating the relationship between humans and oceans. Kianna is particularly interested in how people can
  10. Thumbnail for Award-winning alumna puts art at centre of education

    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
  11. Thumbnail for Pianist Sarah Chick awarded Ossa Music Prize

    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
  12. Thumbnail for Celebrating the old and new of Hytten Hall

    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
  13. Thumbnail for Hema is using her legal training to be an advocate for the Earth

    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
  14. Thumbnail for Students find their mojo with Dark Mofo

    Students find their mojo with Dark Mofo

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/students-find-their-mojo-with-dark-mofo
    21 Jun 2023: If Isabella Cooke wanted to see where her Dark Mofo internship might take her, she didn’t have far to look. Isabella’s mentor at Mofo, Communications Coordinator Keira Leonard, was herself a former intern at the festival. It made for a special
  15. Thumbnail for Accounting for the future

    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,
  16. Thumbnail for No stranger to exploration

    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
  17. Thumbnail for New simulator makes learning to drive a virtual reality

    New simulator makes learning to drive a virtual reality

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/new-simulator-makes-learning-to-drive-a-virtual-breeze
    23 Oct 2023: The University of Tasmania is helping communities on the Northwest coast put rubber to the road with a brand-new driving simulator based out of the Tech Solutions Hub in Burnie. The University’s driving simulator uses the myDRIVESCHOOL® software,
  18. Thumbnail for Ossa Music Prize winner begins statewide tour

    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
  19. Thumbnail for Art student’s secret to award-winning work

    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
  20. Thumbnail for 3D printing business brings new opportunities to the North West Coast

    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
  21. Thumbnail for From dispensing pills to filling stills

    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
  22. Thumbnail for Clarice Chan, LLB 2011

    Clarice Chan, LLB 2011

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/clarice-chan,-llb-2011
    16 Oct 2023: Law alum Clarice Chan’s hard work and passionate advocacy have led to change at the highest levels of Malaysia’s judiciary. Since completing a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Tasmania in 2011, she has established a distinguished legal
  23. Thumbnail for Sustainable Living courses that can help you make your own home and garden more sustainable

    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
  24. Thumbnail for Just what is a Planner, anyway?

    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
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    Coming home to Country

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/coming-home-to-country
    13 Dec 2023: I am honoured and profoundly privileged to have been appointed the University of Tasmania’s new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic). I was born in Devonport on the North-West Coast of Lutruwita/Tasmania. My mother is Palawa and my father comes from a
  26. Thumbnail for Education alumna’s placement turned into flood relief

    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
  27. Thumbnail for Jess is building sustainability principles into her career, and it all started with gardening

    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
  28. Thumbnail for Living more sustainably is everyone’s responsibility and we can prepare you to lead from the front

    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
  29. Thumbnail for Mastering Accounting took Lewis from Malaysia to Tasmania via Coventry

    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
  30. Thumbnail for Law alumna Dr Alice Edwards on ridding the world of torture and other human rights violations

    Law alumna Dr Alice Edwards on ridding the world of torture and other …

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/law-alumna-dr-alice-edwards-on-ridding-the-world-of-torture-and-other-human-rights-violations
    13 Dec 2023: In July 2022, Dr Alice Edwards was appointed the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Based in Italy, she is the first woman to hold this position, which is considered the
  31. Thumbnail for A tender examination of life’s precariousness

    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
  32. Thumbnail for ‘Marie Antoinette’ awarded prestigious Paris arts residency

    ‘Marie Antoinette’ awarded prestigious Paris arts residency

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/marie-antoinette-awarded-prestigious-paris-arts-residency
    9 May 2024: Ever dreamed of an artistic residency in Paris? For University of Tasmania alumna, writer and artist Helen Hopcroft, the dream will become a reality later this year, when she will spend a month writing in an apartment in the heart of the Marais
  33. Thumbnail for Nicola Maddern, BPharm 2010

    Nicola Maddern, BPharm 2010

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/nicky-maddern
    13 Nov 2023: Nicola (Nicky) Maddern describes her role in establishing the Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) pharmacy service in Tasmania as the greatest achievement of her working life. The vital role she played in establishing the service, first as project lead,
  34. Thumbnail for Rotary alums creating hope

    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
  35. Thumbnail for Spotlight on Cleo Hansen-Lohrey, Lecturer in Law

    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.
  36. Thumbnail for Pharmacy graduate Amy Walsh finds her groove dispensing meds and dropping beats

    Pharmacy graduate Amy Walsh finds her groove dispensing meds and…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/pharmacy-graduate-amy-walsh-finds-her-groove-dispensing-meds-and-dropping-beats
    5 Jul 2023: Becoming a pharmacist was a dream career for Amy Walsh but she had something else on her bucket list as well. She wanted to be a DJ. So, by capitalising on her flexible study options while she studied her Bachelor of Pharmacy with Applied Honours, she
  37. Thumbnail for River's Edge opens at Inveresk

    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
  38. Thumbnail for Survive the school holidays with some fresh ideas

    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

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