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AFL’s Ben Brown on higher ed: “It’s vital.”

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/832-afls-ben-brown-on-higher-ed-its-vital

5 Mar 2019: Tasmanian-born Ben Brown is one of the best goal-kickers in the AFL, but long before he was an elite athlete playing for North Melbourne, Ben grew up in the coastal city of Devonport as one of six boys in his family. “There was no shortage of
Can Ancient Rome offer lessons on marriage laws?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/447-can-ancient-rome-offer-lessons-on-marriage-laws

5 Nov 2017: The bill to legalise same-sex marriage has passed the Senate, with 43 voting yes, 12 no votes, with some senators abstaining from casting a vote. The bill was passed without amendment, and will not move to the House of Representatives for further
An honours project for a creative spirit

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1092-an-honours-project-for-a-creative-spirit

19 Nov 2020: Lily Bucher-Edwards embodies the Tasmanian spirit. Her passion for this beautiful island is palpable. Lily says she always knew that she wanted to stay in Tasmania, so she decided to follow her creativity and study a Bachelor of Business with
New learning approach is changing how we think about business degrees

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/536-new-learning-approach-is-changing-how-we-think-about-business-degrees

27 Feb 2018: A new approach is offering students a unique perspective on the inner workings of a business, and it’s not just increasing their prospects for employment – it’s changing industry attitudes towards the traditional business degree. “It’s
The top 5 things to do at Hobart Open Day if society fascinates you

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/682-the-top-5-things-to-do-at-hobart-open-day-if-society-fascinates-you

25 Jul 2018: Are you interested in how the law works, the dark side of history, or how to educate the next generation? Come to Hobart Open Day and hear from our staff and students about what to study to feed your thirst for knowledge. Whether you’re
Howe to turn waves into energy

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/928-howe-to-turn-waves-into-energy

24 Sep 2019: Wave energy may be generated in the future from breakwaters, harbours and other maritime infrastructure if research by Australian Maritime College PhD student Damon Howe checks out. The research is looking at whether integration of wave energy
Shooting for the stars

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/93-shooting-for-the-stars

26 May 2016: Businessman, researcher, inventor and University of Tasmania alumnus Dr David Warren has given a $2. 6 million gift which will enable the first Endowed Chair in the institution's 126-year history. The gift will make possible a $5 million Endowed
Following her curiosity

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/605-following-her-curiosity

1 Jun 2018: Courtesy of @pollymcgee. When some people enrol in uni, they have a traditional career pathway in mind. Want to be a teacher? Get a degree in education. Want to be a lawyer? Study law. But the job market is changing, with flexibility, resourcefulness
Focus on the write stuff

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10 Jul 2017: Two award-winning early career novelists are doing just that. PhD students Katherine Johnson and Eden French share their creative journeys. Katherine JohnsonFor science journalist and published author Katherine Johnson – whose second novel The
These boots were made for learning

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/196-these-boots-were-made-for-learning

22 Nov 2016: Tasmanian boot brand Blundstone – synonymous with the State’s farming sector – will provide $120,000 to support students undertaking new Associate Degrees in Agribusiness next year. Enrolments are now open to the first intake of the courses
Alumnus relishes role as Naval Shipyard Architect

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1015-alumnus-relishes-role-as-naval-shipyard-architect

26 May 2020: As a young boy, Nicholas Clark watched ships go past his Legana home as they travelled up and down the Tamar River. “I came from a trades-based family and was always involved in building, repairing and making things, and tinkering with small boats,
Physics star off to NASA

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/78-physics-star-off-to-nasa

29 Apr 2016: David Horsley has just completed his PhD in Maths and Physics. And if that isn’t achievement enough, he is soon setting off to the US to take up a job at NASA. David will be working at the Goddard Space Flight Centre, a NASA facility just outside
The slopes of Colorado beckoned to Tim to study a semester abroad.

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1021-the-slopes-of-colorado-beckoned-to-tim-to-study-a-semester-abroad

9 Jun 2020: Studying a semester abroad offers many opportunities for adventure, including activities you love doing at home. As an avid outdoor adventurer, the mountains of Colorado called Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Economics student Tim Harmsen. Tim
Australia's top young economist has a love of Tassie and teaching

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/48-australias-top-young-economist-has-a-love-of-tassie-and-teaching

27 Feb 2017: Dr Joaquin Vespignani left a high-flying job in investment banking to nurture the next generation of economists at the University of Tasmania’s Tasmanian School of Business and Economics (TSBE). And he has never looked back. He is also an
AMC alumni navigates sea of choices to dream job

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/964-amc-alumni-navigates-sea-of-choices-to-dream-job

26 Nov 2019: AMC graduate kicks on in his fieldKeegan Graham-Parker grew up in a seafaring and fishing family from a small town south of Cairns so believed he was always likely to end up in a maritime-related industry. After school he went to sea for the better
Exclusion is not the answer

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/627-exclusion-is-not-the-answer

14 Jun 2018: Tasmania has among the lowest school retention rates in the country. But experts at the University of Tasmania are working to turn this around. Imagine you’re a young person who hasn’t had an easy journey through school. You may be disengaged
Different island, different perspective

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/150-different-island-different-perspective

19 Aug 2016: Moving from the town of Lamongan on the Indonesia island of Java, IMAS student Muhammad Arif Rahman wasn’t really sure what to expect of Tasmania. “To be honest, I didn’t know that much about Tasmania because it is a small island under
A magical internship…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/179-a-magical-internship

27 Oct 2016: Enterprising Business student Sarah Molnar has three passions - Disney, tourism, and marketing. Sarah is in her second year at the Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, studying a Bachelor of Business, majoring in Marketing and Tourism
From architect to historian

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/109-from-architect-to-historian

22 Jun 2016: Prue Slatyer thought Tasmania was missing an incredible opportunity to capitalise socially and economically from its regional historical assets. So she went back to university to change that. An avid traveller and established architect with a strong
AMC alumnus took part in the history-making Five Deeps Expedition

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1019-amc-alumnus-took-part-in-the-history-making-five-deeps-expedition

29 May 2020: AMC alumnus Tim Macdonald has lived life to the fullest of late, demonstrating the opportunities and adventure that an Australian Maritime College degree can unleash. Not only was Tim involved in the expedition which set a world record plumbing the
Get out of here: How to study overseas for part of your degree

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/526-get-out-of-here-how-to-study-overseas-for-part-of-your-degree

5 Feb 2018: Read on to find out some of the best reasons to study overseas, as well as tips on when and how to organise some time abroad as part of your university studies – and how to afford it all. Why you should go“I can’t stress enough how much
From an Octopus Girl's notebook

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/611-from-an-octopus-girls-notebook

17 Jul 2018: Erin Hortle’s first novel is about the relationship between a breast cancer survivor and some octopuses at Eaglehawk Neck, on the Tasman Peninsula. The Octopus and I, excepts from which won her the Young Writer's Fellowship in the Premier's
The secret ingredient

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/578-the-secret-ingredient

30 Apr 2018: Chloe Proud, 31, runs two of the hottest food brands in Hobart. Chloe says the key to her success in this competitive field is an Arts degree from UTAS. She says she was always destined for university. “I was a really academic kid and I had my
It's a big “oui” to the University Connections Program

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/292-its-a-big-oui-to-the-university-connections-program

26 May 2017: Taking the opportunity to learn French in high school even though she wasn’t sure how’d she go, Lily Russell quickly discovered she had a natural flair for the language. Studying French through the University Connections Program (UCP) proved to
Creating mystical worlds

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/46-creating-mystical-worlds

1 Mar 2016: When Karin Chan left Singapore to study a Fine Arts degree in Tasmania, her family thought she would graduate to become an art teacher. But Karin had bigger aspirations. She wanted to practice fine art on the world stage. Four years later and Karin
Passion for animals takes alumnus around the world

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/40-passion-for-animals-takes-alumnus-around-the-world

3 Feb 2016: It’s impossible to talk to the animals - but if anyone comes close, it’s animal behaviour expert Jade Fountain. Jade, 28, graduated from the University of Tasmania with a Bachelor of Science majoring in Zoology in 2011. From hand-rearing cheetah
STEM star discovers the art in science

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/208-stem-star-discovers-the-art-in-science

19 Dec 2016: Hobart PhD candidate Bianca Deans, 24, had no idea she would end up pursuing a career in science. During Year 11 and 12 at Hobart College, Bianca enjoyed visual arts and studied art at pre-tertiary level, anticipating an arts degree. “I went
Pioneers reclaimed

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/653-pioneers-reclaimed

28 Jun 2018: When a Melbourne retiree started the online Diploma of Family History at the University of Tasmania she had no inkling that her own connection to the island state would be revealed. The author with her first book. Former teacher Janeen O’Connell had
Hidden history of Chinese Australian women

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1133-hidden-history-of-chinese-australian-women

3 May 2021: Chinese Australian history is primarily told as a history of men. Population figures suggest why — in 1901, there were almost 30,000 Chinese men in Australia, yet fewer than 500 women. But despite their small numbers, emerging research reveals
Mastering the art of storytelling along a path less travelled

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/295-mastering-the-art-of-storytelling-along-a-path-less-travelled

7 Jun 2017: You could say Bridget Hickey didn’t take a traditional path at university. Instead, she studied across disciplines, between Fine Arts and Humanities, picking subjects that she loved. This diversity uncovered a passion for audio storytelling. Now,
Find out who you are, then make the changes needed in the world

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/168-find-out-who-you-are-then-make-the-changes-needed-in-the-world

14 Oct 2016: In high school she followed her passions, at University she learned how to argue for them. Now she stands up for them in the highest office in the land. Lisa Singh never strayed from what she believes in, and it has taken her right to the top. I
No presents, please

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/666-no-presents-please

18 Jul 2018: Western children have more toys, games and possessions than ever before. And Australia has one of the highest rates of average spending per child on toys. Faced with a glut of children’s toys at home, more and more parents are presenting gift
How stars are born

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/91-how-stars-are-born

20 May 2016: Do you ever gaze up at a starry night sky, and wonder where those beautiful twinkling stars began?Stars are born within clouds of dust in space. Gravity coalesces the gas and dust in these clouds into dense clumps over millions of years. The
Reviving an original Tasmanian language

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/671-reviving-an-original-tasmanian-language

19 Jul 2018: Truganini’s death in Hobart in May 1876 attracted worldwide attention. She was widely, but wrongly, believed to have been the last Aboriginal person to have survived the Tasmanian genocide. Her demise symbolised the devastating impacts of British
Who is Jane Reid? The thesis of Lucy Bennett

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/82-who-is-jane-reid-the-thesis-of-lucy-bennett

9 May 2016: "When I started Honours in History, I had no idea what my thesis should be. I just couldn’t get excited about it. Then I read the private and unpublished scrapbook of Jane Williams, an incredible primary source seen by no historian before me. The
From equestrian to historian

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/83-from-equestrian-to-historian

9 May 2016: After school I went to uni and started commerce because I thought that would give me a good job. But I didn’t like it, it was just dry and not for me. I was a horse rider and bought an ex-racehorse that I went to the state championships on in the
A fresh perspective on Tasmania, a terrible and beautiful place

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/740-a-fresh-perspective-on-tasmania-a-terrible-and-beautiful-place

10 Oct 2018: The island of Tasmania lies suspended beneath Australia like a heart-shaped pendant of sapphire, emerald and tourmaline. Here is where the world runs out, crumbling into the vast expanse of the Southern Ocean. Island Story: Tasmania in Object and
Dr Lionel Nichols: prosecuting some of the biggest cases of our time

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/39-dr-lionel-nichols-prosecuting-some-of-the-biggest-cases-of-our-time

1 Feb 2016: Becoming a lawyer was what Lionel Nichols always wanted to do. He’s now a barrister in London, working for the biggest law firm in the world, practicing international and human rights law. He has prosecuted some of the biggest cases of our time
Could your ancestors' lives make a great historical novel?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1185-could-your-ancestors-lives-make-a-great-historical-novel

28 Nov 2021: There are two writing units in the Diploma of Family History that teach students about writing. Writing Family History focuses on individual stories while Writing the Family Saga helps students develop compelling multi-generational narratives.
Making positive change for a better world

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/310-making-positive-change-for-a-better-world

21 Jun 2017: From humble beginnings in north-west Tasmania, OXFAM Australia Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Helen Szoke was determined not to let her situation at that point in her life dictate her future. She was determined to get an education and follow her

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