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How to have a baby, study a business degree and work full-time

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/979-how-to-have-a-baby-study-a-business-degree-and-work-full-time

11 Feb 2020: Have you ever imagined completing a degree while having a baby? It may seem impossible, but Amelia Colbeck proved it is possible, with a baby on her hip and a graduation cap on her head. Amelia says balancing being a new mum and studying a business
Different island, different perspective

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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
The right path to a rewarding career

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10 Apr 2019: Within weeks of finishing his studies at the University of Tasmania, psychologist James Thomas secured employment. James, from Hobart, credits his education at the University of Tasmania with opening more doors to employment. “The highlight of the
Teaching careers attracting high achievers

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4 Jun 2019: Jordan Green, a Master of Teaching student based at the University of Tasmania’s Sandy Bay campus in Hobart, was inspired by his own high school experience to pursue a career in teaching. “Throughout high school, I had some really good teachers
Building a link between obesity and infertility

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18 Dec 2018: Ye He was working at a medical clinic in China when she realised a lot of women struggling to conceive a child were obese. It was an observation that led Ye to devote her postgraduate research to establishing a link between obesity and fertility. Ye
“Aliens in an aeolian landscape” – Designing research stations

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1107-aliens-in-an-aeolian-landscape-designing-research-stations

27 Jan 2021: Humans are aliens in the Antarctic landscape. We build stations to resist the extreme Antarctic forces and provide habitable environments to live and study. However, the stations impose a significant environmental footprint. Kaelan Durbin, Master
Film, tourism and the Tassie connection

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10 May 2019: Tasmania is becoming a coveted destination for film and TV production. Is it because of the ‘Mona effect’? Is it because there are stories only our landscapes can tell? Or it is something entirely different? Anna Halipilias is currently studying
3 minutes with… PhD student, Madeleine Way, researching cider

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6 Jan 2020: Do Tassie apples make a different cider to Queensland apples?In an Australian first, TIA PhD student Madeleine Way is testing if the quality of cider is affected by where an apple is grown. Madeleine has been busy fermenting small batches of cider
Five myths about studying for a PhD

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7 Nov 2018: Myth 1. It will be hard to choose a great topicThe great thing about a PhD is that it’s your chance to delve into something you find interesting and really immerse yourself in the topic. By working together with your supervisor, you can find a
Living and learning in a beautiful environment

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19 Aug 2019: The University of Tasmania is living up to expectation, according to Jeremy Tse (shown right in banner image), who moved from Malaysia to Hobart to study medicine. When Jeremy sat in front of his computer to contemplate where, and at what university,
When parents are left behind

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25 Feb 2019: Having a child abroad is a point of pride for many families, but it's a situation that may also have unintended consequences. PhD candidate at the University of Tasmania’s College of Health and Medicine (Sydney campus), Deependra Thapa, is
A passion for neuroplasticity

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17 Dec 2018: A fascination with the brain and a personal connection drove Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre PhD candidate Barbora Fulopova to devote her PhD research to Alzheimer’s disease. “My research is in neuroplasticity, which can be
A postgraduate nursing qualification could double your salary – report

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3 May 2018: There has never been a better time for nurses to take up a postgraduate qualification with the University of Tasmania. The latest report by The Future of Work: Occupational and Education Trends in Nursing in Australia– prepared by Deloitte Access
Travelling towards a rewarding career in maritime engineering

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1 Mar 2021: 2,400. That’s the number of jobs expected to be created on the Hunter Class frigate in Osborne. It’s also the name of the project (Project SEA 2400) which will see the new hydrographic vessel procured by the Navy. And finally, it’s the
Learning to live sustainably can enrich both your life and your career

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30 Nov 2021: Anthea Cuddihy, 42, originally planned to enrol in an online genealogy course through the University of Tasmania but ended up studying a Diploma of Sustainable Living instead. And she regrets nothing. The public relations/communications professional
University’s Law faculty ranked among world’s best

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11 Oct 2017: The University of Tasmania has been named in the top 100 universities worldwide for law following the release of new international rankings. In the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2018 by subject, the University’s
Law, life coaching and the breath between

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17 Oct 2018: Alumnus Dr Kate Cashman has two unlikely passions that work surprisingly well together: law and life coaching. It was Dr Cashman’s experience being coached while completing her PhD in Law at the University of Tasmania that led her towards creating
Legal eagle flies Strait

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10 Aug 2018: Borders were no barrier to Professor Tim McCormack becoming one of the world’s foremost experts in international humanitarian law. But after decades spent working interstate and internationally, the University of Tasmania alumnus and its new Dean
Internship has life-changing outcomes

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21 Nov 2016: Niels van der Winkle has just produced a social return on investment report for not-for-profit organisation Colony47. They’ll present the report to the government in a case for funding that has the potential to change many lives. It's an
Why geology is so much more than mining

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9 Oct 2018: Johanna Van Balen is studying a Bachelor of Science majoring in Geology, which she says is “fascinating. ”“Geology is the foundation of almost everything we have today. One hundred million years is not much in the grand scheme of things, really!
A day in the life of a typical PhD student...

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7 Jun 2017: 9. 30am Go to the Uni café and obtain a much-needed coffee. Get waylaid by a friend who wants to know “how’s the PhD going?” Struggle to answer such a huge and problematic question while completely un-caffeinated. Escape gracefully, down the
Why "witch" isn’t a dirty word

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28 Mar 2019: PhD student and author Sam George-Allen thinks that while “witch” is a gendered term, it’s not necessarily an insult. This is one of the issues she explores in her new book Witches: What Women Do Together. “The word ‘witch’ isn’t
Detective or explorer...you decide!

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21 Aug 2017: It’s no secret that scientists get to do some amazing stuff. They see things in a different way. It might be scanning the frozen landscape of Antarctica from the deck of a research vessel, it might be investigating outer space through a telescope,
How you can have a green impact no matter what you study

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9 Nov 2020: Chester James-Smith is a fifth-year medical student. He’s also the winner of the Australasian Green Impact Student Awards for 2020. Chester was always interested in his personal environmental impact, but it was during his time
Numbers, nature and a whole new lifestyle

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31 Oct 2019: Studying in Tasmania means that international student Prithviraj (Neil) Banerjee gets to be a part-time explorer as well as an economics student. Now, when he’s not studying, he is spending his spare time exploring our State…including scaling
Steering tech in the right direction

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21 Aug 2019: For Molly Steer, raising the profile of women in STEM is a cause close to her heart- and one she was able to pass on to the next generation of students at the Big Day In tech event on the University of Tasmania’s Sandy Bay campus. “I'm a huge
What’s the difference between normal ageing and dementia?

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27 Sep 2021: One of the key introductory units within the Diploma of Dementia Care and Bachelor of Dementia Care, delivered by the Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre at the University of Tasmania, looks in depth at the differences between normal
Arts/Law students set for overseas internships

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7 Apr 2019: This year, two Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws students from the University of Tasmania will travel to Asia on the prestigious New Colombo Plan Scholarship Program. The Program provides opportunities for Australian undergraduate students to
In agriculture there is no such thing as a “typical day” in the office

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4 Dec 2019: Agricultural Science graduate Sally Stone-Schack is a Junior Field Agronomist with South Pacific Seeds and spends most of her time outdoors. Sally moved from South Gippsland in Victoria to study Agricultural Science at the University of Tasmania and
Building stronger communities and a better life

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3 Oct 2018: When Dilip Pradhan was 11 years old, he fled his home country of Bhutan to escape interethnic conflict. Today, the 37-year-old Mowbray resident, is proof that never giving up pays off. Since leaving Nepal in 2013, Dilip has called Tasmania home with
Two majors. Many careers. Take five with a nutrition scientist

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1095-three-majors-three-careers-take-five-with-a-nutrition-scientist

23 Nov 2020: Now with two majors, offering a wealth of possible career routes, it’s time to talk about the Bachelor of Nutrition Science. We had a chat with Dr Matt Sharman, who is the lead academic in nutrition science, as well as the senior lecturer and
Moving ahead with a career in rail track

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4 Jan 2021: The Diploma of Engineering Infrastructure (Rail) is transforming the rail industry by providing an accessible, holistic qualification for engineers and technicians. Over several years, leaders in the NSW rail industry identified a skills gap in
Want to travel the world and work with animals?

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21 Aug 2017: If you knew there was a bear in the wilderness near you, what would you do? For University of Tasmania Surveying and Spatial Sciences graduate Jack Beardsley, his job is to approach the bear, and see what it does. As a researcher on the Scandinavian
Capstone ICT Project tackling real-world businesses and market issues

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1106-capstone-ict-project-tackling-real-world-businesses-and-market-issues

21 Jan 2021: When you study the Bachelor of Information Communication and Technology (BICT), you get the chance to complete a capstone project and explore an ICT topic of your choice. This might mean creating business solutions for real clients, developing
Turning fiction into a PhD

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/966-turning-fiction-into-a-phd

28 Nov 2019: Writer and psychotherapist, Liz Evans has taken her professional experience and love of domestic noir novels into her Creative Writing PhD research, which involves writing a novel as well as a thesis. I’m looking at how contemporary psychological
Three minutes with cherry researcher Cameron Stone

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7 Feb 2020: PhD candidate in the University of Tasmania's Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture Cameron Stone’s work is helping growers to produce the best quality fruit, so that we can all get the satisfaction of biting into a sweet, crunchy cherry this
Scholarship helps mature aged student Kirsty thrive at uni

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20 Oct 2020: At the University of Tasmania, our scholarship program is as diverse as our students. For many people, a scholarship can make all the difference. Just ask Kirsty Foote, a North West local who decided to return to university as a mature-aged
The wisdom of... Olivia Rundle

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/623-the-wisdom-of-olivia-rundle

4 Jul 2018: Olivia Rundle is a Senior Lecturer in Law with a teaching focus in the area of civil procedure. She has practised as a lawyer and mediator and has predominantly worked in the family law dispute resolution context. Here she shares some of what she's
Congratulations to the Faculty of Law's Jessup Moot Team

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1 Mar 2019: For the second year in a row, the University of Tasmania's Jessup Moot team have achieved both a quarter-final placing and the award for the Best and Fairest at the 2019 Australian qualifying rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot
Making a difference

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22 Nov 2018: When a lady rushed up to hug Sirinart Tasanalee (Cat) in a restaurant, Cat knew it was another sign she had chosen the right career. “A lady came over to say thank you with a big hug. She said I looked after her 18-year-old son after craniotomy
Lights, camera...accounting!

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17 Oct 2016: Alice Pemberton agrees that accountants are people who like everything precisely organised…but that doesn’t mean they don’t have fun careers. Alice studied a Bachelor of Business majoring in Accounting and Business Management at the University
Undergrowth...

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17 Jun 2016: All I knew about the venue for ‘Undergrowth’ was that it was in a basement underneath Sinclair’s Fitness. I didn’t know such a venue existed, so I was hoping it would be clear once I arrived. It was. The red lights glowing out of a door in
Physics graduate awarded for supermassive research achievement

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29 Jun 2017: A University of Tasmania Honours graduate has secured a prestigious national award for her research into supermassive black holes and galaxies, highlighting the strength of the institution’s astronomy program. Madeline Marshall is the 2017
Elevate your teaching career

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24 Jun 2019: Tash Byrne is a teacher at Queensland TAFE and a graduate of the Professional Honours course at the University of Tasmania. “I’d been working at TAFE for 12 months when I learnt of the course. I thought it was the perfect opportunity to upgrade
From refugee to future industry leader

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6 Apr 2017: PhD student Til Baalisampang was one of just 150 young people to receive a place on the Young Gastech mentoring and networking program in Japan. He was also awarded a conference pass for Gastech, the world’s leading oil and gas event. The Young
How Kelsey's move home was a move in the right direction

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19 Nov 2018: When Kelsey Thomas finished Year 12 she thought the only way succeed was to leave Tasmania. “I left Tassie with the intention of going to Melbourne to get my degree because that was the misconception – that you needed to go to Melbourne to get a
Graduates secure prestigious scholarships to ask the big questions

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29 Jun 2017: Two University of Tasmania graduates will undertake the opportunity of a lifetime as recipients of a scholarship to study theology at the University of Oxford. Adrian Staples and Harrison Virs have been awarded the scholarships by Reverend Professor
Galloping into a new career

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25 Jul 2018: Mady Muirhead grew up on farms, and loves horses. So when she heard about the University of Tasmania’s Agribusiness course, she galloped right into it. “I enjoy being outside and around animals, getting my hands dirty. I originally thought I’d
Acting and dancing through adversity

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/841-acting-and-dancing-through-adversity

27 Mar 2019: Obeth Rai’s journey to graduation wasn’t an easy one, but his advice to others is simple: “don’t quit. ” Obeth received his Bachelor of Contemporary Arts from the University of Tasmania in 2018. He knows a lot about struggle and
From Tassie's law school to US courtroom

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/903-from-tassies-law-school-to-us-courtroom

25 Aug 2019: When Sam Wilson started university in Launceston, he never imagined he would one day be representing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a prosecutor within Cape Cod, USA. Sam grew up in Scottsdale, located on Tasmania’s North East Coast, and

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