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How IMAS made a splash with Kat

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/975-how-imas-made-a-splash-with-kat

2 Feb 2020: It’s lucky Kat Stuart hasn’t developed gills. she practically spent more of her childhood underwater than she did on land. Born in Chicago, USA, but growing up in the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Kat says she was always “swimming, surfing,
3 minutes with… PhD student, Madeleine Way, researching cider

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/972-3-minutes-with-phd-student-madeleine-way-researching-cider

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
Diving into life as a Tassie uni student

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6 Sep 2019: Growing up in tropical Sri Lanka, Aruna De Silva wasn’t used to winter, let alone snow. But when he moved to Tasmania to study at the University, he soon found himself taking part in some extreme outdoor activities - including swimming in a frozen
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
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
Finding friends in a new land

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11 Jun 2018: Story by Susan Oong. Banner image by Richard Jupe. Kicking a soccer ball around helped forge the friendship between Hazara asylum seeker Haji Alizada and University of Tasmania social housing researcher Julia Verdouw. Now 23, Alizada is an entrepreneur
Do you want a job that gets you out of the office?

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13 Dec 2019: Do you want a job that gets you out of the office?A degree in Agricultural Science gives you the opportunity to travel, work and provide innovative solutions to global problems. There is growing demand for skilled Agricultural Science graduates, and
This degree lets you drive a REAL race car

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21 Aug 2017: If you study Engineering at the University of Tasmania, you get to design, build, and drive your own race car. Formula SAE is an international student engineering design competition, and the project is part of the curriculum. Students take on the
The state that turns everyone into an outdoors person

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14 Oct 2019: When Upadhya Anjalie Balachandra saw photos of Tasmania, she immediately wanted to move here for uni. “I found it beautiful! I have loved exploring Tasmania while studying here, it has so much to offer. Before coming to Tassie I was never much of an
Capstone ICT Project tackling real-world businesses and market issues

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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
Building a rewarding career

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28 Jan 2021: Melanie Ransley is combining her two loves: carpentry and education. She has already completed a Certificate IV in Building and Construction, and she has two years left studying a Bachelor of Education (Applied Learning) at the University of
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
From greenkeeper to green pastures

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22 Apr 2021: Taelyn Male’s agronomy career began on the bowling green. Growing up in Northern Tasmania, Taelyn began bowling at a young age and has played competitively across Australia ever since. While keeping up his bowls training, he started an
How an after-school club turned into a career journey

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24 Feb 2020: Supported by the University of Tasmania, Devil Robotics meets once a week to learn the fundamentals of designing, building and programming robots. University students mentor club participants who are in year five and up, often after they’ve spent
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!
Why you should race into Engineering at the University of Tasmania

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26 Jul 2018: Why just read textbooks about engineering when you can actually build a race car at Uni? And then drive it? Formula SAE is the world’s biggest engineering annual design competition and it’s embedded into our Engineering curriculum. Our
Turning fiction into a PhD

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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
Assisting Tasmanian farmers drives Hannah to great heights

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20 Apr 2021: When pursuing a career in agriculture, helping Tasmanian farmers at the grass roots of production was always Hannah Cummins’ top priority. Now graduated from the University of Tasmania and working as agronomist – or ‘crop scientist’ – with
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
Two courses to bridge the gap

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/913-two-courses-to-bridge-the-gap

24 Aug 2019: Charlotte McRae, enjoyed graduating with her Bachelor of Marine and Antarctic Science, but she couldn’t spend too long celebrating. “It hasn’t changed much because I have already started my master’s but it was a good experience. There were
A Women in Engineering scholarship was a bonus for AMC Student

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1016-a-women-in-engineering-scholarship-was-a-bonus-for-amc-student

26 May 2020: A Women in Engineering scholarship was a bonus for Australian Maritime College student Rachel Allen. Not only did the scholarship cover 75 per cent of the costs of living on campus but it also indirectly enabled her to further her sporting career.
A day in the life of a typical PhD student...

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/301-a-day-in-the-life-of-a-typical-phd-student

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
Creating art for mental health

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1181-creating-art-for-mental-health

12 Nov 2021: Creative projects like drawing and painting have always helped Linda Crispin clear her mind and refocus. Since completing a Bachelor Fine Arts in 2017, she has showcased her work in solo shows and is now a finalist in the 2021 Henry Jones Art
Rad grad stands out from the crowd

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19 Aug 2019: You probably know Katie Parrott from her Instagram presence and blog. But what you might not know is she has just graduated with a Master of Protected Area Governance and Management. Just because it’s an academic occasion doesn’t mean Katie’s
From the big city to creative town, making the right move to study

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1004-from-the-big-city-to-creative-town-making-the-right-move-to-study

11 May 2020: From the big city of Abu Dhabi to the creative town of Launceston, making the right move to study in inspiring natural environments. Sheethal parted with her home in Abu Dhabi to study the Bachelor of Architecture & Built Environments at the
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
Tax Clinic thriving online in tough times

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1061-tax-clinic-thriving-online-in-tough-times

2 Nov 2020: The University of Tasmania’s community Tax Clinic continues to thrive during 2020, making the move online to provide low-income earners with high-quality tax advice and help during the COVID-19 disruption. Commencing in March 2019 in Hobart and
The power to be genuine

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/910-the-power-to-be-genuine

20 Aug 2019: Helping others has always been 28-year-old Vincent Chau’s goal. Now that he has received a Master of Clinical Psychology, he’s got more skills than ever to continue his mission. Vincent received his master’s at the University’s mid-year
Do punk rockers make good doctors?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1162-do-punk-rockers-make-good-doctors

8 Sep 2021: After studying neuroscience in Sydney, Gene needed a change. He wanted to leave home and find a new challenge. Luckily for him, an opportunity to study a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in Tasmania came his way. I needed to experience
How two students made the world their classroom

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18 Nov 2019: Most students don’t think about changing the world while studying an undergraduate course - that’s just what Edwina Knevett and Zoe Sellers set out to investigate when they joined Engineers Without Borders (EWB), a charity that helps link
The top 5 things to do at Inveresk Open Day if you’re an innovator

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1 Aug 2018: Some people think that creativity and science are polar opposites. But we know better! Science needs creative thinking, innovation and imagination to really thrive. If you’re interested in architecture and design, IT or spatial sciences, then
Becoming an agent for change

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18 Nov 2019: Originally from Borneo, Coby Liew moved to Tasmania to study a Bachelor of Social Work. He quickly fell in love with Tasmania’s beauty, clean and crispy air, beaches, adventurous outdoor activities, friendly people and communities, wonderful
Get a scholarship to study ag in beautiful Tasmania

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/946-get-a-scholarship-to-study-ag-in-beautiful-tasmania

13 Oct 2019: It’s no coincidence that agriculture is booming in Tasmania. Tassie boasts some of the cleanest air on the planet, a thriving food scene, an amazing arts culture, pristine wilderness and stunning beaches. It is an agriculture powerhouse, with a
How an interest in Business and Law led Zahara to AMC

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1003-how-an-interest-in-business-and-law-led-zahara-to-amc

11 May 2020: Zahara Lemon grew up in Hobart and attended Guilford Young College. Her parents successfully operated a business, which spurred her keen interest in studying business or law. However, she was not interested in studying a standard business or law
Risk and reward

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11 Sep 2019: Ada Peng knew quitting her job and moving across the globe was a risk…but as a passionate future entrepreneur, she isn’t afraid of thinking big. Ada came to Tasmania from China in 2017 to study the Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation course
Claire tops class in Sustainable Living

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4 May 2020: Claire Duke is on top of the world after becoming the first-ever graduate of the Diploma of Sustainable Living. The Victorian paramedic, who already completed two bachelor degrees, including one at the University of Tasmania, thought a return to
University lecturer named Teacher Educator of the Year

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5 Jul 2019: University of Tasmania Senior Lecturer Dr Abbey MacDonald has had her innovative arts teaching practices recognised with the title Teachers Mutual Bank – ATEA Australian Teacher Educator of the Year. Dr MacDonald received the prestigious award this
Home is where the art is

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/944-home-is-where-the-art-is

25 Sep 2019: When it came time for Rhi Bryce to consider moving interstate to study, she gave it some serious thought – for about two seconds. “I wanted to be close to Tassie,” she says of her decision. “It feels like home to me and makes me feel
An Appeal-ing education mission

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/644-an-appeal-ing-education-mission

14 Jun 2018: Tasmania’s Year 12 completion rates have historically been some of the lowest in the country, as has the percentage of our population achieving a tertiary education, but a University of Tasmania scholarship program has been working to address this
The jet-setting teacher

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2 Oct 2019: You might not expect to find your future career in the middle of a Vietnamese holiday, but that’s the way things worked out for Kate Dewar. “I had a couple of years off after college and I volunteered as an English teacher in Vietnam, which was
Hotels for wildlife in Ross, Tasmania

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29 Apr 2020: University of Tasmania students create Species Hotels to tackle bio-diversity challenges in historic Tasmanian Town. First year Architecture and Design students from the University of Tasmania have created a series of species hotels to help restore
Studying abroad is a dream come true

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1118-studying-abroad-is-a-dream-come-true

24 Mar 2021: Studying abroad had been Longqin Wu’s dream since primary school. She worked in English language training for seven years while saving up enough money to come to Tasmania and make that dream come true. Longqin was always curious about marketing and
Agriculture Science graduate, wins Tasmanian Young Farmer of the Year

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1159-agriculture-science-graduate-wins-tasmanian-young-farmer-of-the-year

26 Aug 2021: Ms O'Halloran claimed victory on her third attempt in the annual competition. "The competition had two days of run-offs back in June, and the top 12 went into the final round over the weekend," she said. Unlike some other farming competitions, which
Physics star off to NASA

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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
5 ways a PhD will enhance your career

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30 Nov 2018: 1. You will develop specialist technical skills. Studying for a PhD fosters new research skills that enable you to explore your thesis topic deeply with specialised insight. You will be mentored by an accomplished researcher in your field – they
Dream job in futuristic career

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/433-dream-job-in-futuristic-career

17 Oct 2017: Amritha Hariharan was working as a software tester Mumbai when she decided to pursue her Master of Applied Science in Environmental Management and Spatial Sciences at the University of Tasmania. She loved it so much that Tasmania is now her home
From refugee to future industry leader

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/257-from-refugee-to-future-industry-leader

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
A mountain-top view of feminism through the ages

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1182-a-mountain-top-view-of-feminism-through-the-ages

12 Nov 2021: Keely Jobe’s PhD project is centred on an important moment in the history of a rural lesbian separatist community in NSW. “It’s an interrogation of what emerges and what’s lost when a group is forced to adapt to change,” Keely said. The
Dive into a marine science career

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/730-dive-into-a-marine-science-career

27 Sep 2018: Are you passionate about the environment, love the ocean, and enjoy science? Studying a Marine and Antarctic Studies degree could be a perfect fit for you. With an extraordinary natural environment, a relaxed lifestyle and a world-leading study
Where business can take you

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1117-where-business-can-take-you

8 Apr 2021: While studying an economics degree at the University of Tasmania, Alec realised that this wasn’t where his interests lay. Instead, his future was in human resource management. Switching to a Bachelor of Business was an easy change. It set him on