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Agriculture and the arts feature in Westpac Scholarships

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/agriculture-and-the-arts-feature-in-westpac-scholarships

22 Mar 2023: Three University of Tasmania students have received 2023 Westpac Scholarships in two categories: 2023 Westpac Future Leaders and Asian Exchange. Each year, the Westpac Scholars Trust awards 100 scholarships across five program streams to individuals
A big year for higher education

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/a-big-year-for-higher-education

25 Mar 2024: Rufus BlackThis will be big year for higher education in Australia. It promises to be the start of its next major era of reform. If it is as consequential as the previous era, it will change Australia and Tasmania. Those changes will matter to
West Park site activity update

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14 Dec 2022: New outdoor features are emerging at Burnie’s West Park as part of the University of Tasmania’s campus move to the waterfront location. A large part of the headland landscape is being returned to the environment while new and improved
Next Generation of Young Leaders in Singapore on Exchange

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/next-generation-of-young-leaders-in-singapore-on-exchange

21 Sep 2022: A team from the University of Tasmania has partnered with Westpac Scholars to take a delegation of 50 university students overseas for a week-long leadership development program in Singapore. The students are recipients of the Westpac Asian Exchange
The education crisis imperilling Tasmania’s future and what we can do …

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/the-education-crisis-imperilling-tasmanias-future-and-what-we-can-do-about-it

25 Mar 2024: Rufus BlackOne of the least talked about issues during the Tasmania election is the most important thing an incoming government will need to tackle: education. The State’s economic and social future depends on education, and we have a crisis on
Alumni rules

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11 Aug 2017: While paramedicine training is ultimately about saving lives, it also proved valuable for University of Tasmania alumni Ella Cuthbert and Sean Mackay, during their recent stint on renovation television show House Rules. “We took seven months off
Empowering Indigenous girls to pursue higher education

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/empowering-indigenous-girls-to-pursue-higher-education

30 Mar 2023: Associate Professor Sadie Heckenberg used International Woman’s Day to share details of her vision for improving educational and social outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls. Sadie – a Wiradjuri scholar and the University of
Graduate certificate takes local clothing label to new heights

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/graduate-certificate-takes-local-clothing-label-to-new-heights

15 Sep 2022: While upskilling with a Graduate Certificate in Business Studies at the University of Tasmania, Penni Lamprey found herself unexpectedly launching an accessible women’s clothing label amid a global pandemic. In 2020, Penni was running her own
Securing the future of the Tassie devil looks brighter

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/securing-the-future-of-the-tassie-devil-looks-brighter

9 May 2024: In good news for the Tasmanian devil, $320,000 of philanthropic funds from Save the Tasmanian Devil Appeal donors has been awarded this year in support of research to secure the endangered species. The donations have been allocated to research across
Local healthcare workforce boosted with nursing graduands

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/local-healthcare-workforce-boosted-with-nursing-graduands

13 Dec 2022: The North West Coast will welcome a new team of front-line healthcare professionals to the region when the University hosts the Burnie graduations on Wednesday (14 December). The first cohort of the Bachelor of Nursing (fast-track) degree program, to
A collective vision

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/a-collective-vision

13 Sep 2023: The University of Tasmania cares for more than 100,000 items of artistic, cultural, and scientific significance, and a new web portal is the first step in making this amazing collection visible to the world. Our Arts and Cultural Collections include
School holidays a window for learning for Children's University…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/school-holidays-a-window-for-learning-for-childrens-university-students

21 Jul 2023: A school holiday program for Children's University Tasmania families was drawing to a close at the School of Creative Arts and Media - Media School, University of Tasmania, when words that felt like music to our ears, if not our soul, were uttered
University enters intervarsity competition for the first time

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/university-enters-intervarsity-competition-for-the-first-time

12 Dec 2022: The University of Tasmania has been included in the University Basketball League (UBL) from 2023, which means current and future students will have the chance to play an intervarsity level competition. The University’s Sport Operations Manager
AI could take your job, but it can also help you score a new one with …

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/ai-could-take-your-job,-but-it-can-also-help-you-score-a-new-one-with-these-simple-tips

14 Mar 2023: It was once thought physical labour jobs would be the most at risk from the rise of artificial intelligence. But recent advances suggest we can expect disruption across a vast range of sectors, including knowledge-based industries. We certainly need
Placing Indigenous knowledge and culture at the heart of the…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/placing-indigenous-knowledge-and-culture-at-the-heart-of-the-university

13 Jan 2023: The core philosophy of Associate Professor Sadie Heckenberg’s approach to Indigenous engagement at university is simple: nothing about us without us. Joining the University in 2023 as Academic Director, Aboriginal Engagement, Sadie, a Wiradjuri
International consortium honours work across Indigenous education

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/international-consortium-honours-work-across-indigenous-education

9 Mar 2023: Associate Professor Clair Andersen, who has spent a lifetime promoting education opportunities for Australia’s First Nations people, has been recognised for those efforts on an international stage. She has been inducted to the World Indigenous
Daniel Edwards' (BEd 2013) Infectious STEM teaching fires a new…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/infectious-stem-teaching-fires-a-new-generation-of-learners

14 Jul 2023: Daniel Edwards (BEd 2013) is passionate about STEM (Science Technology and Engineering and Maths) and it’s infectious. At his North-West primary school, Montello, in Burnie, 60 students attend an afterschool club called Code Club – where they
A rising tide lifts all boats

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10 May 2023: For Dr Ian and Jill Wilson, university scholarships paved the way to greater opportunities, opportunities they are now keen to share with a new generation of Tasmanian students. To this end, the couple have provided an endowment of $1 million which
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
Community activities grow at Inveresk

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/community-activities-grow-at-inveresk

9 Aug 2022: The new community garden and Esk activity space at Inveresk have been designed to spark curiosity, foster a love for learning and encourage active, healthy lifestyles. Visitors can now discover and learn about the cycles of growing and harvesting
University Alumni Award winners making a difference at home and on…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/university-alumni-award-winners-making-a-difference-at-home-and-on-the-world-stage

11 Nov 2022: From influential careers in psychology, diplomacy and policing, to on-the-ground humanitarian work in Ukraine, this year’s University of Tasmania Alumni Award winners are using education and leadership to empower others. The four recipients of the
Nostalgia must not stand in the way of progress

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/nostalgia-must-not-stand-in-the-way-of-progress

18 Oct 2022: I was the Chancellor of the University of Tasmania in April 2019 when we made the decision to consolidate our campus in the heart of Hobart. It was the right decision. That was true then and it is true now. There was no question that it was time to
Fulbright scholars take Tasmanian know-how to the US

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/fulbright-scholars-take-tasmanian-know-how-to-the-us

1 Mar 2023: Remote wilderness management, 'lab-on-a-chip' portable analytical chemistry developments and technology law are on the research agenda for some of Tasmania’s most outstanding scholars. Three University of Tasmania researchers and alumni have been
Alumni set to travel the world on Churchill Fellowships

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/alumni-set-to-travel-the-world-on-churchill-fellowships

11 Oct 2023: Ten University of Tasmania alumni have received 2023 Churchill Fellowships. The fellowships offer Australia’s best and brightest minds the opportunity to travel the world from four to eight weeks to learn more about a topic or issue that they are
Dr Zakiya Leeming, BCA(Hons) 2005

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/zakiya-leeming

13 Sep 2023: The sounds of science There’s art and there’s science, but the magic that happens when the two work together is another thing altogether. In Zakiya Leeming’s current project the beauty of chamber opera pays homage to the development of the
Students battle it out in the 2024 Science and Engineering Challenge

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/students-battle-it-out-in-the-2024-science-and-engineering-challenge

16 May 2024: Students battle it out in the 2024 Science and Engineering Challenge The annual Science and Engineering challenge kicked off Wednesday, 15 May with 1303 Tasmanian students from 47 high schools participating throughout Tasmania. Throughout the
University celebrates International Women's Day

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/university-celebrates-international-womens-day

6 Mar 2023: This International Women’s Day (Wednesday 8 March), the University of Tasmania will champion Empower Hour. The University will be raising funds for Dress for Success, an organisation that empowers women to achieve economic independence by
Major history book prize winner highlights importance of women in…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/major-history-book-prize-winner-highlights-importance-of-women-in-tasmanian-history

8 Aug 2022: Dr Alexander speaks on what inspired The Waking Dream of Art: Patricia Giles, Painter. A biography of a leading, but overlooked, female Tasmanian contemporary artist is the winner of one of Australia’s most significant history book awards. The
Speculative fiction author Eugen Bacon to be 2024 Hedberg…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/speculative-fiction-author-eugen-bacon-to-be-2024-hedberg-writer-in-residence

23 May 2024: Award-winning African Australian speculative fiction author Eugen Bacon will be the 2024 Hedberg Writer-in-Residence. Eugen has been awarded the $30,000 residency, which consists of a three-month stint in Hobart writing, working with students and
Hive mind at work in new learning destination

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/Hive-mind-at-work-in-Ulverstone

2 May 2024: Over the past few months, the Underwood Centre's Limitless Learning team has facilitated ten intergenerational workshops with local students and families at Hive Tasmania. This has led to the creation of educational resources by kids, for kids, that
Human rights laws recommended for Tasmania

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/human-rights-laws-recommended-for-tasmania

30 Apr 2024: Tasmania should enact laws that better protect human rights, a new research paper from the Tasmania Law Reform Institute (TLRI) has recommended. A Charter of Human Rights or a Human Rights Act should be adopted and an independent Human Rights
John Clark AM

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/john-clark-am

9 Mar 2023: BA Hons 1954, MA 1956, honoris causa 2003John Clark AM, Director of Australia’s National Institute for Dramatic Art (NIDA) for four decades, has an eye for talent. An eye too for story and for teaching. A firm believer in practicing what you preach,
Antarctic science and art meet for Tasmanian premiere of…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/antarctic-science-and-art-meet-for-tasmanian-premiere-of-groundbreaking-opera

4 Apr 2024: A unique collaboration between the arts and sciences at the University of Tasmania will be realised with the Tasmanian premiere of the groundbreaking opera ANTARCTICA this month. ANTARCTICA in concert will represent the culmination of work begun
Lids4Kids to find a new Tasmanian home at The Makers

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/lids4kids-to-find-a-new-tasmanian-home-at-the-makers

7 May 2024: After a three-year hiatus, the Lids4Kids recycling initiative is returning to the state with the help of the University of Tasmania’s Tech Solutions Hub. Founded in 2019 by Canberra-based full-time Dad Tim Miller, the grass-roots project has since
Alumnus reveals warming tundra's carbon emissions

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/alumnus-reveals-warming-tundras-carbon-emissions

9 May 2024: The importance of Arctic or alpine treeless expanses – the tundra – in terms of carbon emissions made international news last month. One of the international scientists involved in the 25-years-in-the-making study is Mark Hovenden, Professor of
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
Alumni recognised in 2023 King's Birthday Honours

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/alumni-recognised-in-2023-kings-birthday-honours

16 Jun 2023: 2023 is an extraordinary year for the University of Tasmania alumni community, with twenty-two of its members represented in the King’s Birthday Honours list. We are proud of the achievements of these alumni and congratulate the following 2023