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  2. Thumbnail for King Island shipwreck the focus for Hedberg Writer-in-Residence

    King Island shipwreck the focus for Hedberg Writer-in-Residence

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/king-island-shipwreck-the-focus-for-hedberg-writer-in-residence
    9 Jun 2023: Crafting a new novel about a King Island shipwreck survivor will be the focus when award-winning author Michelle Cahill arrives as The Hedberg Writer-in-Residence later this year. Cahill has been awarded the $30,000 residency, which consists of a
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    Doing school differently to support young people to succeed

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/doing-school-differently-to-support-young-people-to-succeed
    4 Jul 2022: Peter Underwood Centre Deputy Director (Research), Professor Kitty te Riele, said the six students from two flexible education programs in Adelaide shared their views about what made school work for them. "These young people may be marginalised in
  4. Thumbnail for ‘We take this for granted’: why the ASEAN-Australia relationship needs a jolt of youthful leadership

    ‘We take this for granted’: why the ASEAN-Australia relationship…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/we-take-this-for-granted-why-the-asean-australia-relationship-needs-a-jolt-of-youthful-leadership
    4 Mar 2024: Professor Nicholas Farrelly has co-authored the report Comprehensive Strategic Partners: ASEAN and Australia after the first 50 years, released for the start of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit. This year marks 50 years since Australia established
  5. Thumbnail for Family history: where do I start?

    Family history: where do I start?

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/family-history-where-do-i-start
    14 Oct 2022: Before you start researching your family history, you should ask yourself one very basic question: what exactly are you looking for?It sounds obvious but, according to University of Tasmania historian and coordinator of Family History program Dr
  6. Thumbnail for How much kids learn studying languages depends on where you live

    How much kids learn studying languages depends on where you live

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/1216-how-much-kids-learn-studying-languages-depends-on-where-you-live
    11 Mar 2022: People learn a second language for many reasons, including work, to better understand the world, an interest in the culture of the language itself, and love. Learning a language has many benefits. For children, it can improve literacy, maths and
  7. Thumbnail for Overcoming barriers in an online learning community

    Overcoming barriers in an online learning community

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/overcoming-barriers-in-an-online-learning-community
    24 Apr 2024: Boosting online learning’s potential to overcome barriers to university study will be the focus of new research in the School of Education. Strategies to better engage students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, will be explored in
  8. Thumbnail for Conversations set out to explore Creative Antarctica

    Conversations set out to explore Creative Antarctica

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/conversations-set-out-to-explore-creative-antarctica
    11 Apr 2024: Australia’s most creative minds on Antarctica are coming together for a free series of conversations over three days at The Hedberg. Growlers, Bergy Bits and Behemoths, a series of four talks and an immersive art installation, will bring together
  9. Thumbnail for Antarctic science and art meet for Tasmanian premiere of groundbreaking opera

    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
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    Parliamentary Library opportunity for health worker researcher

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/parliamentary-library-opportunity-for-health-worker-researcher
    2 Feb 2024: What’s it like for overseas trained workers in the Australian health system? What kind of experience do they have, and do they actually want to stay?Twenty per cent of the Australian registered health workforce has been trained overseas, a figure
  11. Thumbnail for Tourism researcher to chair key industry body

    Tourism researcher to chair key industry body

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/tourism-researcher-to-chair-key-industry-body
    20 Oct 2023: Tourism researcher Anne Hardy has become the first academic, and first woman, to chair influential industry body Destination Southern Tasmania. Associate Professor Hardy, who has been a board member of the organisation for six years, will lead heavy
  12. Thumbnail for How did COVID-19 affect student learning?

    How did COVID-19 affect student learning?

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/how-did-covid-19-affect-student-learning
    26 Sep 2023: Most of us remember where we were at different points in the timeline of COVID-19 lockdowns. One such moment was Monday 30 March 2020, when Tasmanian schools were closed without anyone knowing when they might re-open. Even if you weren’t attending
  13. Thumbnail for Spotlight on Dr Zi Siang See, Lecturer in Innovation Design, Digital Learning and Technology Education

    Spotlight on Dr Zi Siang See, Lecturer in Innovation Design, Digital…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/spotlight-on-dr-zi-siang-see,-lecturer-in-innovation-design,-digital-learning-and-technology-education
    20 Oct 2023: Dr Zi Siang See specialises in the design, use and integration of interactive media, including augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). His research and practice are multidisciplinary, bringing together the fields of education technologies,
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    Learning from a time of crisis

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/learning-from-a-time-of-crisis
    2 Feb 2023: When COVID-19 shut down schools in March 2020, naturally there was enormous concern about the impact of learning from home for Australia's student population. A report prepared at the time by the Peter Underwood Centre for the Federal Education
  15. Thumbnail for Education researcher Carmel Hobbs awarded ABC residency

    Education researcher Carmel Hobbs awarded ABC residency

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/education-researcher-carmel-hobbs-awarded-abc-residency
    7 Jul 2023: Education researcher Carmel Hobbs has been recognised as one of the country’s most promising academic communicators with a sought-after ABC Top 5 residency. Carmel has been selected as one of five Humanities focused researchers to undertake a
  16. Thumbnail for Tasmanian Aboriginal oral traditions among the oldest recorded narratives in the world

    Tasmanian Aboriginal oral traditions among the oldest recorded…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/tasmanian-aboriginal-oral-traditions-among-the-oldest-recorded-narratives-in-the-world
    14 Aug 2023: New research published in the Journal of Archaeological Science indicates Palawa (Tasmanian Aboriginal) stories recall geological and astronomical events that occurred 12,000 years ago, placing them among the oldest recorded oral traditions in the
  17. Thumbnail for Giants of virtual reality walk the North West

    Giants of virtual reality walk the North West

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/giants-of-virtual-reality-walk-the-north-west
    26 Jun 2023: A giant’s perspective of a North West landmark will be among the experiences when the University partners with the Sensing Table Cape project later this month. Led by digital technology experts from the School of Education, a research team has used
  18. Thumbnail for Research leads to cosplay world championships

    Research leads to cosplay world championships

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/research-leads-to-cosplay-world-championships
    13 Jul 2023: Turning research into action is taking lecturer Emerald L King all the way to the Olympics of cosplay. Humanities academic Emerald and partner Amy King recently won selection to represent Australia at the 2024 World Cosplay Summit Championship in
  19. Thumbnail for Antarctica is the only continent without a permanent human population, but it has inspired a wealth of imaginative literature

    Antarctica is the only continent without a permanent human…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/antarctica-is-the-only-continent-without-a-permanent-human-population,-but-it-has-inspired-a-wealth-of-imaginative-literature
    17 Jan 2024: Elizabeth Leane, Professor of Antarctic StudiesWhen I was working on my book Antarctica in Fiction, friends and colleagues would joke about what an easy task I had taken on. How many writers would choose to set a novel in a continent with no
  20. Thumbnail for Book celebrates and advances the transformative power of education

    Book celebrates and advances the transformative power of education

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/book-celebrates-and-advances-the-transformative-power-of-education
    28 Jul 2020: Harnessing the Transformative Power of Education is being launched online, with an accompanying video, after social distancing measures required an alternative to a traditional in-person event planned for earlier this year. Lead editor and deputy
  21. Thumbnail for Technology has immense potential for extending mental health service capacity across Tasmania

    Technology has immense potential for extending mental health service…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/technology-has-immense-potential-for-extending-mental-health-service-capacity-across-tasmania
    12 Sep 2023: This week is Social Sciences Week, and I will have the privilege of speaking directly with members of the Tasmanian Parliament about mental health in our communities and the potential for digital technologies to shape a more inclusive future for
  22. Thumbnail for 7 red flags your teen might be in an abusive relationship – and 6 signs it’s escalating

    7 red flags your teen might be in an abusive relationship – and 6…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/7-red-flags-your-teen-might-be-in-an-abusive-relationship-and-6-signs-its-escalating
    13 Sep 2023: Australian teens need adults to help them recognise red flags for potentially abusive relationships. Dr Carmel Hobbs, School of Education The Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates 2. 2 million adults have been victims of physical and/or sexual
  23. Thumbnail for Fostering a child's motivation for learning

    Fostering a child's motivation for learning

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/fostering-a-childs-motivation-for-learning
    16 Apr 2020: Peter Underwood Centre research fellow Dr Aishah Bakhtiar said while individuals were in control of their own motivation, it was within the scope of others to design tasks and situations which provided a positive environment for motivation to
  24. Thumbnail for Complexity of motivation highlighted in language learning research

    Complexity of motivation highlighted in language learning research

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/complexity-of-motivation-highlighted-in-language-learning-research
    28 Oct 2022: Dr Mairin Hennebry-Leung of the University of Tasmania School of Education, and co-author Professor Xuesong (Andy) Gao from the University of NSW, explored the complex interplay of diverse factors shaping a learner’s motivation, looking at a range
  25. Thumbnail for Literacy is everybody's business

    Literacy is everybody's business

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/literacy-is-everybodys-business
    8 Sep 2021: Professor te Riele urged Tasmanians to be inspired by International Literacy Day and explore ways they can contribute to creating a literate community. “Literacy is the key that opens so many doors,” she said. "Of course being able to read and
  26. Thumbnail for 3 reasons students choose not to learn a language in high school

    3 reasons students choose not to learn a language in high school

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/1250-3-reasons-students-choose-not-to-learn-a-language-in-high-school
    26 Apr 2022: Fewer students are choosing language electives at school but, contrary to popular perception, it isn’t purely a lack of interest causing the decline. My recent study suggests students want to study a language, but can’t. Language electives
  27. Thumbnail for In her natural environment

    In her natural environment

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/933-in-her-natural-environment
    30 Sep 2019: “The first thing I noticed was the clean air – it felt like I was taking a full breath for the first time in my life. ”That’s how Olivia Hasler describes the first time that she landed in Hobart. But this wasn’t a holiday. Olivia was here
  28. Thumbnail for Education a 'circuit breaker' for children in custody

    Education a 'circuit breaker' for children in custody

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/education-a-circuit-breaker-for-children-in-custody
    15 Jul 2019: The study of incarcerated young people at Parkville and Malmsbury Youth Justice Precincts in Victoria, was undertaken by a team of researchers and experts, including Peter Underwood Centre Deputy Director (Research), Professor Kitty te
  29. Thumbnail for What does trauma informed practice in Tasmanian schools mean?

    What does trauma informed practice in Tasmanian schools mean?

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/what-does-trauma-informed-practice-in-tasmanian-schools-mean
    4 Oct 2022: Footage shared online of school-yard fights is concerning. However, in responding, it is imperative to reflect upon causes of such violence and apply preventative strategies rather than ‘getting tough’. For more than 50 years we have known that
  30. Thumbnail for The multicultural colony: not just convicts

    The multicultural colony: not just convicts

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/the-multicultural-colony-not-just-convicts
    14 Oct 2022: Having convict heritage is considered to be a real badge of honour these days. In fact, we use the term “Australian Royalty” to refer to those with a convict in the family. But this is only one part of the story of colonial Australia. According
  31. Thumbnail for Young Australians vulnerable to impact of learning from home

    Young Australians vulnerable to impact of learning from home

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/young-australians-vulnerable-to-impact-of-learning-from-home
    28 Apr 2020: The report, Learning at home during COVID-19: Effects on vulnerable young Australians, was commissioned by the Federal Education Department and released yesterday. The report estimates 46% of students could suffer adverse effects on their educational
  32. Thumbnail for A Belgian farmer moved a rock and accidentally annexed France

    A Belgian farmer moved a rock and accidentally annexed France

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1135-a-belgian-farmer-moved-a-rock-and-accidentally-annexed-france
    12 May 2021: This week, a farmer in the Belgian town of Erquelinnes caused an international ruckus when he moved a stone standing in his tractor’s path. This stone marked the boundary between Belgium and France. By moving it 2. 29 metres, he expanded Belgium’s
  33. Thumbnail for Scientists, teachers, warriors

    Scientists, teachers, warriors

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/scientists-teachers-warriors
    8 May 2023: Over the course of a long and dynamic academic career, now in its sixth decade, geographer and conservation ecologist Professor Jamie Kirkpatrick has focused increasingly on changes to the natural world from human – usually economic –
  34. Thumbnail for New resource on the influence of early childhood development

    New resource on the influence of early childhood development

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/new-resource-on-the-influence-of-early-childhood-development
    9 Sep 2019: Deputy Director Dr Becky Shelley said the fact sheet Early Childhood Development, harnessed the best research from Australia and other parts of the world. "There is broad acceptance that the early years play an integral role in future learning and
  35. Thumbnail for Ensuring all young Tasmanians have the literacy needed to flourish

    Ensuring all young Tasmanians have the literacy needed to flourish

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/five-secrets-to-literacy-success
    14 Sep 2020: Everyone needs literacy because language is central to the way we communicate with each other. It is essential not only for learning in school, but also for supporting a successful life outside of school. The best evidence for teaching literacy –
  36. Thumbnail for Doing school differently offers a second chance for young people

    Doing school differently offers a second chance for young people

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/a-second-chance-for-young-people
    6 Jul 2018: Peter Underwood Centre deputy director, Professor Kitty te Riele, is a co-organiser of the biennial conference, Doing School Differently, which had its genesis in her 2014 report Putting the jigsaw together: Flexible Learning Programs in
  37. Thumbnail for The legacy of Lake Pedder: how the world’s first Green Party was born

    The legacy of Lake Pedder: how the world’s first Green Party was born

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/1219-the-legacy-of-lake-pedder-how-the-worlds-first-green-party-was-born
    22 Mar 2022: A photo of Lake Pedder before it flooded. Stefan Karpiniec. Fifty years ago this week, the world’s first “green” political party was born in Tasmania after the state government purposefully flooded the magnificent Lake Pedder. The flooding made
  38. Thumbnail for Supporting young parents to access education

    Supporting young parents to access education

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/supporting-young-parents-to-access-education
    2 Jul 2021: "We love the Peter Underwood Centre's words transformation through education', because it is very important to Brave we realise the boundless potential of all the young people we work with, so they can create hopes, dreams and happy, healthy families
  39. Thumbnail for New research finds widespread violence against Australian mosques

    New research finds widespread violence against Australian mosques

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1119-new-research-finds-widespread-violence-against-australian-mosques
    19 Mar 2021: The horrendous mass murders in New Zealand on March 15 2019 had a strong link with Australia. The New Zealand royal commission into the attacks found the Australian perpetrator had long subscribed to violent right-wing Islamophobia and had taken
  40. Thumbnail for How early Australian settlers drew maps to erase Indigenous people

    How early Australian settlers drew maps to erase Indigenous people

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1138-how-early-australian-settlers-drew-maps-to-erase-indigenous-people
    31 May 2021: The new Netflix series Shadow and Bone opens with cartographer Alina Starkov crammed into the back of a rumbling wagon, sketching a war-torn landscape. A flashback to her childhood in an orphanage shows her looking at a map of a conflict zone. A
  41. Thumbnail for How Indigenous knowledge can be embedded into the curriculum

    How Indigenous knowledge can be embedded into the curriculum

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1071-how-indigenous-knowledge-can-be-embedded-into-the-curriculum
    15 Oct 2020: By Maggie Walter, Pro Vice Chancellor (Aboriginal Research and Leadership) and Distinguished Professor of Sociology, and Michael A. Guerzoni, Indigenous Higher Education Curricula Officer, Office of the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Aboriginal LeadershipWe
  42. Thumbnail for Will the Najib Razak verdict be a watershed moment for Malaysia?

    Will the Najib Razak verdict be a watershed moment for Malaysia?

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1040-will-the-najib-razak-verdict-be-a-watershed-moment-for-malaysia
    30 Jul 2020: By Professor James ChinMalaysians are rejoicing the news this week that former Prime Minister Najib Razak has been found guilty on seven charges related to corruption and abuse of power, and sentenced to 12 years in prison. Many people want to see
  43. Thumbnail for White continent, white blokes: shedding Antarctica's exclusionary past

    White continent, white blokes: shedding Antarctica's exclusionary …

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1113-white-continent-white-blokes-shedding-antarcticas-exclusionary-past
    11 Feb 2021: This article was originally published in The Conversation as White continent, white blokes: why Antarctic research needs to shed its exclusionary past. The icy continent has historically been a place for men. First “discovered” in 1820,
  44. Thumbnail for Is it time for a Green New Deal in Australia?

    Is it time for a Green New Deal in Australia?

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1074-is-it-time-for-a-green-new-deal-in-australia
    20 Oct 2020: By Kate Crowley, Associate Professor, Public and Environmental PolicyAfter the 2008 global financial crisis, Green New Deals were proposed in various countries as a way to pick up the pieces of the economy. The general idea is to create jobs while
  45. Thumbnail for Leigh Sales showed us the abuse women cop online

    Leigh Sales showed us the abuse women cop online

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1042-leigh-sales-showed-us-the-abuse-women-cop-online
    31 Jul 2020: By Dr Louise Richardson-Self, Lecturer in Philosophy & Gender Studies, University of TasmaniaAnother day, another woman being called a “whore” — and worse — on Twitter. In the wake of her recent interview with Prime Minister Scott Morrison,
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    ‘The workload was intense’

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1060-the-workload-was-intense
    22 Sep 2020: By Tracey Muir, Associate Professor in Mathematics Education; Carol Murphy; David Hicks, Lecturer in Cultural Awareness - Aboriginal Studies, and Kim Beasy, Lecturer in Curriculum and Pedagogy (Equity and Diversity)Parents and carers were
  47. Thumbnail for The enduring myth of the hunter-gatherer

    The enduring myth of the hunter-gatherer

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1043-the-enduring-myth-of-the-hunter-gatherer
    3 Aug 2020: By Robyn Moore, School of Social SciencesIn his book Dark Emu, Bruce Pascoe writes that settler Australians wilfully misunderstood, hid and destroyed evidence of Aboriginal Australians’ farming practices. My analysis of secondary school textbooks
  48. Thumbnail for Why QAnon is attracting so many followers in Australia

    Why QAnon is attracting so many followers in Australia

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1050-why-qanon-is-attracting-so-many-followers-in-australia
    24 Aug 2020: By Kaz Ross, Lecturer in Humanities (Asian Studies), University of TasmaniaOn September 5, a coalition of online groups are planning an Australia-wide action called the “Day of Freedom”. The organisers claim hundreds of thousands will join them

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