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Empowered to improve the lives of others

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22 Nov 2023: Nicole McKillop had a dream of becoming a zoologist. She loved animals and wanted to dedicate her life to studying and protecting them. I grew up around animals. I grew up riding horses, owning rabbits. When I ride a horse my vision impairment is not
Environmental change from a life of change

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6 Nov 2020: It’s hard to say which one event inspired Ashley Fourie’s passion for change. Maybe it was growing up in beautiful Zimbabwe, a country known for its stunning landscape and wildlife. Or maybe it was learning to travel between Australia
Breath of life for respiratory research

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19 Dec 2018: Acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome claim more than 3000 Australian lives each year and have mortality rates of approximately 30 per cent. Help is potentially at hand through mechanical ventilation, but the barrier to this
School holidays a window for learning for Children's University…

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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
Literary Fellowship provides opportunity to become role model

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21 Dec 2022: Jen Evans is hoping her recent literary success helps to path the way for her to become a role model for Queer and Aboriginal writers. Dr Evans, who is currently Aboriginal Research Fellow at the College of Health and Medicine, recently received the
Parliamentary Library opportunity for health worker researcher

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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
Risk environments put to the test in new MND research

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28 Nov 2022: A team of Tasmanian researchers will lead a new study into how interactions between an individual’s genetics and the environment in which they live contribute to motor neurone disease (MND). Associate Professor Tony Cook, from the University of
Scholarship helping Naarah to master her theatrical arts in London

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28 Jul 2023: Bachelor of Music graduate Naarah Barnes is heading to London to study her Master of Arts (Musical Theatre), thanks to a scholarship specifically for First Nations scholars. Gija woman Naarah graduated from the University of Tasmania in 2019 with a
10 ways to level up your nursing career

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25 May 2022: Image: Inside the Nursing simulation lab, Cradle Coast Campus at West Park. The beauty of a nursing career is that the opportunities are amazingly varied and you can take your career in all kinds of directions. And if you’ve been in the workforce
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
Sustainability major will help create a better future

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20 Feb 2023: In line with its commitment to a sustainable future for Tasmania, the University has now made a major in Sustainability easily accessible and visible for students across the University. Students in almost all Bachelor’s degrees that have an
New DREAM project to help improve respite care for people living with …

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14 Aug 2023: A Tasmanian-led national training program designed to improve respite care for people living with dementia has received $8 million in federal funding. The University of Tasmania’s Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre was awarded the
Children's University art in residence at Government House

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11 Aug 2023: The Ballroom at Government House is doubling as an art gallery to display the amazing talent of Children's University Tasmania students. Government House, in collaboration with the Peter Underwood Centre, at the University of Tasmania, launched an
Researchers to test potential of drug in fight against MND

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15 Sep 2019: There could be new hope in the fight against motor neurone disease (MND). The potential of a drug to assist in protecting nerve cells from degeneration which occurs in motor neuron disease, will begin pre-clinical testing after Tasmanian researchers
University Preparation Program a Second Chance at Success

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6 Apr 2022: For University of Tasmania alumna and Registered Nurse Georgia Barwick, the University Preparation Program (UPP) was a second chance at education and the key to her dream career. After dropping out of College, Georgia worked as a pharmacy assistant
Medical students put skills to the test during CareFlight's…

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13 Oct 2022: Medical and paramedicine students from the University of Tasmania were put through their paces recently when they took part in CareFlight’s two-day pre-hospital workshop. Designed specifically for students, the workshop featured simulation-based
Community input sought for rural health training site

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10 Jul 2023: The University of Tasmania is working with the Devonport City Council to establish a new rural health training site in the community. The proposed site will be designed to support community health access and improvement by introducing a preventative
Medical health training goes to the extremes

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17 Oct 2022: A group of health professionals will go to the extremes this week in the pursuit of medical training. From adventure racing and cave climbing to learning the mechanics of wingsuits in BASE jumping, nurses, medical practitioners and paramedics from
Dementia research projects receive local funding

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24 Aug 2022: Seven new dementia research projects, from how comedy can help promote brain health to establishing a dementia risk profile in Afghan refugees and asylum seekers in Tasmania, has received local funding. Over $20,000 was raised during the Wicking
Creative arts students take pop-up to TMAG

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11 Jul 2023: Creative Arts students have had the chance to perform as artists and curators with a speedy pop-up exhibition at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. Student artists had just two hours to install their show Low Expectations before the public arrived
Multiple sclerosis rising and accelerating in Australia new data shows

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15 Feb 2023: The number of Australians living with multiple sclerosis (MS) is increasing at a significant and accelerating rate. The latest data showed that 33,335 Australians were living with MS in 2021, an increase of 30% (7,728) over the four years since the
New study to find best approaches to support mental health of…

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13 Oct 2023: New research into the best approaches to support the mental health of children with language difficulties has received almost $1 million in federal funding. University of Tasmania speech pathology researchers Professor Anne Whitworth and Dr Sam
Groundbreaking medical research from Tasmania to the world

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11 Apr 2024: Professor Tim Walsh, a world-leader in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR), says Tasmania helped to shape his career and world view. Professor Walsh was the University of Tasmania’s Distinguished Alumni Award winner for 2023 and
Community welcome for future doctors training on North West Coast

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3 Feb 2023: The University of Tasmania’s Rural Clinical School (RCS) hosted a community event at Cradle Coast Campus in Burnie to mark the arrival of the new Year 4 and Year 5 students. The event showcased the advantages of living, working and studying on the
Alumnus to represent Australia at international music festival

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21 Jul 2023: Alumni composer Angus Davison has been selected to represent Australia at a prestigious international contemporary music showcase. Music graduate Angus’ piece Nigel will be presented at the International Society for Contemporary Music’s World New
New study aims to improve patient care in state's EDs through…

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25 Nov 2022: New research into how clinical pathways for acute care in Tasmanian emergency departments can help improve patient care is underway. Dr Viet Tran, from the University’s Tasmanian School of Medicine, is leading a multi-disciplinary study that aims
Top 5 music festivals in Tassie this summer

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5 Dec 2019: 1. Mona Foma, 11th- 20th Jan. Launceston (City and surrounds)Mona Foma brings the neon glittery weirdness to Launceston over two weeks in January, with 400 artists across 25 venues, and truly takes over the city. Expect the truly bizarre at Mona
Wicking Dementia Centre develops training to help upskill…

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14 Mar 2023: The Australian Government has provided $2. 5 million to Tasmanian educators to develop two online learning packages for aged care workers to support them to deliver quality care in contemporary aged care settings. The University of Tasmania’s
Brain's 'garbage disposal units' could impact on…

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30 Aug 2023: New research looking at whether the brain’s “garbage disposal units” - microglia - play an active role in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease has received a funding boost. Research into Alzheimer’s disease has focused on amyloid beta
New technology furthers cancer research

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7 Sep 2020: New technology crucial to supporting vital research into cancers has been secured by the University of Tasmania, thanks to the generosity of two bequests by Tasmanian women. The Cytek Aurora flow cytometer allows Tasmanian scientists to more than
Literacy symposium to encourage Tasmanian solutions

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28 Aug 2023: Researchers, policy-makers and community representatives will come together on a mission to improve the state’s literacy levels at the University of Tasmania this week. Early years literacy will be the focus of the two-day Cuthill Family Foundation
Devilish cancer cell identified

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6 Aug 2019: Researchers have identified the cell of origin of Devil Facial Tumour 2 (DFT2), the second transmissible cancer that was first observed in Tasmanian devils from the Channel area in south-east Tasmania in 2014. The research was performed by
Learn how to live with fire

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11 Dec 2023: A free, online short course that explores the unpredictability of bushfires and how we live with them is teaching the community how to adapt in a changing climate. Dr Penelope Jones, who developed the short course, said this was a great opportunity
With scholarship support, the sky is the limit

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4 Apr 2023: Neve Clippingdale was only two years old when she first saw a jellyfish dance. Eyes pressed against the glass, the toddler from the North-West Coast of Tasmania was mesmerised by the strange pulsating blob inside the aquarium. A curiosity about the
Helping premature babies breathe

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19 Nov 2018: Hundreds of hospitals around the world are using a gentle intervention developed at the University of Tasmania to save the lives of premature babies by helping them breathe. The treatment, known as ‘minimally-invasive surfactant therapy (MIST)’,
Music students’ hands-on class with Berlin Philharmonic master

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31 Aug 2023: Music students have taken a masterclass with internationally renowned horn player Stefan Dohr from the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Five horn players studying at the University joined the special class with Mr Dohr, who was in the state to perform
New School of Paramedicine responds to industry training needs

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13 Dec 2022: The University of Tasmania will establish Australia’s first School of Paramedicine in 2023, responding to health workforce training needs across Tasmania and New South Wales. The expanding role and scope of paramedicine within the Australian
Devilish problem closer to being solved

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9 Mar 2017: An international study involving multiple institutions over six years has shown that immunotherapy can cure Tasmanian devils of the deadly devil facial tumour disease (DFTD). The research was led by the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute
Students help athlete gain competitive edge for international…

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13 Oct 2022: Exercise and sport science students have helped third year health and physical education student Ava Wheatley gain a competitive edge in preparation for a major international ironman championship. In the lead up to participating in the 2022 Kona
For art's sake

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11 Apr 2022: Linda Crispin has a very large shed in her backyard. She has equally big plans for it, and her Diploma of Creative Arts and Health will help her make those ideas a reality. Linda graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting) in 2017 and said
Research project to deliver world-first data on impacts of chest…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/research-project-to-deliver-world-first-data-on-impacts-of-chest-infections-post-surgery

25 Nov 2022: New research which will deliver world-first data on the impacts of chest infections after major survey, for both patients and hospitals, has been funded through an NHMRC Investigator Grant. Ianthe Boden, physiotherapist and senior lecturer at the
Law Week talks tackle human rights, social change and (de)extinction

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/law-week-talks-tackle-human-rights,-social-change-and-deextinction

3 May 2023: The University will host talks on some of our most important legal issues, as well as an opening address from Tasmania’s Chief Justice when Law Week kicks off later this month. The Hon Alan Blow AO will officially launch Law Week Tasmania 2023 at
Renowned Composer encourages students to explore new directions

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28 Oct 2022: Composer Mary Finsterer’s record of accomplishments in the music world is considerable. She is recognised as one of Australia’s finest composers, having received awards for her music in Europe, Britain, USA and Canada and her repertoire covers
The eyes have it...

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12 Jun 2017: Writing, reading, pouring a cup of coffee– all tasks that seem inconsequential until our sight is at risk. At least one in seven Australians have a genetic disposition to developing blinding eye disease, but the University of Tasmania’s research
International placement provided invaluable lessons

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20 Dec 2023: Final-year paramedicine student Murphy Knowles’ international clinical placement provided invaluable lessons beyond a classroom. “In the heart of Nepal, during our three-week Clinical Adventurer program, I came to appreciate the profound
Understanding the car in our heads

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16 Jul 2018: Many people with motor neurone disease will die within a few short years of being diagnosed. Professor Tracey Dickson, Associate Dean for Research at the College of Health and Medicine and a researcher in the Menzies Institute for Medical Research,
Community involvement is essential for improved healthcare

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18 Oct 2022: How can health consumers achieve a higher level of patient care for themselves and their loved ones?Understanding how to work with healthcare workers at all levels to advocate for the best possible healthcare outcomes is key to achieving that
Creative Writing program at home in City of Literature

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13 Nov 2023: Hobart’s emergence as a literary hotspot has long been sustained by the talents of students, staff and alumni from the University. Now it is set to benefit more, with the newly named UNESCO City of Literature to be supported by the College of Arts,
Research will investigate how we make our air safer for everyone

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3 Sep 2022: In recognition of its world class expertise in environmental health, the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute for Medical Research has received $2. 5 million from the National Health and Medical Research Council to establish a Centre for Safe
Moira Finch, Prof Honours (Leadership HHS) 2021

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9 Oct 2023: “People caring for people” is a mission statement that rings true for Moira Finch, who this year took up her dream job as CEO of Port Macquarie Private Hospital, a service she is passionate about. Moira was appointed to the top job having worked