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Discover the leafy laneway retreat in Hobart’s CBD

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8 Jul 2024: In the heart of Hobart’s Midtown precinct is a leafy laneway lined with foliage and furniture that students, staff and the community can discover. Established by the University of Tasmania in February 2017, Fernery Lane is part of the Hobart
Find where you’re meant to be

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15 May 2024: Bachelor of Arts student Reuben Yakubu had always been interested in both science and theatre. However, it wasn't until he was in year seven that he really focused on his passion for theatre, which would eventually lead him to his major in Theatre
Boost to creativity with Island Magazine partnership

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21 Jun 2024: The University of Tasmania and Island Magazine have teamed up in a new partnership that aims to boost opportunities for students and local creatives. The two organisations have come together to collaborate on student workshops and internships,
Wildlife scientist David Hamilton selected for ABC Top 5 media…

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5 Jul 2024: Dr David Hamilton has been recognised as one of Australia’s top emerging academic communicators after being named as one of ABC’s Top 5 researchers for 2024 in the Science category. Each year, the residency puts out a call to Australia's higher
Honours graduate takes out national award for black hole research

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28 Jun 2024: The University of Tasmania is extending a huge congratulations to Honours graduate Sophie Young who has received the Astronomical Society of Australia’s 2024 Bart Bok Prize. This prestigious award recognises outstanding research by an Honours or
Fulbright scholars awarded for US study

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14 Feb 2024: Three academics and alumni from the University of Tasmania have been recognised with prestigious Fulbright Scholarships. In areas across climate change communication, artificial intelligence in medicine and contemporary voice, the researchers will be
The dawn of the Antarctic ice sheets

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8 Jul 2024: Scientists have achieved a world first, combining unique geological samples from the seafloor with sophisticated modelling to reveal the origins of the Antarctic ice sheet. Global warming is affecting today’s Antarctic ice sheet. The ‘eternal’
Applications open for Hedberg Writer-in-Residence

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3 Feb 2023: Applications are open for a unique $30,000 writing residency based at the University of Tasmania. The Hedberg Writer-in-Residence program, now in its third year, allows an established Australian author to live and work in Tasmania for three
Spotlight on Dr Tamara Wood, Senior Lecturer in Law

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23 Feb 2024: What inspires you about teaching and interacting with students in Law?Law students are society’s future change makers. Many of our students come into their Law degree with a vision for a better world and, all going well, they leave it with a set
Author Gail Jones wins three-month Hedberg writing residency

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18 Jan 2022: The Hedberg Writer in Residence is decided through a nationally competitive application process open to all established Australian writers. As the recipient, Jones will develop a major new work, deliver classes to writing students from the
Internship helped Imogen put her theory into practice

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3 Jul 2024: Imogen McMullen is still deciding exactly what career path she wants to pursue after finishing her degree but she’s confident she will be prepared for whatever it is. Currently in the final semester of her Bachelor of Arts in Hobart, majoring in
Catalyst for curiosity

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14 Jun 2022: Spending much of her childhood on a rural property at Flowerpot in Southern Tasmania, Emmaline Lonergan grew up with a deep appreciation for nature, particularly the marine environment of the nearby D’Entrecasteaux Channel. She says this idyllic
King Island shipwreck the focus for Hedberg Writer-in-Residence

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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
Speculative fiction author Eugen Bacon to be 2024 Hedberg…

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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
From Tasmania’s West Coast to Federal Court Judge

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22 May 2024: The Hon. Justice Penelope Neskovcin (BEc-LLB Hons 1992) was appointed to the Federal Court of Australia on 8 February 2024. She graduated with a Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of Tasmania in 1993. Prior to her
Student-designed Foodies program helps those struggling to access…

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17 Jun 2024: Health sciences’ students are providing their expertise to assist their peers. In collaboration with the University’s Sustainability team, third-year Nutrition Science students designed a UTAS Foodies Program to help students experiencing food
New sim space delivers real-world experience for students

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13 Jun 2024: A new training facility is providing real-world experience for health and medicine students. The new Hobart Simulation Centre, at MSP, is a state-of-the-art training facility which replicates a home environment with a bedroom, living room, kitchen
Double degrees hit the right note

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14 Jun 2022: Emily Swanson and Simon Ramirez are both enrolled in double degrees. The nature of work is changing, with today’s university students likely to have multiple careers over their lifetime. So it makes sense that many students are enrolling in two
Spotlight on Dr Rachel Baird, Senior Lecturer in Law

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22 May 2024: Rachel Baird is an expert in international and Australian environmental law, and sustainability in the corporate sector. Rachel started her career as a military lawyer in the Australian Defence Force before working in private practice in environment
New scholarship for next generation of teachers

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1 Nov 2023: The University has partnered with the Tasmanian Government to help ensure the state has the quality teachers it needs with a new scholarship valued at up to $31,000. The Teach Tasmania Scholarship will be made available to eligible Bachelor of
Telescopic visionary

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24 May 2024: Family camping trips in the wilds of British Columbia were a formative time for entrepreneur and keen astronomer Caisey Harlingten. Lying on his back and gazing up at the night sky, he became captivated by space. “Looking up at the deep, dark,
Spa-like shelters offer hope for frogs battling fatal fungal disease

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28 Jun 2024: An international team of researchers has developed spa-like shelters to help endangered frogs survive chytridiomycosis, a deadly fungal disease that has already wiped out at least six amphibian species in Australia and threatens many more
Alumnus reveals warming tundra's carbon emissions

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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
From classroom to console: students launch PlayStation 5 game

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28 Jun 2024: Students from the University of Tasmania have teamed up with local game development studio Giant Margarita to launch Party Poppers on the PlayStation5. This innovative game, following the success of Party Golf and Party Crashers, showcases the
Balancing sport and study

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13 Feb 2024: Abbey Boutcher discovered her passion for rowing in grade six, enjoying the thrill of competing against other schools, and the camaraderie of her teammates. Over time, rowing became more than just a sport for her: it became a way of life. And when
Australian Antarctic scientists in bid for NASA space mission

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15 May 2024: Two Antarctic scientists in Tasmania are part of an international team selected by NASA to develop a new satellite mission for monitoring the effects of climate and vegetation change. Dr Petra Heil of the Australian Antarctic Division, and Dr Alex
Saving Tassie’s iconic species

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24 May 2024: Tasmanian devils and emerging researchers benefit from long-term donor passion For pharmacist Roger Tall, encountering Tasmanian devils was a regular part of growing up in Orford on the East Coast of Tasmania. “We frequently sighted devils up and
Extreme bushfires increasing in number and intensity

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25 Jun 2024: Extreme bushfires have more than doubled in frequency and intensity over the past two decades, according to a global study from the University of Tasmania. Published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, the research reveals that six of the
"Profound impact," legacy of a $10m multiple sclerosis…

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1 Jul 2024: A world-first stem cell biobank and a groundbreaking clinical trial for brain repair treatment are among the significant advances in multiple sclerosis (MS) research at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania. These
Law students’ national president focusing on regions

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22 May 2024: Lucy Milne (BSc-LLB 2023) has taken the reins of the Australian Law Students’ Association as its national president. With the ALSA Annual Conference heading to Hobart in July, we asked Lucy what motivated her to study Law and what she’s focusing
RAN celebrates new Paramedicine graduates

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22 Mar 2024: In a collaborative effort since 2016, the University of Tasmania has partnered with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to offer a specialised Clinical Managers course tailored for Navy personnel. The program accommodates individuals with diverse
New collaboration aims to improve the lives of people living with…

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21 Feb 2024: A new collaboration between Tasmanian researchers, clinicians and community groups is aiming to improve the lives of people with Parkinson’s disease. The Tasmania Parkinson’s Project includes the development of a registry of people with
Scientists using AI to save the Tasmanian devil

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27 Jun 2024: Scientists at the University of Tasmania are using groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI) technology to tackle the spread of Devil Facial Tumour 2 (DFT2). This innovative project, led by Dr Rodrigo Hamede and Professor Barry Brook at the School
Bronte Legro - 2023 Agricultural Science Awards

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19 Dec 2023: Bronte Legro, of Launceston, has just completed her first year of study in the Bachelor of Agricultural Science and has been recognised as the top of her cohort – not a small achievement while jugging part-time work and study. At the 2023
An evolution of marine research at IMAS Taroona

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4 Jul 2024: Taroona Labs in 1971 (Credit: Ross Winstanley) Marine research laboratories at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies’ (IMAS) Taroona site have played a significant role in the evolution of Tasmania’s fisheries and aquaculture science
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
Researcher's commitment to respiratory medicine honoured

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7 Jun 2024: A Tasmanian researcher has been awarded one of the highest honours for his work in advancing respiratory health in Australia and New Zealand. Dr Sukhwinder Sohal (Romy) was recently recognised as a Fellow of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New
Reflections on life-long learning, career, community and the…

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15 Feb 2024: When John Osborne OAM was doing his honours in chemistry he received some advice from his supervisor Dr Geoffrey Cheesman that would stick with him for life. “The venue for much of my honours work was the outdoors back lane of the department, where
Shortlist announced for one of Australia’s premier history book awards

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4 Jun 2024: The selection committee has announced the shortlist for the 2024 Dick and Joan Green Family Award for Tasmanian History:Robbie Arnott, Limberlost (Text)Set in a vividly captured bygone Tasmania, the third novel by the award-winning author of Flames
PhD candidate receives industry-funded scholarship

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9 May 2024: PhD candidate Ibrahim Ahmad has received an industry-funded scholarship worth $10,000 each year, providing a financial boost while he is researching ways to reduce enteric methane emissions from livestock. The Tim Healey Memorial Scholarship was
Agfest 2024 wrap

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20 May 2024: Agfest 2024 is done and dusted and what a big few days it wasAfter the success of last year’s event the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture’s vegetable growing competition was back and even bigger. This year 12 Tasmanian schools participated in
Joanne Flinn, BEc, LLB 1990

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9 Oct 2023: After completing degrees in economics and law, Joanne launched her career consulting for Accenture in Sydney followed by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) internationally. Joanne is a published author, speaker and strategist who specialises in integrating
Tasmania's best soil judges announced

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11 Jun 2024: The winners of this year’s Tasmanian Soil Judging Competition have been selected and they’re now gearing up to put their skills to the test in a major competition. Agricultural science students at the University of Tasmania recently competed for
Top 5 music festivals in Tassie this summer

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/968-top-5-music-festivals-in-tassie-this-summer

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
Students' skills put to the test in trauma weekend

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28 Mar 2024: Medical students from across Tasmania recently converged for the first time in Launceston for an interactive trauma workshop. One hundred and five final year medical students were be joined by 15 paramedicine students for the two-day course designed
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
Psychology Clinic expansion makes way for new referrals

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9 Jun 2022: The University’s Psychology Clinic is currently taking new referrals with a new Launceston-based clinic to open in July. The University of Tasmania is actively training and graduating more clinical and professional psychologists to help with the
Applications open for Hedberg Writer-in-Residence

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/applications-open-for-hedberg-writer-in-residence

6 Mar 2024: Applications are open for a unique $30,000 writing residency based at the University of Tasmania. The Hedberg Writer-in-Residence program, now in its fourth year, allows an established Australian author to live and work in Tasmania for three
Funding boost for traditional Chinese medicine research hub in…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/funding-boost-for-traditional-chinese-medicine-research-hub-in-tasmania

7 May 2024: The Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) has received additional funding for a research hub that’s examining the prospect of growing traditional Chinese herbs in Tasmania. It presents a huge opportunity for Tasmania to tap into a $130 billion
TIA Dairy Research Facility Field Day 2024

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19 Feb 2024: Transformative virtual fencing technology to be discussed at dairy field dayVirtual fencing technology has the potential to revolutionise the dairy industry, but how much is known about its application in a Tasmanian context?The Tasmanian Institute