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A campus that’s heaven on earth

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/947-a-campus-thats-heaven-on-earth

14 Oct 2019: For Sri Lankan student Shanel Sun, Tasmania has everything she needs to have an awesome student life. In fact, she says Tassie is “heaven on earth”. “I’m undertaking my Master of Finance, specialising in Data Management at the University of
The world’s most beautiful classroom

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/302-the-worlds-most-beautiful-classroom

7 Jun 2017: We know a great education is about more than libraries and lecture theatres. At the University of Tasmania, our students live and study in one of the world’s most beautiful places. Rachel Chong, who is studying her Masters of Business Administration
Haruhi’s scientific evolution

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/haruhis-scientific-evolution

16 Sep 2022: The distinguished reputation of the University of Tasmania’s Bachelor of Marine and Antarctic Science degree was what lured Haruhi Wabiko to move to Hobart from Japan. The beautiful wilderness and a job working with the Parks and Wildlife Service
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
Robbie Arnott’s Limberlost wins prestigious $25,000 history writing…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/robbie-arnotts-limberlost-wins-prestigious-$25,000-history-writing-award

5 Aug 2024: University of Tasmania alumnus and inaugural Hedberg Writer-in-Residence Robbie Arnott has been awarded one of Australia’s most significant history-writing prizes for his much-loved novel Limberlost. Mr Arnott’s third novel, written during his
Boost to creativity with Island Magazine partnership

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/boost-to-creativity-with-island-magazine-partnership

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,
Taking Tassie tourism online

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/191-taking-tassie-tourism-online

14 Nov 2016: A love of tourism, Tassie, and people made Marketing Management student Mark Acheson the perfect person to give a popular outdoors brand an online boost. Mark holds a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Journalism, and worked in journalism for two years
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
Warm currents in deep-sea canyons contributing to Antarctic ice melt…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/warm-currents-in-deep-sea-canyons-contributing-to-antarctic-ice-melt-as-global-temperatures-rise

29 Jul 2024: Deep-sea canyons provide a pathway connecting warmer, deep ocean waters to the Antarctic Ice Sheet, allowing heat exchange that could accelerate glacial melting and rising sea levels. Evidence of long term currents bringing ocean heat to toward the
No stranger to exploration

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/no-stranger-to-exploration

24 Oct 2023: Debby Ng left her home in Singapore to pursue her dream of studying conservation and environmental science in Tasmania, Australia. She chose the University of Tasmania because it offered her the opportunity to work on real-world projects that made a
From internship to employment success

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/from-internship-to-employment-success

13 Sep 2023: Breanna Franklin, a Bachelor of Business student always knew she had a passion for marketing and human resource management. But her path to success wasn't always straightforward. "I was working in a pharmacy, got offered full time there at the end of
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
Honours graduate takes out national award for black hole research

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/honours-graduate-takes-out-national-award-for-black-hole-research

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
Going deeper for healthy offshore reefs in Storm Bay

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/going-deeper-for-healthy-offshore-reefs-in-storm-bay

25 Jul 2024: Scientists have used high-tech underwater robots to take a closer look at the deep offshore reefs on the east coast of Bruny Island in Tasmania – and have revealed the seabed biodiversity there for the first time. In a new study, researchers at the
Find passion that's contagious

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/find-passion-thats-contagious

29 Apr 2024: Amelia Whitman's interest in the ocean and marine life began in childhood, and gradually morphed from an artistic approach into a scientific one. Currently a Marine and Antarctic Science student at the University of Tasmania, Amelia grew up in Sydney,
Partnering with industry to enhance the future of sustainable business

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/partnering-with-industry-to-enhance-the-future-of-sustainable-business

16 Feb 2024: The University of Tasmania has partnered with Sumday, an innovative Tasmanian-based carbon accounting platform, to enhance its sustainability-focused courses and increase the state's access to sustainable business education. The Executive Dean of the
Aurora Australis in a nutshell

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/aurora-australis-in-a-nutshell

27 Jun 2023: As the gateway to the world’s southernmost wilds, Tasmania’s unique location and thriving scientific community attract students and researchers from every corner of our blue-green planet. Studying in Tasmania also gives you a front-row seat to
Find a faster path

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/find-a-faster-path

15 May 2024: Business student Annabel Lauder’s plan to follow a career path into marketing started forming when she was 12 years old. “I was always interested in studying marketing and advertising, and so the Bachelor of Business was the avenue to do that,”
Going back to the Beagle for marine park health check

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/going-back-to-the-beagle-for-marine-park-health-check

6 Aug 2024: Scientists are heading out with underwater robots to re-survey the coarse sands, sponge-covered reefs and mysterious gatherings of sharks at the Beagle Marine Park in Bass Strait. The two-week voyage on marine research vessel (MRV) Ngerin left from
As ocean surfaces acidify, a deep-sea acidic zone is expanding:…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/as-ocean-surfaces-acidify,-a-deep-sea-acidic-zone-is-expanding-marine-habitats-are-being-squeezed

16 Jul 2024: In the deepest parts of the ocean, below 4,000 metres, the combination of high pressure and low temperature creates conditions that dissolve calcium carbonate, the material marine animals use to make their shells. This zone is known as the carbonate
Climate Accounting is the future for a low-carbon economy

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/climate-accounting-is-the-future-for-a-low-carbon-economy

26 Jun 2024: Accounting isn’t just about money these days. Businesses are increasingly needing to keep track of their emissions, waste, and other environmental factors as well. And with demand for “Climate Accountants” on the rise, accounting students like
Postgraduate nursing for knowledge and networking

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/postgraduate-nursing-for-knowledge-and-networking

24 Jul 2024: Nursing students have a reputation for forming incredibly close bonds during their time studying. Graduation ceremonies are routinely punctuated by joyous whooping and cheering from the graduands as individuals cross the stage. Adelaide nurse Claire
The world’s your oyster with a degree in business

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/the-worlds-your-oyster-with-a-degree-in-business

27 Mar 2024: What started as work experience for some of the best and brightest final-year business students turned into a real-world marketing opportunity for combined Bachelor of Business and Laws student Darcy Heffernan. Drawing on his studies and experiences
University of Tasmania graduate named 2023 Accounting Student of the…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/university-of-tasmania-graduate-named-2023-accounting-student-of-the-year

22 Aug 2023: When University of Tasmania graduate Aloka Sathyangi Senadeera received the national 2023 Accounting Student of the Year award, it marked the culmination of years of dedication to her studies and to Tasmania. The Accountants Daily Accounting Student
Internship helped Imogen put her theory into practice

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/internship-helped-imogen-put-her-theory-into-practice

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
Passion for living sustainably led Jess to study a Bachelor of Science

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/passion-for-living-sustainably-led-jess-to-study-a-bachelor-of-science

17 Oct 2022: Struggling with undiagnosed Crohn’s disease as a child, Jess Nesbit’s schooling in Smithton was quite disrupted, especially during high school, as she dealt with frequent periods of chronic illness. She left school in grade 11 and later, in her
Business focus thrives on the North-West

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/business-focus-thrives-on-the-north-west

24 May 2024: For Vincent McDonagh, receiving the 2023 Business Northwest Bursary has not only eased financial pressures, it has provided valuable connections with the business community. “I went to the Business Northwest meeting and spoke, and ever since then
University's MOOCs among best of all time

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/universitys-moocs-among-best-of-all-time

2 Nov 2022: The University of Tasmania’s MOOCs continue to garner international recognition. Three of the University’s Massive Open Online Courses have been listed in Class Central’s highest rated online courses and MOOCs of all time. Class Central
Tamsin’s career in Marine Biology is more about spray jackets than…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/tamsins-career-in-marine-biology-is-more-about-spray-jackets-than-lab-coats

6 Jun 2024: Sometimes, things have a way of just working out. Tamsin Jones always dreamed of becoming a marine scientist, an ambition she traces back to growing up in Devonport and spending a lot of time at the beach. So, she was devastated when the covid
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
300 celebrate graduation in Shanghai

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/300-celebrate-graduation-in-shanghai

21 Jun 2023: Shanghai Ocean University recently hosted a highly successful graduation ceremony for more than 300 University of Tasmania students. More than 6,000 students have now graduated in Shanghai since 2002, when the joint program administered with AIEN
Climate risks projected to bring steep falls in fish biomass around…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/climate-risks-projected-to-bring-steep-falls-in-fish-biomass-around-the-worlds-ocean

12 Jul 2024: Scientists are warning that exploitable fish biomass faces climate risks across nearly all regions of the world's ocean, including top producer countries and those with a high reliance on aquatic foods, under a high-emissions scenario. Global
Fairy tales and fantasy on campus

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/fairy-tales-and-fantasy-on-campus

22 Aug 2022: Fairy tales, cosplay and storytelling are the focus of a new festival being hosted and supported by the University of Tasmania. The inaugural Festival of the Fantastic in Australian and Japanese Arts is a celebration of Australian and Japanese
New exhibition turns spotlight on marine species and habitats under…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/new-exhibition-turns-spotlight-on-marine-species-and-habitats-under-pressure

23 May 2024: Human activities and a changing climate are putting species and ecosystems under pressure. In Antarctica, marine predators are on thin ice. In Tasmania, many marine species and habitats are found nowhere else on earth. And for many, there is nowhere
Risk and reward

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/919-risk-and-reward

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
Giving back to our seas

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/giving-back-to-our-seas

24 May 2024: Hobart is a long way from Alberta, Canada, but for University of Tasmania PhD student Kianna Gallagher it is just the ticket for a project investigating the relationship between humans and oceans. Kianna is particularly interested in how people can
Residency boosts literary success

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/residency-boosts-literary-success

13 Dec 2023: One of the books of the year emerged from the inaugural Hedberg Writer-in-Residence program, but author Robbie Arnott gained so much more from the experience. Arnott used the precious time to write his third novel, Limberlost, which this year was
International study centre for Melbourne CBD

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/international-study-centre-for-melbourne-cbd

3 Mar 2023: The University of Tasmania will open a specialist international study centre in the centre of Melbourne. The centre will enable international students who prefer to live in large metropolitan centres to study with the University of Tasmania,
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
Empowered to improve the lives of others

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/empowered-to-improve-the-lives-of-others

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
Rainbows, seafood, and enthralling study

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/958-rainbows-seafood-and-enthralling-study

31 Oct 2019: Banner image: The closest point to Antarctica in Tasmania. Image courtesy of Misbah Shaikh. When Misbah Shaikh was once told life isn’t all about the rainbows, she turned around and said, “have you been to Tasmania?”Our State’s beautiful
Alumni success on the national literary stage

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/alumni-success-on-the-national-literary-stage

18 May 2023: Two University of Tasmania alumni are in the running for Australia’s biggest literary prize. Arts graduates Robbie Arnott and Adam Ouston have made the longlist for the Miles Franklin Literary Award. Arnott’s acclaimed Limberlost, which he wrote
Applications open for inaugural McAuley Fellowship

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/applications-open-for-inaugural-mcauley-fellowship

22 Mar 2023: Applications are open for a new $10,000 creative fellowship to be offered by the University of Tasmania. The James McAuley Creative Fellowship will support an established Australian poet to work with students and the Tasmanian community. The recipient
On the fast track: Sharon thriving as online student

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1068-on-the-fast-track-sharon-thriving-as-online-student

16 Oct 2020: When COVID travel restrictions meant Indonesian school leaver Sharon Viona would not be travelling to Tasmania earlier this year to begin her university studies, she simply picked up her laptop and logged in to online classes. And the Accelerated
Applications open for Hedberg Writer-in-Residence

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/applications-open-for-hedberg-writer-in-residence

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
Family matters in business

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1100-family-matters-in-business

8 Dec 2020: Family matters to Rishini and Reshane Dias. Twins from Sri Lanka, it’s not surprising that they share a strong bond and have a lot in common. They both love their island home and have a deep desire to succeed in Business. In fact, they’re both
Hema is using her legal training to be an advocate for the Earth

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/hema-is-using-her-legal-training-to-be-an-advocate-for-the-earth

27 Nov 2023: Hema Mahadevan is a firm believer that finding a fulfilling career is much more important than simply doing what is expected. Passionate about her work with Greenpeace Malaysia, Hema works to make a positive difference in the world. However, it was
Wicking Dementia Centre develops training to help upskill…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/wicking-dementia-centre-develops-training-to-help-upskill-australias-aged-care-workforce

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
Restoring coastal habitat boosts wildlife numbers by 61% – but…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/restoring-coastal-habitat-boosts-wildlife-numbers-by-61-but-puzzling-failures-mean-we-can-still-do-better

23 Apr 2024: Humans love the coast. But we love it to death, so much so we’ve destroyed valuable coastal habitat – in the case of some types of habitat, most of it has gone. Pollution, coastal development, climate change and many other human impacts have
Nurturing home-grown medical research

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/nurturing-home-grown-medical-research

24 May 2024: Sustained support crucial to medical researchAlan Rees watched as his father, the pre-eminent landscape painter the late Lloyd Frederic Rees AC CMG, lost his vision to macular degeneration. Years later the artist’s only son developed a form of the