Aboriginal Business

We acknowledge the Palawa/Pakana people of Lutruwita upon whose lands the University of Tasmania stands.

Pro Vice-Chancellor, Aboriginal Leadership

Our aim is to consolidate a whole of University respect and integration of Indigenous perspectives, knowledge and culture.

Postgraduate studies

Our goal is to inspire and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to join the next generation of scholars.

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Our experts, facilities, and networks cover a range of areas. You can leverage our research and development capabilities, seek funding opportunities, or invest in the potential of future research.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment

We value the creative possibilities that arise when people with skills, talents and innovative ideas come together and give each other the confidence to focus on opportunity.

Riawunna Centre for Education

The Riawunna Centre provides a welcoming space for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

University of Tasmania Events calendar

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Dick and Joan Green Family Award for Tasmanian History Lecture

2021 - The National Picture: The Art of Tasmania's Black War
Presented by: 2020 Award Winners, Professors Tim Bonyhady and Greg Lehman
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Japanangka Errol West Lectures

2022 - 'Time for Truth-Telling in Lutruwita'
Presented by Professor Maggie Walter, Emerita Distinguished Professor of Sociology with the University of Tasmania and Commissioner of the Victorian Yoorook Justice Commission
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2021 - Truth-Telling and Treaty
Presented by Michael Mansell, Lawyer, author and Aboriginal Land Council chair
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2020 - ‘Tragedy of the Inarticulate’: Exploring the politics of Indigenous knowledge
Presented by Associate Professor Sana Nakata, University of Melbourne
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2019 - Coyote Made the Rivers
Presented by Dr Chad S Hamill, Vice President, Office of Native American Initiatives, Northern Arizona University
Read more Watch now (Livestream)

Our news and stories

New garden provides sense of belonging and cultural connection

9 Nov 2023

Outside the north-eastern entrance of the University of Tasmania’s newest campus building at Inveresk is a flourishing landscape embedded with traditional knowledges.The Riawunna Garden at River’s Edge features native plantings, a performance…

Pioneering educator receives top award

24 Oct 2023

Alumna and Associate Professor Clair Andersen has become the first Aboriginal person to receive a prestigious award from the Australian Council for Educational Leaders.Associate Professor Andersen has been awarded the ACEL’s Tasmanian Eminent…

University joins UArctic network to expand polar research collaboration

26 Sep 2023

The University of Tasmania is the first Southern Hemisphere university to join UArctic, a network of more than 200 institutions concerned with research and education on the Arctic region.The network fosters collaboration and provides access to…

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Dick and Joan Green Family Award for Tasmanian History Lecture

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New garden provides sense of belonging and cultural connection

Pioneering educator receives top award

University joins UArctic network to expand polar research collaboration

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