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  2. Thumbnail for University joins UArctic network to expand polar research collaboration

    University joins UArctic network to expand polar research…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/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
  3. Thumbnail for Fine Art student’s climate study takes National Photography Prize

    Fine Art student’s climate study takes National Photography Prize

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/fine-art-students-climate-study-takes-national-photography-prize
    27 Mar 2024: Fine Art PhD candidate Ellen Dahl has been awarded the prestigious $30,000 National Photography Prize 2024. Ms Dahl was awarded the prize for Four Days Before Winter, a selection from her PhD project completed in the School of Creative Arts and Media
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    Spotlight on Dr Rachel Baird, Senior Lecturer in Law

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/spotlight-on-dr-rachel-baird,-senior-lecturer-in-law
    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
  5. 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
  6. Thumbnail for In a dangerously warming world, we must confront the grim reality of Australia’s bushfire emissions

    In a dangerously warming world, we must confront the grim reality of…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/in-a-dangerously-warming-world,-we-must-confront-the-grim-reality-of-australias-bushfire-emissions
    8 Mar 2024: Robert Hortle, Research Fellow, Tasmanian Policy Exchange, University of Tasmania and Lachlan Johnson, Research Fellow, University of TasmaniaIn the four years since the Black Summer bushfires, Australia has become more focused on how best to
  7. 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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    Accounting for the future

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/accounting-for-the-future
    13 Dec 2023: As businesses around the world respond to the challenges and opportunities of climate change, people in the emerging field of carbon and climate accounting, like Himadri Mayadunne (MBA(I) 2021), are leading the way in sustainable business. “To me,
  9. Thumbnail for Literary Fellowship provides opportunity to become role model

    Literary Fellowship provides opportunity to become role model

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/literary-fellowship-provides-opportunity-to-become-role-model
    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
  10. Thumbnail for Scholarship helping Naarah to master her theatrical arts in London

    Scholarship helping Naarah to master her theatrical arts in London

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/scholarship-helping-naarah-to-master-her-theatrical-arts-in-london
    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
  11. Thumbnail for Food sustainability the focus for AgriCULTURED conversation

    Food sustainability the focus for AgriCULTURED conversation

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/food-sustainability-the-focus-for-agricultured-conversation
    1 Aug 2023: Helping communities understand and nurture resilient local food systems will be the focus for Professor Alana Mann at this week’s AgriCULTURED event in the state’s North. The University’s Professor of Media and Communication, who specialises in
  12. Thumbnail for Sustainability major will help create a better future

    Sustainability major will help create a better future

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/sustainability-major-reflects-priorities-for-our-future
    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
  13. Thumbnail for Bicentennial art protest looks back to the future

    Bicentennial art protest looks back to the future

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/bicentennial-art-protest-looks-back-to-the-future
    10 Mar 2023: A landmark art series that protested Australia’s bicentennial celebrations will be shown for the first time in its entirety since 1988 alongside new works at the University of Tasmania. Right Here Right Now – Australia 1988 featured 32
  14. Thumbnail for Literacy symposium to encourage Tasmanian solutions

    Literacy symposium to encourage Tasmanian solutions

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/literacy-symposium-to-encourage-tasmanian-solutions
    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
  15. Thumbnail for New perspectives, and friendships, as students return from UniGO

    New perspectives, and friendships, as students return from UniGO

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/new-perspectives,-and-friendships,-as-students-return-from-unigo
    23 Feb 2024: Dolphin spotting might not be the usual way an Arts/Law student spends their days but, for Lily Hansson, it was a highlight of her recent UniGO sustainability experience in Malaysia. And, she discovered, it’s done a little differently off the
  16. Thumbnail for Pioneering educator receives top award

    Pioneering educator receives top award

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/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
  17. Thumbnail for Learn how to live with fire

    Learn how to live with fire

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/learn-how-to-live-with-fire
    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
  18. Thumbnail for New program to fund overseas experience

    New program to fund overseas experience

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/new-program-funds-overseas-experience
    20 Apr 2023: University of Tasmania students will be offered a fully funded experience in Asia as part of a landmark new program that will remove barriers to overseas study. The University Global Opportunity program – or UniGO – will fund travel to Indonesia,
  19. Thumbnail for United Nations partnership encourages Tasmanian community to cross the divide

    United Nations partnership encourages Tasmanian community to cross…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/united-nations-partnership-encourages-tasmanian-community-to-cross-the-divide
    15 May 2023: Encouraging Tasmanians to bridge local divisions about vital environmental and heritage issues will be at the heart of a new partnership with a United Nations agency. Making good decisions, with less damaging conflict, about the state’s natural,
  20. Thumbnail for Aboriginal designs bring connection to Country at Inveresk

    Aboriginal designs bring connection to Country at Inveresk

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/aboriginal-designs-bring-connection-to-country-at-inveresk
    21 Jul 2021: The first building to open at Inveresk as part of the University’s redevelopment will be brought to life with the work of North-West Tasmanian Aboriginal artist Caleb Nichols-Mansell. Designs featuring grass-toned local wetlands, the blue-grey hues
  21. Thumbnail for One man’s journey from boyhood to university

    One man’s journey from boyhood to university

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/one-mans-journey-from-boyhood-to-university
    13 Jul 2022: Palawa man Brendan Murray isn’t one to make a big deal about his journey from boyhood to where he is now – an Aboriginal student engagement officer at the University of Tasmania. He tells his story in a matter-of-fact way. It’s an honest
  22. Thumbnail for New round of prestigious Indigenous scholarships announced

    New round of prestigious Indigenous scholarships announced

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/new-round-of-prestigious-indigenous-scholarships-announced
    14 Dec 2020: Four inspiring Tasmanian Aboriginal scholars have been awarded prestigious Indigenous Higher Degree by Research Scholarships from the University of Tasmania. University of Tasmania Pro Vice-Chancellor (Aboriginal Leadership) Professor Greg Lehman
  23. Thumbnail for Rankings show Tasmania can lead the world in sustainability

    Rankings show Tasmania can lead the world in sustainability

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/rankings-show-tasmania-can-lead-the-world-in-sustainability
    1 Jun 2023: Times Higher Education has announced that the University of Tasmania is ranked 5th in the world for its performance against the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The University is ranked 1st in the world – for the second year
  24. Thumbnail for New study examines schools’ support for First Nations youth

    New study examines schools’ support for First Nations youth

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/new-study-examines-schools-support-for-first-nations-youth
    11 Sep 2023: School support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth fostering their cultural identity will be the subject of a new study by two Indigenous social scientists. Worimi man Jacob Prehn and Palawa colleague Mike Guerzoni will research the
  25. 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
  26. Thumbnail for High stakes for decade ahead

    High stakes for decade ahead

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/high-stakes-for-decade-ahead
    22 Nov 2022: Australia needs a new national conversation to find a balance between national security considerations and the need to embrace new strategic opportunities. That’s the view of Dr Heather Smith who will discuss the issues confronting Australia in the
  27. Thumbnail for Sustainable Living courses that can help you make your own home and garden more sustainable

    Sustainable Living courses that can help you make your own home and…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/sustainable-living-courses-that-can-help-you-make-your-own-home-and-garden-more-sustainable
    5 Jul 2023: Saving the planet starts in your own backyard and the University of Tasmania’s Sustainable Living courses can equip you with everything you need to know to put your green thumb to work. The Undergraduate Certificate can be completed in as little as
  28. Thumbnail for Antarctic researcher wins prestigious Fellowship to study in the US

    Antarctic researcher wins prestigious Fellowship to study in the US

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/antarctic-researcher-wins-prestigious-fellowship-to-study-in-the-us
    10 Feb 2023: A University of Tasmania Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) graduate has won a prestigious Quad Fellowship to investigate the historic impacts of climate change on glacial melting in Antarctica. Mika Bighin has arrived in the United
  29. Thumbnail for Coming home to Country

    Coming home to Country

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/coming-home-to-country
    13 Dec 2023: I am honoured and profoundly privileged to have been appointed the University of Tasmania’s new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic). I was born in Devonport on the North-West Coast of Lutruwita/Tasmania. My mother is Palawa and my father comes from a
  30. Thumbnail for Jess is building sustainability principles into her career, and it all started with gardening

    Jess is building sustainability principles into her career, and it…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/jess-is-building-sustainability-principles-into-her-career-and-it-all-started-with-gardening
    5 Jul 2023: Jess Nesbit’s interest in sustainability started with studying a free unit on gardening at the University of Tasmania and evolved into a career in environmental science. Having earned her Diploma of Sustainable Living, she is now using her
  31. Thumbnail for Time for truth-telling in lutruwita

    Time for truth-telling in lutruwita

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/time-for-truth-telling-in-lutruwita
    22 Nov 2022: A Palawa woman has called upon Tasmania to come together and establish a framework for the advancement of treaty in the state. Speaking at the annual Japanangka Errol West Memorial Lecture at the University of Tasmania, Professor Maggie Walter said
  32. Thumbnail for Living more sustainably is everyone’s responsibility and we can prepare you to lead from the front

    Living more sustainably is everyone’s responsibility and we can…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/living-more-sustainably-is-everyones-responsibility-and-we-can-prepare-you-to-lead-from-the-front
    5 Jul 2023: The University of Tasmania is the world’s number one university for taking action on climate change for two years running, and we’ve made it our mission to share our passion for sustainability with as many people as we can. That’s why we offer
  33. Thumbnail for Taking on sustainability – boldly

    Taking on sustainability – boldly

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/taking-on-sustainability-boldly
    13 Dec 2022: The University of Tasmania has been certified carbon neutral since 2016, one of only two universities in Australasia to reach this milestone. Our strong commitment to sustainability has also been recognised through various international awards, a
  34. Thumbnail for Stand clear for the methane busters

    Stand clear for the methane busters

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/stand-clear-for-the-methane-busters
    8 May 2023: Methane is estimated to contribute about 14. 5 per cent of anthropogenic, or human-generated, greenhouse gas emissions. And one of its main sources happens to be one of our key industries: livestock. It’s a problem for the atmosphere and,
  35. Thumbnail for New law scholarship honours Rosie Smith, Aboriginal leader

    New law scholarship honours Rosie Smith, Aboriginal leader

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/new-law-scholarship-honours-rosie-smith,-aboriginal-leader3
    11 Mar 2022: A new university scholarship, named after one of the first Aboriginal people to be admitted to practice Law in Tasmania, will be offered to encourage more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to enrol in a Law Degree. The Rosie Smith Law
  36. Thumbnail for Empowering Indigenous girls to pursue higher education

    Empowering Indigenous girls to pursue higher education

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/empowering-indigenous-girls-to-pursue-higher-education
    30 Mar 2023: Associate Professor Sadie Heckenberg used International Woman’s Day to share details of her vision for improving educational and social outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls. Sadie – a Wiradjuri scholar and the University of
  37. Thumbnail for Award-winning Curious Climate Tasmania program

    Award-winning Curious Climate Tasmania program

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/award-winning-curious-climate-tasmania-program
    14 Dec 2022: Our award-winning Curious Climate Tasmania program asks one simple question: What do YOU want to know about climate change?Information – and disinformation – about climate change is everywhere and often, frustratingly, the science can get lost
  38. Thumbnail for University apologises to Tasmanian Aboriginal people

    University apologises to Tasmanian Aboriginal people

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/university-apologises-to-tasmanian-aboriginal-people
    4 Dec 2019: The University of Tasmania today (Wednesday 4 December 2019) made a historic apology for its role in wrongdoings towards Tasmanian Aboriginal people. More than 600 people gathered at the original home of the University – Domain House – while the
  39. Thumbnail for University Alumni Award winners' far-reaching impacts

    University Alumni Award winners' far-reaching impacts

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/university-alumni-award-winners-far-reaching-impacts
    10 Nov 2023: Congratulations to the three University of Tasmania Alumni Award winners for 2023, who have been recognised for their globally significant work in antimicrobial resistance and sepsis, sea ice and climate change, and nursing. They are Professor Tim
  40. Thumbnail for Accountancy and the path to net zero

    Accountancy and the path to net zero

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/accountancy-and-the-path-to-net-zero
    8 May 2023: Accountancy has a reputation as a backroom – perhaps even a boring – profession. But that’s all changing. Accountants are leading and guiding organisations dealing with the climate crisis, helping to create a better future for us and coming
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    Partnering for sustainability

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/partnering-for-sustainability
    8 May 2023: The University wants to ensure that its considerable sustainability expertise and capabilities contribute to shaping practices and policy across Tasmania and beyond. Reflecting this goal, the Tasmanian Policy Exchange (TPE) was established in 2020
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    Care for Country

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/care-for-country
    8 May 2023: When the oceans rose some 10,000 years ago, at the end of the last ice age, Palawa peoples became isolated on their own island, separated from the great northern landmass. Their ability to survive and thrive in this isolated environment speaks to
  43. Thumbnail for $2m lifeline to protect species on our other Great reef

    $2m lifeline to protect species on our other Great reef

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/$2m-grant-from-the-ian-potter-foundation-a-win-for-the-great-southern-reefs-marine-life
    4 Nov 2022: The Great Barrier Reef is one of the seven wonders of the natural world. But now an equally stunning and important reef that wraps around southern Australia is in the spotlight, thanks to a $2 million grant from The Ian Potter Foundation for a
  44. Thumbnail for Charlotte investigates the emotional impact of climate change

    Charlotte investigates the emotional impact of climate change

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/charlotte-investigates-the-emotional-impact-of-climate-change
    20 Jun 2023: There is a jarring kind of tonal whiplash that an entire generation of students are experiencing every day, as a result of the climate crisis. University of Tasmania PhD candidate Charlotte Jones still remembers the shock, the anxiety, and the
  45. Thumbnail for First-of-its kind program to support First Nations students

    First-of-its kind program to support First Nations students

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/first-of-its-kind-program-to-support-first-nations-students
    30 Apr 2021: What began as a conversation has evolved into a real-world pilot initiative to help close the Indigenous education and employment gap. The University of Tasmania, in partnership with CPA Australia (Tasmanian Division), proudly launched The First
  46. Thumbnail for Drawing inspiration from Country and culture

    Drawing inspiration from Country and culture

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/drawing-inspiration-from-country-and-culture
    15 Aug 2022: The creations of Tasmanian Aboriginal artist Caleb Nichols-Mansell can now be found at Inveresk Library after he was commissioned to design feature carpets for the building’s interior. A proud and deep connection to Country and culture is the
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    Kelly’s sustainability focus

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/kellys-sustainability-focus
    30 Sep 2022: Kelly Pinner describes herself as a freelancer, working in a range of smaller, diverse jobs simultaneously, and she loves the stimulation and variety of her lifestyle. “I collect little jobs: work in a pub at night, caretaker for properties during
  48. Thumbnail for Spotlight on Kim Beasy, Senior Lecturer in Curriculum and Pedagogy

    Spotlight on Kim Beasy, Senior Lecturer in Curriculum and Pedagogy

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/spotlight-on-kim-beasy,-senior-lecturer-in-curriculum-and-pedagogy
    26 Jun 2023: Dr Kim Beasy specialises in education for sustainability. Kim’s teaching and research engage diverse communities in the social, environmental, economic and cultural dimensions of sustainability. She seeks to inform and show how transitions toward
  49. Thumbnail for Our new campus is growing at Inveresk

    Our new campus is growing at Inveresk

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/our-new-campus-is-growing-at-inveresk
    13 Dec 2022: If you were to visit the University in Launceston as a returning member of the alumni community, you would see some exciting changes. Crossing the river from the city using the new pedestrian and cycle footbridge, you’d notice students playing
  50. Thumbnail for Placing Indigenous knowledge and culture at the heart of the University

    Placing Indigenous knowledge and culture at the heart of the…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/placing-indigenous-knowledge-and-culture-at-the-heart-of-the-university
    13 Jan 2023: The core philosophy of Associate Professor Sadie Heckenberg’s approach to Indigenous engagement at university is simple: nothing about us without us. Joining the University in 2023 as Academic Director, Aboriginal Engagement, Sadie, a Wiradjuri
  51. Thumbnail for International consortium honours work across Indigenous education

    International consortium honours work across Indigenous education

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/international-consortium-honours-work-across-indigenous-education
    9 Mar 2023: Associate Professor Clair Andersen, who has spent a lifetime promoting education opportunities for Australia’s First Nations people, has been recognised for those efforts on an international stage. She has been inducted to the World Indigenous

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