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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 Students battle it out in the 2024 Science and Engineering Challenge

    Students battle it out in the 2024 Science and Engineering Challenge

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/students-battle-it-out-in-the-2024-science-and-engineering-challenge
    16 May 2024: Students battle it out in the 2024 Science and Engineering Challenge The annual Science and Engineering challenge kicked off Wednesday, 15 May with 1303 Tasmanian students from 47 high schools participating throughout Tasmania. Throughout the
  4. Thumbnail for It's OK to be bored: engaging children with art through Limitless Learning

    It's OK to be bored: engaging children with art through Limitless …

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/Its-ok-to-be-bored
    19 Feb 2024: A gallery guide and program designed with kids, for kids, launched recently at the Devonport Regional Gallery through the Peter Underwood Centre's Limitless Learning project. Dubbed It’s ok @ DRG, the guide is now available to all families visiting
  5. Thumbnail for No nerves for Cosgrove High student thanks to Children's University

    No nerves for Cosgrove High student thanks to Children's…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/No-nerves-for-Cosgrove-High-student-thanks-to-Childrens-University
    9 Jan 2024: In a recent interview with Lucy Breaden on ABC Radio Hobart, Year 7 student Aiden provided firsthand insights into the transformative role of the Peter Underwood Centre’s Children's University Tasmania program in navigating the shift from primary
  6. Thumbnail for From teacher to Law graduate and University Medallist

    From teacher to Law graduate and University Medallist

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/from-teacher-to-law-graduate-and-university-medallist
    29 Feb 2024: Penny Stevenson found satisfaction in a teaching career for more than two decades, but still there was an itch to scratch. She’d wondered sometimes about other paths and, when the opportunity arose to study Introduction to Law as a one-off unit,
  7. Thumbnail for How did COVID-19 affect student learning?

    How did COVID-19 affect student learning?

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/how-did-covid-19-affect-student-learning
    26 Sep 2023: Most of us remember where we were at different points in the timeline of COVID-19 lockdowns. One such moment was Monday 30 March 2020, when Tasmanian schools were closed without anyone knowing when they might re-open. Even if you weren’t attending
  8. Thumbnail for 45,000 hours of extra-curricular learning and counting

    45,000 hours of extra-curricular learning and counting

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/45,000-hours-of-extra-curricular-learning-and-counting
    15 Jan 2024: Children’s University Tasmania has had its biggest year yet. Last November 742 young people graduated across nine ceremonies in Hobart, Launceston, Burnie and Devonport. Over 1,300 active Children’s University Tasmania members at 52 schools
  9. Thumbnail for 100% of young people surveyed believe that every secondary school should have a Uni Hub

    100% of young people surveyed believe that every secondary school…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/100-of-young-people-surveyed-believe-that-every-secondary-school-should-have-a-uni-hub
    24 Jan 2024: Since 2017, we have worked in partnership with the State Government to deliver and grow our School-Higher Education Learning Hubs (Uni Hubs) at Claremont College and Newstead College. In 2023, Uni Hubs were also embedded at Don College, Hellyer
  10. Thumbnail for Co-designing with kids

    Co-designing with kids

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/co-designing-with-kids
    5 Mar 2024: In community centres, galleries and museums in the North and North-West of Tasmania, the Limitless Learning program brings together staff from participating institutions and young people from local schools to jointly construct activities for future
  11. Thumbnail for Hive mind at work in new learning destination

    Hive mind at work in new learning destination

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/Hive-mind-at-work-in-Ulverstone
    2 May 2024: Over the past few months, the Underwood Centre's Limitless Learning team has facilitated ten intergenerational workshops with local students and families at Hive Tasmania. This has led to the creation of educational resources by kids, for kids, that
  12. Thumbnail for Book celebrates and advances the transformative power of education

    Book celebrates and advances the transformative power of education

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/book-celebrates-and-advances-the-transformative-power-of-education
    28 Jul 2020: Harnessing the Transformative Power of Education is being launched online, with an accompanying video, after social distancing measures required an alternative to a traditional in-person event planned for earlier this year. Lead editor and deputy
  13. 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
  14. Thumbnail for Learning from a time of crisis

    Learning from a time of crisis

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/learning-from-a-time-of-crisis
    2 Feb 2023: When COVID-19 shut down schools in March 2020, naturally there was enormous concern about the impact of learning from home for Australia's student population. A report prepared at the time by the Peter Underwood Centre for the Federal Education
  15. 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
  16. Thumbnail for Fostering a child's motivation for learning

    Fostering a child's motivation for learning

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/fostering-a-childs-motivation-for-learning
    16 Apr 2020: Peter Underwood Centre research fellow Dr Aishah Bakhtiar said while individuals were in control of their own motivation, it was within the scope of others to design tasks and situations which provided a positive environment for motivation to
  17. Thumbnail for A guide to solving the maths problem

    A guide to solving the maths problem

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/a-guide-to-solving-the-maths-problem
    28 Feb 2020: Peter Underwood Centre director, Professor Natalie Brown, said the fact sheet addressed many of the myths about maths, and provided a practical guide for supporting learners to develop mathematical skills. "It is often seen as hard or confusing and
  18. Thumbnail for Newspaper to deliver learning fun

    Newspaper to deliver learning fun

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/newspaper-to-deliver-learning-fun
    23 Mar 2020: Social distancing measures have put a hold on many of the activities that get children and young people out and about. But at the Underwood Centre we know that learning can happen everywhere, so we are very keen to provide children and families with
  19. Thumbnail for Into the future: this year's Westpac Scholars announced

    Into the future: this year's Westpac Scholars announced

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/into-the-future-this-years-westpac-scholars-announced
    11 Apr 2024: Four new Westpac Scholarship winners are diving into their studies at the University of Tasmania this year. Two have received sought-after Westpac Future Leaders Scholarships worth $120,000 each, and two are headed overseas on Westpac Asian Exchange
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. Thumbnail for Live program to engage young Tasmanians during COVID-19 isolation

    Live program to engage young Tasmanians during COVID-19 isolation

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/live-program-to-engage-young-tasmanians-during-covid-19-isolation
    29 Apr 2020: A new, interactive online show for young Tasmanians is the Peter Underwood Centre’s latest response to COVID-19 isolation. The weekly program, UCTV Alive for Kids, will feature a presentation by a University of Tasmania researcher and a Q&A
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. Thumbnail for North-West students to benefit from partnership with University of Tasmania

    North-West students to benefit from partnership with University of…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/north-west-students-to-benefit-from-partnership-with-university-of-tasmania
    10 May 2023: Building on the success of UniHUBs at other colleges, the new place-based partnership between the University and the Department for Education, Children and Young People has been funded by the Australian Government Department of Education through the
  26. 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
  27. 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,
  28. 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
  29. Thumbnail for Catalyst for curiosity

    Catalyst for curiosity

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/1271-catalyst-for-curiosity
    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
  30. Thumbnail for Literacy is everybody's business

    Literacy is everybody's business

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/literacy-is-everybodys-business
    8 Sep 2021: Professor te Riele urged Tasmanians to be inspired by International Literacy Day and explore ways they can contribute to creating a literate community. “Literacy is the key that opens so many doors,” she said. "Of course being able to read and
  31. 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
  32. Thumbnail for Does the sun really shine more on Hobart's Eastern Shore?

    Does the sun really shine more on Hobart's Eastern Shore?

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/does-the-sun-really-shine-more-on-hobarts-eastern-shore
    4 Nov 2022: The chance to carry out important research with an environmental impact has been an exciting opportunity for Year 11 student Imogen. And testimony to the fact that Year 11 and 12 learning is not just about sitting in a classroom. The research has also
  33. 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
  34. Thumbnail for Children need to have their say in the future of our education systems

    Children need to have their say in the future of our education systems

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/children-need-to-have-their-say-in-the-future-of-our-education-systems
    6 Sep 2019: Professor Roseanna Bourke, the keynote speaker at the Peter Underwood Centre's Engagement Transforms 2019 (ET19) symposium in Hobart today, said children’s thinking is important and their theories of learning are critical. “This can be very
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. Thumbnail for Social Work salary boost awaits graduates

    Social Work salary boost awaits graduates

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/social-work-salary-boost-awaits-graduates
    10 Mar 2023: Social Work students certainly get to make a difference, but new data shows they are also among the highest paid graduates in the country. The latest national Graduate Outcome Survey puts social workers behind only dentists and doctors when it comes
  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 Preparing for new challenges in a changing world

    Preparing for new challenges in a changing world

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/preparing-for-new-challenges-in-a-changing-world
    22 Oct 2019: The world facing children and young people is very different from the world their parents grew up in. A new fact sheet, 21st Century Capabilities, has been produced by the Peter Underwood Centre as a resource for teachers, families, business and
  40. 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
  41. Thumbnail for Doing school differently to support young people to succeed

    Doing school differently to support young people to succeed

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/doing-school-differently-to-support-young-people-to-succeed
    4 Jul 2022: Peter Underwood Centre Deputy Director (Research), Professor Kitty te Riele, said the six students from two flexible education programs in Adelaide shared their views about what made school work for them. "These young people may be marginalised in
  42. Thumbnail for Helpful facts for a positive transition from school

    Helpful facts for a positive transition from school

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/helpful-facts-for-a-positive-transition-from-school
    12 Sep 2019: A new fact sheet produced by the Peter Underwood Centre at the University of Tasmania aims to assist this process by making research about positive transitions more accessible for students, families and educators. Peter Underwood Centre Deputy
  43. Thumbnail for Perfect blend of theory and practice launched Georgie's career in marketing

    Perfect blend of theory and practice launched Georgie's career in …

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/perfect-blend-of-theory-and-practice-launched-georgies-career-in-marketing
    12 Feb 2024: Georgie Daly always wanted to work for Red Bull’s marketing team. The atmosphere of high adrenaline events and extreme sport sounded like a dream lifestyle. She isn’t there yet. But she’s also in no hurry. Currently working as a marketing
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. Thumbnail for Doing school differently offers a second chance for young people

    Doing school differently offers a second chance for young people

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/a-second-chance-for-young-people
    6 Jul 2018: Peter Underwood Centre deputy director, Professor Kitty te Riele, is a co-organiser of the biennial conference, Doing School Differently, which had its genesis in her 2014 report Putting the jigsaw together: Flexible Learning Programs in
  47. 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
  48. Thumbnail for Project ogoh-ogoh takes flight

    Project ogoh-ogoh takes flight

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/project-ogoh-ogoh-takes-flight
    13 Jun 2019: Thirty children, from participating Children’s University schools, today joined the Balinese artists in residence at The Goods Shed, Macquarie Point, to decorate their own ogoh-ogoh birds. They were also treated to a sneak peak of the giant swift
  49. Thumbnail for University finishes year with record breaking results

    University finishes year with record breaking results

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/university-finishes-year-with-record-breaking-results
    27 Oct 2022: The University of Tasmania’s team has returned from the UniSport Nationals with a fist full of medals and a new trophy to add to the cabinet. There was gold for the Sailing, Mixed Squash and Division 2 Futsal teams, silver for individuals in the
  50. Thumbnail for How Kelsey's move home was a move in the right direction

    How Kelsey's move home was a move in the right direction

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/753-how-kelseys-move-home-was-a-move-in-the-right-direction
    19 Nov 2018: When Kelsey Thomas finished Year 12 she thought the only way succeed was to leave Tasmania. “I left Tassie with the intention of going to Melbourne to get my degree because that was the misconception – that you needed to go to Melbourne to get a
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    Post-school pathways the focus of radio interview

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/post-school-pathways-the-focus-of-radio-interview
    7 Feb 2023: The Centre's Interim Director, Professor Kitty te Riele, was joined on air by former Newstead College students Soph Smith and Jack Flynn on ABC Radio program Drive with Lucy Breaden. Soph and Jack - who completed Year 12 in 2022 and have enrolled

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