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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
Tracking SpaceX and NASA missions

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/792-tracking-spacex-and-nasa-missions

19 Nov 2018: The University is providing high-precision positioning data and telemetry support for a range of space missions, including the SpaceX missions to resupply the International Space Station. The collaboration is the University’s latest contribution to
Good enough to bottle: supporting the growth of Tassie wine

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/788-good-enough-to-bottle-supporting-the-growth-of-tassie-wine

19 Oct 2018: University of Tasmania researchers are helping farmers across Australia: understanding the differences in Pinots; finding bioactive compounds in cherries; and bringing genomics to tree breeding for forestry. As any connoisseur will testify, good wine
Setting primary schools up for success in languages

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/setting-primary-schools-up-for-success-in-languages

30 Sep 2022: Despite the willingness of the young mind to soak up a new language, access to language learning in Tasmanian primary schools is declining. Attempting to reverse this trend, Dr Mairin Hennebry-Leung has secured a grant from the Spencer Foundation to
Helping premature babies breathe

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/794-helping-premature-babies-breathe

19 Nov 2018: Hundreds of hospitals around the world are using a gentle intervention developed at the University of Tasmania to save the lives of premature babies by helping them breathe. The treatment, known as ‘minimally-invasive surfactant therapy (MIST)’,
Underwood Centre celebrated with two awards for leadership in…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/underwood-centre-celebrated-with-two-awards-for-leadership-in-education

11 Sep 2020: The Australian Council for Educational Leaders (Tasmania) also recognised the Peter Underwood Centre's significant contribution to raising the levels of public awareness and the quality of debate on significant local or national education issues
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
King Island shipwreck the focus for Hedberg Writer-in-Residence

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/king-island-shipwreck-the-focus-for-hedberg-writer-in-residence

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
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
Building Tasmania and exporting to the world

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/773-building-tasmania-and-exporting-to-the-world

20 Nov 2018: In 1905 engineers from the University of Tasmania engineering department helped design Tasmania’s first hydroelectric power schemes. Today, we’re improving the technologies for isolated power systems for King Island and Flinders Island. And
How language can help us love and care for a frozen land

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/787-how-language-can-help-us-love-and-care-for-a-frozen-land

19 Oct 2018: Hobart has a special role in determining how Australia relates to Antarctica. The city is already home to the largest community of Antarctic scientists in the world. Now a national research project is exploring how language and art can help us
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
Canute helps councils prepare for sea level rise

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/793-canute-helps-councils-prepare-for-sea-level-rise

19 Nov 2018: How will rising sea levels and storm surges affect our coastal buildings and roads? With more than half of Australians living within seven kilometres of the coast, we need to plan for the rise in sea levels predicted for coming decades. The Canute
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
Let's Talk About Dementia - prevention and management

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/lets-talk-about-dementia-prevention-and-management

4 Apr 2023: Dementia is increasingly being recognised as a significant public health concern of the 21st Century. We invite you to join us for a practical, research-based online session featuring two University of Tasmania alumni: Distinguished Professor James
Young Australians vulnerable to impact of learning from home

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/young-australians-vulnerable-to-impact-of-learning-from-home

28 Apr 2020: The report, Learning at home during COVID-19: Effects on vulnerable young Australians, was commissioned by the Federal Education Department and released yesterday. The report estimates 46% of students could suffer adverse effects on their educational
New ways to support young people with Traumatic Brain Injury

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/777-new-ways-to-support-young-people-with-traumatic-brain-injury

19 Oct 2018: TBI can lead to changes in emotional, behavioural and social functioning and produce difficulties in a person's ability to communicate with others, a person's thinking abilities (such as concentration, and learning and remembering information), and
Get out of town: boosting arts in regional places

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/797-get-out-of-town-boosting-arts-in-regional-places

19 Nov 2018: These are just some of the concepts that international artists have explored and shared with the public as Artists-in-Residence with the School of Creative ArtsWhile Melbourne and Sydney are often be referred to as the cultural hubs of Australia,
New resource on the influence of early childhood development

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/new-resource-on-the-influence-of-early-childhood-development

9 Sep 2019: Deputy Director Dr Becky Shelley said the fact sheet Early Childhood Development, harnessed the best research from Australia and other parts of the world. "There is broad acceptance that the early years play an integral role in future learning and
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
The intersection of genetics and the law

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/786-the-intersection-of-genetics-and-the-law

19 Oct 2018: As our technologies have advanced, so has our understanding of—and ability to manipulate—the genes of living things. With our increasing globalisation, researchers can share information or biological material with colleagues on the other side of
Workplace health programs a good idea

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/795-workplace-health-programs-a-good-idea

19 Nov 2018: Employers that provide programs designed to improve employees’ health and wellbeing need to ensure that funding and resources match their goals, otherwise they could be disappointed with the results. Researchers from the University of Tasmania have
How research is speeding up the detection improvised bombs

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/791-how-research-is-speeding-up-the-detection-improvised-bombs

19 Nov 2018: An instrument that detect trace levels of materials used in improvised explosives will be used to protect airports and other vulnerable facilities, thanks to researchers at the University of Tasmania. Now they’re working on a smart lab for your
Emergent adults need a new support system

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/emergent-adults-need-a-new-support-system

25 May 2023: For many young Tasmanians the road to personal autonomy and financial independence is a precarious path. There are complex and inter-related factors, including cost of living pressures, which shape experiences with job readiness, career planning and
Separation science: the unsung science supporting Australian…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/separation-science-the-unsung-science-supporting-australian-industries

17 Feb 2023: The University of Tasmania is supporting the country’s biggest gathering of analytical chemists and separation science industry leaders in Hobart for the third Australian Symposium on Advances in Separation Science (ASASS 2023), signalling a happy
Robotics, Rosehaven, and rhododendrons

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/781-robotics-rosehaven-and-rhododendrons

19 Oct 2018: The state's Year 12 completion rates are well below the national average, and fewer Tasmanians have degrees than their interstate peers. So, recognising that its research agenda could help improve social policy and community wellbeing in Tasmania,
Science in your spare time

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/529-science-in-your-spare-time

15 Feb 2018: Imagine having a whole galaxy named after you because you discovered it… when you’re not actually an astronomer. This is one of the remarkable things that can happen when you’re a citizen scientist. Dr Stas Shabala, Senior Lecturer in Physics,
How does island life shape Tasmanians?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/782-how-does-island-life-shape-tasmanians

19 Oct 2018: While geographical disconnection has many obvious implications on daily life (for example the cost of fuel, access to certain services, ability to collaborate with peers, etc. ) the impact of 'place' is also a common theme running through many
Technology has immense potential for extending mental health service…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/technology-has-immense-potential-for-extending-mental-health-service-capacity-across-tasmania

12 Sep 2023: This week is Social Sciences Week, and I will have the privilege of speaking directly with members of the Tasmanian Parliament about mental health in our communities and the potential for digital technologies to shape a more inclusive future for
Ensuring all young Tasmanians have the literacy needed to flourish

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/five-secrets-to-literacy-success

14 Sep 2020: Everyone needs literacy because language is central to the way we communicate with each other. It is essential not only for learning in school, but also for supporting a successful life outside of school. The best evidence for teaching literacy –
‘We take this for granted’: why the ASEAN-Australia relationship…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/we-take-this-for-granted-why-the-asean-australia-relationship-needs-a-jolt-of-youthful-leadership

4 Mar 2024: Professor Nicholas Farrelly has co-authored the report Comprehensive Strategic Partners: ASEAN and Australia after the first 50 years, released for the start of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit. This year marks 50 years since Australia established
Queenstown takes centre stage at Venice Biennale

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/queenstown-takes-centre-stage-at-venice-biennale

19 Dec 2022: An exhibition featuring Queenstown on Tasmania’s rugged west coast will head to Venice next year after a coalition of artists and architects including University of Tasmania’s head of architecture, Julian Worrall, was selected to represent
Our live show is back and making an impact

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/our-live-show-is-back-and-making-an-impact

30 Aug 2022: The Peter Underwood Centre's live show is broadcast via Zoom webinar to provide fun, extra-curricular learning opportunities for children and young people and inform aspirations. Hosted by Dr Louise Grimmer, from the Tasmanian School of Business
Multiple sclerosis rising and accelerating in Australia new data shows

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/multiple-sclerosis-rising-and-accelerating-in-australia-new-data-shows

15 Feb 2023: The number of Australians living with multiple sclerosis (MS) is increasing at a significant and accelerating rate. The latest data showed that 33,335 Australians were living with MS in 2021, an increase of 30% (7,728) over the four years since the
John Clark AM

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/john-clark-am

9 Mar 2023: BA Hons 1954, MA 1956, honoris causa 2003John Clark AM, Director of Australia’s National Institute for Dramatic Art (NIDA) for four decades, has an eye for talent. An eye too for story and for teaching. A firm believer in practicing what you preach,
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
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
Children's University graduations are all about the love of…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/childrens-university-graduations-are-all-about-the-love-of-learning

15 Nov 2023: More than 700 children and young people will celebrate their learning success with family, school leaders and community partners in the annual Children’s University Tasmania graduation ceremonies throughout November. Nine ceremonies will be held in