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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
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
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
Conservatorium students score well in film

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/726-conservatorium-students-score-well-in-film

23 Sep 2018: Students from music technology, composition, and performance came together for the live tracking of an Australian short film, Death of the Rose, as the University of Tasmania’s Conservatorium of Music launched a new stream – Commercial Music
A win in film awards for two Tassie students

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/a-win-in-film-awards-for-two-tassie-students

1 Dec 2022: Two students from The Media School at the University of Tasmania have taken out major awards in this year's MyStateBank Student Film Festival. For his short film Animus, passionate filmmaker and writer Scott Lleonart won the Best Film: Post Year 10
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
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
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
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,
Right time, right place for real world learning

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/1274-right-time-right-place-for-real-world-learning

17 Jun 2022: As thousands come from afar to experience Dark Mofo, three students from the School of Creative Arts and Media are at the heart of the action, working on professional placements that will give them real world experience on a thriving arts
Students master music technology with expert instruction

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/873-students-master-music-technology-with-expert-instruction

10 Jun 2019: The best way to get ready for work in the music industry? Learn from leading musicians. University of Tasmania Conservatorium of Music students had the chance to take a masterclass with leading industry musicians instructing them how to best use
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
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
Orchestrating a lifestyle change

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/orchestrating-a-lifestyle-change

25 Aug 2022: Sophia Mitchell grew up in Sydney and described her decision to move to Hobart as leap of faith. And it is one she is extremely grateful she took. Studying her Bachelor of Music (Classical Performance) at the University of Tasmania’s Conservatorium
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
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
Duo wins prestigious music prize

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/duo-wins-prestigious-music-prize

22 Jul 2022: Two third-year classical performance students have combined their talents to take out the University of Tasmania’s Ossa Music Prize and People’s Choice Award for 2022. Sophia Mitchell and Jamie Willson impressed the judges with their amalgamation
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
A Rising Star is born

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/397-a-rising-star-is-born

24 Aug 2017: Third year Bachelor of Music student Maraika Smit, 21, has been named the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra’s new Rising Star. Maraika, who plays the horn, was selected from a number of entrants to receive the title, and will perform solo with the TSO
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
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
Conservatorium leader lends his voice to community festival

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/114-conservatorium-leader-lends-his-voice-to-community-festival

29 Jun 2016: Associate Professor Andrew Legg cut his teeth in the music industry playing piano for the likes of Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin. Now the Director of the University’s Conservatorium of Music has lent his expertise to a “Gospel Bootcamp” at
Business and studies side-by-side

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/business-and-studies-side-by-side

17 Aug 2022: Bree Franklin secured a job in her chosen field before she even finished her bachelor’s degree, thanks to an internship she completed in the heart of Hobart. Bree enjoyed business studies at college and knew she wanted to pursue that career path at
Setting the scene on campus

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/867-setting-the-scene-on-campus

30 May 2019: If you were to look around a dim, chilly pottery studio, you would probably just see a space for making ceramics. Alistair Reilly looked around and instantly saw a morgue. A little unusual, but as a location manager for film and TV, his job is to see
Arts with an edge

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/210-arts-with-an-edge

19 Dec 2016: New degree programs in 2017 will give Arts graduates an edge in the field of media, music and fine arts. The University’s Faculty of Arts is launching three new programs next year - the Bachelor of Media with Honours, the Bachelor of Fine Arts with
Touring Europe by trumpet

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/569-touring-europe-by-trumpet

6 Apr 2018: Music student Darcey O’Malley knew the value of study overseas, particularly for musicians. So when the chance came to study with some renowned teachers in Denmark and Switzerland, he and his trumpet were off. He spoke to us from Lucerne to
Students on song at Festival of Voices

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/142-students-on-song-at-festival-of-voices

8 Jul 2016: Lana Kains has been singing in choirs since she was just four years old. And this weekend she will perform at the Festival of Voices along with classmates and graduates of the University’s Conservatorium of Music at "UTAS Singers. "At just 18 Lana
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
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
Creative Lab showcases art born of teamwork

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/creative-lab-showcases-art-born-of-teamwork

10 Jan 2023: Collaboration is a vital skill for anyone seeking to work in the creative arts and media sectors, where so much rests on people’s abilities to cooperate, communicate and work creatively with each other. But it is a skill that is learned more
Ossa Prize the launching pad for singer’s burgeoning career

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/991-ossa-prize-the-launching-pad-for-singers-burgeoning-career

17 Mar 2020: The University of Tasmania alumna is being catapulted onto the national stage, spending 2020 performing in the award-winning musical. Naarah is delighted to be fulfilling her dream of touring Australia in the show, which is based on the true story
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
Galloping into a new career

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/686-galloping-into-a-new-career

25 Jul 2018: Mady Muirhead grew up on farms, and loves horses. So when she heard about the University of Tasmania’s Agribusiness course, she galloped right into it. “I enjoy being outside and around animals, getting my hands dirty. I originally thought I’d
The top 5 things to do at Hobart Open Day if you’re a creative genius

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/685-the-top-5-things-to-do-at-hobart-open-day-if-youre-a-creative-genius

25 Jul 2018: The world needs more artists, communicators, and creatives, and right now in Tasmania is the best time to embrace your vision. If you want to become a reporter, a blogger, a performer, or a designer, check out these events at Hobart Open Day and get
Scoring a new path at the Hedberg

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1101-scoring-a-new-path-at-the-hedberg

3 Dec 2020: Collaborating, rehearsing, performing and recording can all take place in a single day at the Hedberg. Our second year Bachelor of Music students were the first to do just that. Specialising in either Commercial Music Creation, Music Technology, or
Naarah and the arts

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/naarah-and-the-arts

13 Dec 2022: When Alumni magazine interviewed Naarah (pronounced: Nay-ar-ah) Barnes (BMus 2019), she was back in Western Australia’s Kimberley, seeing the house she bought on the very same day she was offered a supporting lead role in the Amazon Prime series
Conducting students take the TSO for a spin

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/581-conducting-students-take-the-tso-for-a-spin

21 May 2018: The first Australian Conducting Academy was held in Hobart in early 2018, attesting to the strong ties between UTAS' Conservatorium and the state’s top professional orchestra. Eleven young conductors were selected for the nine-day conducting
Dr Zakiya Leeming, BCA(Hons) 2005

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/zakiya-leeming

13 Sep 2023: The sounds of science There’s art and there’s science, but the magic that happens when the two work together is another thing altogether. In Zakiya Leeming’s current project the beauty of chamber opera pays homage to the development of the
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 –
Ten recent 'world's best guitarist' lists: where are the…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/820-ten-recent-worlds-best-guitarist-lists-where-are-the-women

13 Feb 2019: In the last decade, a plethora of lists have sought to rank our guitar greats, drawing variously on panels of experts, lone “specialists”, and public opinion polls. My colleagues and I recently analysed ten such lists, which were published on
Supporting young parents to access education

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/supporting-young-parents-to-access-education

2 Jul 2021: "We love the Peter Underwood Centre's words transformation through education', because it is very important to Brave we realise the boundless potential of all the young people we work with, so they can create hopes, dreams and happy, healthy families
Why Antarctica is cool for composers

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/16-why-antarctica-is-cool-for-composers

2 Sep 2015: The frozen continent's allure was particularly potent in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, when intrepid travellers would return with stories of its beauty and mystery, which in turn inspired works of art, literature and music. Dr Carolyn
Making a career out of creativity

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/741-making-a-career-out-of-creativity

12 Oct 2018: Singer songwriter Ange Boxall has scaled many heights since she completed a degree in Fine Arts at the University of Tasmania. Her 2016 country album Into the Wind debuted at No. 11 on the ARIA charts, and she’s worked with some of the best
A Tasmanian Requiem

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/586-a-tasmanian-requiem

24 Apr 2018: On December 26, 1847, a small group of Aboriginal people sat in the Lieutenant-Governor’s box at Hobart’s Theatre Royal watching a new pantomime. A local newspaper reported how “the natives … seemed gratified at their first public
Bringing an Australian accent to the birthplace of jazz

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/178-bringing-an-australian-accent-to-the-birthplace-of-jazz

27 Oct 2016: If you ask Joshua, New York City is a place where jazz is the native language of musicians. But as he discovered, having an Australian accent to his jazz playing was a point of difference; one that made him stand out and proved studying jazz as far
Jumping into jive

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/650-jumping-into-jive

6 Jul 2018: Gus Leighton completed a Bachelor of Music with Honours in 2017 and will begin his PhD soon. But he didn’t wait to finish studying to begin his career. In fact, he and some friends began working professionally while still undergrads, as the jump
Sledging songs, penguins, and melting ice

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/715-sledging-songs-penguins-and-melting-ice

2 Sep 2018: When Douglas Mawson led Australasia’s first expedition to Antarctica in 1911–14, his crew took along a folding organ, a concertina, a flute, a piccolo and a mouth organ, as well as a gramophone, records and a hymn book. Program for The

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