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factoids
{{br}}1890 (university statusweblink
| type = Public research university
| endowment = {{AUD}}106 million (2022weblink
| budget = {{AUD}}737.13 million (2022weblink
| head_label =
| head =
| visitor = Governor of Tasmania (ex officio)WEB,weblink Governance, 5 April 2023,
| chancellor = Alison Watkins {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM}}WEB, University introduces new Chancellor to the community, 22 June 2021, University of Tasmania,weblink 26 July 2021, 26 July 2021,weblink live,
| vice_chancellor = Prof Rufus BlackWEB,weblink Vice-Chancellor and University Executive Team, 5 April 2023,
| provost =
| total_staff = 3,046 regular (2022weblink{{br}}598 casual (2022weblink
| students = 31,305 (2022weblink
| undergrad = 27,880 (2014)WEB, Annual Report 2014, University of Tasmania,weblink 1 November 2015, 20 October 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161020110740weblink">weblink live,
| postgrad = 4,639 coursework (2014){{br}}1,360 research (2014)
| doctoral =
| administrative_staff = 1,638 (2018)WEB, Annual Report 2018, University of Tasmania,weblink 2 October 2019, 29 February 2020,weblink live,
| faculty = 1,255 (2018)
| city = Hobart, Launceston and Burnie, Tasmania; Sydney, New South Wales
| state =
| country = Australia {{flagicon|Australia}}
| campus = Urban and regional with multiple sites
| sports =
| athletics =
| mascot = Mumford the LionNEWS, Bennett, Lachlan, 2017-08-06, New open day format at UTAS,weblink The Advocate (Tasmania), 2020-02-01, 1 February 2020,weblink live,
| nickname = Rainbowweblink{{br}}Honey BadgersWEB,weblink Home - UTAS Honey Badgers - revolutioniseSPORT, {{br}}Beeweblink
| colours = Red and black
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| free_label = Newspaper
| free = Togatus
| free_label2 = Student Organisations
| free2 = Tasmanian University Student Association Australian Maritime College Students' Association
| accreditation = TEQSA
| academic_affiliations = {hide}hlist|
Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand>AFAANZApple University Consortium>AUCAssociation of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning>ASAIHLAssociation to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business>AACSBAstronomy Australia Limited>AALAustralian Computer Society>ACSAustralian Housing and Urban Research Institute>AHURIAustralian Institute of Policy & Science>AIPSAustralian Medical Council>AMCChartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand>CA ANZCouncil of Australian Postgraduate Associations>CAPACPA Australia>CPAEngineers Australia>EAOpen Universities Australia>OUAUniversities Australia>UAUtrecht Network>Australian-European Network{edih}
| sporting_affiliations = {{hlist |UniSport |EAEN |UBL }}
| website = {{URLweblink|utas.edu.au}}
| footnotes =
| logo = UniversityofTasmaniaLogo.svg
}}The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is a public research university, primarily located in Tasmania, Australia. Founded in 1890,"An Act to establish a University in Tasmania", Victoriae Reginae No 41, Tasmanian Parliament, 5 December 1889. it is Australia's fourth oldest university. Christ College, one of the university's residential colleges, first proposed in 1840 in Lieutenant-Governor Sir John Franklin's Legislative Council, was modelled on the Oxford and Cambridge colleges, and was founded in 1846, making it the oldest tertiary institution in the country.WEB,weblink History, 4 May 2021, 2 May 2021,weblink live, The university is a sandstone university, a member of the international Association of Commonwealth Universities,WEB,weblink University of Tasmania at ACU, acu.ac.uk, 24 May 2012, 24 December 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20101224204542weblink">weblink live, and the Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning.WEB,weblink UIA – Union of International Associations, 16 July 2015, 7 September 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150907211625weblink">weblink live, The university offers various undergraduate and graduate programs in a range of disciplines, and has links with 20 specialist research institutes and co-operative research centres.WEB,weblink UTAS Study Abroad Brochure 2007, 2010-05-16, 13 September 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090913194317weblink">weblink live, Its Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies has strongly contributed to the university's multiple 5 rating scores (well above world standard) for excellence in research awarded by the Australian Research Council. The university also delivers tertiary education at the Australian Maritime College, the national centre for maritime education, training and research.The University has also demonstrated strong outcomes on climate change, sustainability, and resource management, earning it a high global ranking in the Times Higher Education Impact Ratings in 2022 and 2023. UTAS's initiatives include climate-focused research, offering over 100 courses with climate-focused units, low-carbon energy use in new campus developments, divesting from fossil fuels, and a commitment to carbon neutrality, which has been certified by Climate Active since 2016.WEB, Tasmania, University of, 2023-06-01, Rankings show Tasmania can lead the world in sustainability,weblink 2023-07-19, University of Tasmania, en, WEB, Tasmania, University of, 2022-08-18, Climate action,weblink 2023-07-19, University of Tasmania, en,

History

Founding and early years (1890–1938)

File:Aeclark.jpg|thumb|right|Andrew Inglis Clark a major contributor to the Constitution of AustraliaConstitution of AustraliaThe University of TasmaniaWEB,weblink University of Tasmania, 16 July 2015, 13 March 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090313194602weblink">weblink live, was established on 1 January 1890, after the abolition of overseas scholarships freed up funds. It immediately took over the role of the Tasmanian Council for Education.WEB, Tasmania, Governor of the Colony of, 1889-12-05, An Act to establish a University in Tasmania, No 41 of 1889,weblink 2024-02-19, eprints.utas.edu.au, en, Richard Deodatus Poulett Harris, who had long advocated for the establishment of the university, became its first warden of the senate. The first degrees to graduates admitted ad eundem gradum and diplomas were awarded in June 1890. The university was offered an ornate sandstone building on the Queens Domain in Hobart, previously the High School of Hobart, though it was leased by others until mid-1892. This eventually became known as University House. Three lecturers began teaching 11 students from 22 March 1893, once University House had been renovated. Parliamentarians branding it an unnecessary luxury made the university's early existence precarious. The institution's encouragement of female students fuelled criticism. James Backhouse Walker, a local lawyer and briefly vice-chancellor, mounted a courageous defence.According to Chancellor Sir John Morris, from 1918 until 1939 the institution still 'limped along'. Distinguished staff had already been appointed, such as historian William Jethro Brown, physicists and mathematicians Alexander McAulay and his son Alexander Leicester McAulay, classicist RL Dunbabin, and philosopher and polymath Edmund Morris Miller. Housed in the former Hobart High School, facilities were totally outgrown, but the state government was slow to fund a new campus.In 1914 the university petitioned King George V for Letters Patent,WEB,weblink The Humble Petition of the UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA sheweth unto Your Most Gracious Majesty, eprints.utas.edu.au, 26 June 2014, 5 March 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160305040814weblink">weblink live, which request he granted. The Letters Patent, sometimes called the Royal Charter, granted the university's degrees status as equivalent to the established universities of the United Kingdom, where such equivalents existed.WEB,weblink Letters Patent granted to the University of Tasmania, signed 30th August 1915 - Library Open Repository, eprints.utas.edu.au, 26 June 2014, 8 April 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150408232958weblink">weblink live,

World War II (1939–45)

During the Second World War, while the Optical Munitions Annexe assisted the war effort, local graduates, replacing soldier academics, taught a handful of students. New post-war staff, many with overseas experience, pressed for removal to adequate facilities at Sandy Bay on an old rifle range. Chancellor Sir John Morris, also Chief Justice, though a dynamic reformer, antagonised academics by his authoritarianism. Vice-Chancellor Torleiv Hytten, a Norwegian-born economist, saw contention peak while the move to Sandy Bay was delayed. In a passionate open letter to the premier, Philosophy Professor Sydney Orr goaded the government into establishing the 1955 Royal Commission into the university. The commission's report demanded extensive reform of both university and governing council. Staff were delighted, while lay administrators fumed.

Post-war years (1946–1964)

File:University-of-tasmania-1890.jpg|thumb|right|The university's first site at Queens DomainQueens DomainOn 10 May 1949, the university awarded its first Doctor of Philosophy to Joan Munro Ford.NEWS,weblink DEGREES., The Examiner (Tasmania), The Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, 12 May 1949, 28 October 2013, 4, National Library of Australia, 22 August 2022,weblink live, NEWS,weblink D.Ph. Degree To Former P.G.C. Girl., The Advertiser (Adelaide), The Advertiser, Adelaide, 15 July 1949, 14 March 2015, 2, National Library of Australia, 22 August 2022,weblink live, Ford worked as a research biologist in the University of Tasmania's Department of Physics between 1940 and 1950.WEB, McCarthy, G.J., Ford, Joan Munro (1918 – 1992?),weblink Encyclopaedia of Australian Science, 14 March 2015, 1 July 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150701032303weblink">weblink live, In early 1956 Orr was summarily dismissed, mainly for his alleged though denied seduction of a student. A ten-year battle involved academics in Australia and overseas. Orr lost an unfair dismissal action in the Supreme Court of Tasmania and the High Court of Australia. The Tasmanian Chair of Philosophy was boycotted. In 1966 Orr received some financial compensation from the university, which also established a cast-iron tenure system. The latter disappeared with the federal reorganisation of higher education in the late 1980s.In the early 1960s The University of Tasmania at last transferred to a purpose-built new campus at Sandy Bay, though many departments were initially housed in ex-World War II wooden huts. It profited from increasing federal finance following the 1957 Murray Report. Medical and Agricultural Schools were established and the sciences obtained adequate laboratories. Physics achieved world recognition in astronomy (optical, radio and cosmic rays), while other departments attracted good scholars and graduates were celebrated in many fields. Student facilities improved remarkably.Karmel Report

Mergers and the "new" university (1965–99)

{{unreferenced section|date=May 2018}}The 1965 Martin Report established a traditional role for universities, and a more practical role for colleges of advanced education. The Tasmanian Government duly created the Tasmanian College of Advanced Education (TCAE) in 1966 sited on Mount Nelson above the university. It initially incorporated The School of Art, the Conservatorium of Music and the Hobart Teachers College. In 1971, a Launceston campus of the TCAE was announced. These were fateful decisions, as events over the next years showed. It was argued that the TCAE attempted to compete with the university, not complement it.In 1978 the University of Tasmania took over two of the courses offered by the TCAE in Hobart, Pharmacy and Surveying, following a report by Professor Karmel, and another by H.E. Cosgrove. Some other TCAE courses in Hobart moved to Launceston. The curious situation of three separate courses in teacher education in the State could not last, however, and following two more reports, the university incorporated the remaining courses of the Hobart campus of the College of Advanced Education in 1981, which raised its numbers to 5000. The Launceston campus of the TCAE renamed itself the Tasmanian State Institute of Technology (TSIT).In 1987, the University Council resolved to approach the TSIT to negotiate a merger to minimise ongoing conflict. The 'Dawkins Revolution' and the 'unified national system' provided later support for this initiative. The Tasmanian State Institute of Technology became the Newnham Campus of the university on 1 January 1991, exactly 101 years after the university's founding. A new campus at Burnie on the North-West Coast of Tasmania was opened in 1995, and later became known as the Cradle Coast Campus.

21st century

In 2001, the Tasmania Law Reform Institute (TLRI) was established to create a link between institutional law reform in the State created by the demise of first the Tasmanian Law Reform Commission in 1989, and then its replacement, the Tasmanian Law Reform Commissioner in 1997. The new institutes model was based on the Alberta Law Reform Institute, an agency based on an agreement between the Canadian province of Alberta, the Law Society, and the University of Alberta and funded primarily by the Government and the Law Society of Alberta.BOOK, Opeskin, B, Tilbury, M, The Promise of Law Reform, The Federation Press, 2005, A History of Law Reform in Australia, The TLRI has been used as a template for the establishment of similar institutes at the University of Adelaide with the South Australian Law Reform Institute and in the Australian Capital Territory.WEB,weblink The Tasmanian Law Reform Institute, Kate, Warner, Kate Warner, The University of Tasmania, 2015, 125 Years - University of Tasmania, 15 January 2020, 15 January 2020,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20200115122650weblink">weblink live, Damian Bugg became the university's chancellor in 2006, having previously served as a member of the University Council since 2001. Bugg was an alumnus of the university who studied law and resided at John Fisher College where he was president. While chancellor, he also served as Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions.WEB,weblink Chancellor 01.10.2006-31.12.2012, Alison, Alexander, University of Tasmania, 2015, 125 Years - University of Tasmania, 15 January 2020, 15 January 2020,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20200115122634weblink">weblink live, That year the university opened two satellite campuses in Sydney, offering nursing and paramedic education in partnership with local hospitals and health services such as St Vincent's Hospital.File:Mt Pleasant radio telescope night.jpg|thumb|right|The Greenhill Observatory joined the universities other radio astronomy antennas including the Mount Pleasant Radio ObservatoryMount Pleasant Radio ObservatoryThe Australian Maritime College (AMC) merged with the university in 2008. The merger helped streamline degree programs and improved provision of basic services at the combined Newnham campus.NEWS, Andrews, Alison, 2011-09-27, AMC centre to be shut by uni,weblink The Examiner (Tasmania), 15 January 2020, 22 August 2022,weblink live, MAGAZINE, Twice as good,weblink Alumni News, Hobart, Tasmania, The University of Tasmania, 2008-08-01, 2020-01-15, The university formed the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) in 2010 to help integrate the Institute of Antarctic and Southern Ocean Studied and the Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute, as well as the universities existing marine and Antarctic facility.REPORT, University of Tasmania Annual Report 2013, The University of Tasmania, 2013, The Greenhill Observatory which houses a 1.27 metre optical telescope was opened in 2013 to replace the previous observatory at Canopus Hill, near Hobart.PRESS RELEASE, Underwood, Peter, 23 February 2013, Greenhill Observatory Opening - Government House Tasmania,weblink Tasmania, Governor of Tasmania, 19 November 2007, 28 February 2020,weblink live, The observatory joined the universities two other observatories including the Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory and Ceduna Radio Observatory in Ceduna, South Australia.WEB,weblink Mt Pleasant Observatory, Johnston-Hollitt, Melanie, August 2004, School of Mathematics & Physics, University of Tasmania, 2020-01-15, dead,weblink" title="archive.today/20050616061742weblink">weblink 2005-06-16,

Move to the city

In 2019, the University of Tasmania announced its intention to move from its Sandy Bay campus and into the Central Business District of Hobart. As part of the plan, on 8 April 2019, UTAS acquired the K&D Warehouse along Melville Street, adding to the number of university buildings within the city centre.WEB, Goodbye Sandy Bay: UTAS To Move Into CBD,weblink Togatus, 27 August 2021, 27 August 2021,weblink live, The warehouse was initially intended for accommodation, but following the release of the Draft Masterplan in May 2021, would be proposed as the new site for Engineering and Technology.WEB, University releases draft masterplan for inner-city campus,weblink University of Tasmania, 27 August 2021, 27 August 2021,weblink live, In 2018 the University bought the Forestry building a heritage-listed complex situated at 79–93 Melville Street, Hobart. The University reported in January 2023 that the Forestry building "will be restored and given new life as an inner-city hub for the learning, research and collaboration over the next two years". The project will also restore the living forest to the dome.WEB, 2023-01-14, Construction started on UTAS renovation on the old forestry Tasmania building,weblink 2023-10-07, www.abc.net.au, en-AU, The masterplan includes targets for increased sustainability, community involvement, and better methods of transport into the CBD. The new city university precincts consist of West End, Midtown, Domain, Medical Precinct, and Wapping, with the old Sandy Bay campus to be transformed into a "world-leading example of a sustainable urban community". The transition is expected to take place over the next 10 years, with a priority placed on student and community satisfaction.WEB, Creating a future southern campus in the city,weblink University of Tasmania, 27 August 2021, 27 August 2021,weblink live, NEWS, UTAS to move into central Hobart as Sandy Bay campus becomes 'sustainable micro-suburb',weblink ABC News, 17 May 2021, 27 August 2021, 27 August 2021,weblink live, The move to the city has attracted significant community opposition which has culminated in an elector poll being held on the issue in October 2022 at the same time as the Tasmanian local government elections. 74.38% of polled electors voted against the University's proposal to relocate.WEB, Hobart City Council election results - 2022 local government elections Tasmania,weblink 2023-06-28, www.tec.tas.gov.au, en,

Campuses

The university has three main campuses based in Hobart, Launceston and Burnie. It also has a number of small, specialist facilities within the College of Health and Medicine at its Darlinghurst and Rozelle campuses in Sydney. It also has a joint research facility at the city's Australian National Maritime Museum in Pyrmont.

Southern

Hobart

(File:University of Tasmania Medical Science Precinct MS1.jpg|thumb|right|The MS1 Building of the Medical Sciences Precinct)
  • Tasmanian Conservatorium of MusicWEB,weblink Home – Conservatorium of Music – University of Tasmania, Australia, 16 July 2015, 4 August 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110804045350weblink">weblink live, (the Conservatorium of Music campus is no longer a public building; access to the premises by the public, students and staff is restricted).
  • Medical Sciences Precinct in the inner city that encompasses the College of Health and MedicineWEB,weblink School of Medicine, 16 July 2015, 6 April 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150406125947weblink">weblink live, and the Menzies Institute for Medical Research.WEB,weblink Menzies Research Institute Tasmania – Home, Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, 16 July 2015, 22 August 2022,weblink live,
(File:UTAS School of Creative Arts 20171120-099.jpg|thumb|right|The School of Creative Arts & Media)
  • School of Creative Arts & MediaWEB,weblink Home – Art & Visual Communication – University of Tasmania, Australia, 16 July 2015, 22 April 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110422081441weblink">weblink live, based in the converted Jones & Co. IXL jam factory on Hobart's waterfront the campus hosts students and academics studying a range of art and design subjects such as painting, photography, drawing, sculpture, textiles, 3D Design and visual communication.
  • Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) campus encompasses research, learning and teaching on fisheries and aquaculture; ecology and biodiversity; and, oceans and the cryosphere. The campus is situated adjacent to the CSIRO Marine Laboratories, and is co-located with Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre (ACE CRC), and the Tasmanian Partnership for Advanced Computing (TPAC).
  • Queen's Domain, the university's original site that encompasses the School of Nursing.

Sandy Bay and greater Hobart

  • Sandy BayWEB,weblink Campus maps – Campuses – University of Tasmania, Australia, Campuses.utas.edu.au, 2009-09-22, 2010-07-10, 2 June 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100602050954weblink">weblink live, – the Sandy Bay campus is set on 100 hectares of land in the suburb of Sandy Bay – about 35 minutes walk from the centre of Hobart.WEB,weblink Google Maps – Directions – University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay to Hobart, 2014-08-04, 2014-08-04, 22 August 2022,weblink live, The Sandy Bay campus overlooks the estuary of the River Derwent and has the majestic Mount Wellington as its backdrop. Much of the upper campus is in natural bushland. Approximately 10,000 students are enrolled at the southern campuses.
  • University Farm, a 334 hectare farm property located 20 km from the Sandy Bay campus and numerous other land parcels. The University Farm is set in the cropping and grape growing area of Cambridge located in the Coal River valley, serving the teaching and research needs of the School of Agricultural Science.WEB,weblink Facilities – School of Agricultural Science – University of Tasmania, Fcms.its.utas.edu.au, 2010-05-16, 13 September 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090913031054weblink">weblink live,
  • Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory is located adjacent to the University Farm, and operates a museum and radio telescope.
  • Greenhill Observatory, near Jericho, Tasmania is astronomy observatory opened in 2013 to replace the Canopus Hill Observatory
  • The Hedberg, a performing arts campus located adjacent to the Theatre Royal, Hobart.

Northern

(File:University of Tasmania, Launceston 2022 (03).jpg|thumbnail|UTAS Launceston campus)(File:UTAS Student Center.jpg|thumbnail|The Student Centre at the Newnham Campus, LauncestonNEWS,weblink University of Tasmania – Student Centre – Philp Lighton, Digital, Ionata, Philp Lighton, en-US, 2016-11-17, 17 November 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161117144909weblink">weblink live, )
  • Newnham – the Newnham campus is Launceston's main campus, looking down to the Tamar River, about 10 minutes from the city centre. Over 5000 students are enrolled at the Launceston campuses. Also including the newly built Student Center on Queens walk esplanade
  • The Australian Maritime CollegeWEB,weblink Australian Maritime College, 16 July 2015, 17 July 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150717103858weblink">weblink live, is located adjacent to the Newnham campus.
  • The Tasmanian College of the ArtsWEB,weblink Home – Visual and Performing Arts – University of Tasmania, Australia, 16 July 2015, 10 October 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20111010162355weblink">weblink live, and the School of Architecture & DesignWEB,weblink Home – School of Architecture & Design – University of Tasmania, Australia, 16 July 2015, 5 May 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120505080414weblink">weblink live, are housed in the Inveresk Arts Precinct in Launceston, an award-winning 17-hectare inner city site comprising arts studios, galleries, performance spaces, a museum and specialist workshops. The Inveresk precinct is based on developed buildings from a disused rail-yards site.

North-West

  • Cradle Coast – established in 1995 as the North-West Study Centre, the now Cradle Coast campus in Burnie caters for researchers and students in the State's north-west. It underwent significant expansion in 2008.
  • Rural Clinical School, the university's rural clinical school operated by the School of Medicine.WEB,weblink Home – Rural Clinical School – University of Tasmania, Australia, 16 July 2015, 6 July 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110706120537weblink">weblink live,
  • West Park, is a new campus currently under construction for a 2021 opening. The modern building will have student accommodation, new learning facilities, community integration{{what|date=January 2023}}, and quick access to the nearby Makers' Workshop.WEB,weblink A new campus at West Park, 22 July 2020, 22 July 2020,weblink live,

Sydney

  • Darlinghurst – established in 2006, the Darlinghurst campus delivers nursing, paramedic practice and health management courses.
  • Rozelle – established in 2010, the Rozelle campus delivers nursing and paramedic practice courses, the latter being in association with the Ambulance Service of NSW.WEB, Campus Information, 22 March 2022,weblink University of Tasmania, 15 November 2013, 12 November 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131112221521weblink">weblink live,

Libraries

The University of Tasmania library system comprises seven physical librariesWEB,weblink University Library website, Our Libraries, Library.utas.edu.au, 2011-08-17, 10 March 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110310060922weblink">weblink live, integrated into a single library system:
  1. Morris Miller Library (Sandy Bay) including Special & Rare Collections
  2. Law Library (Sandy Bay)
  3. Art Library (Centre for the Arts)
  4. Music Library (Conservatorium of Music)
  5. Clinical Library (Medical Sciences Precinct)
  6. Launceston Campus Library (Newnham)
  7. Cradle Coast Campus Library (Cradle Coast)

Rankings









factoids
DATE=25 SEPTEMBER 2023, | ARWU_W = 201–300url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314211640weblink date=October 2022}}weblink 29 April 2015, 14 May 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150514010612weblink">weblink live, Globally, UTAS is #307 in the QS World University Rankings 2024,WEB, QS World University Rankings 2024,weblink 2023-12-20, Top Universities, en, #301–350 in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2024,WEB, 2022-10-04, World University Rankings,weblink 2023-12-20, Times Higher Education (THE), en, #273 in the USNWR 2022–2023 Best Global Universities Rankings,WEB, 2022-2023 Best Global Universities Rankings,weblink 20 December 2023, and #201–300 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2023.WEB, ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities,weblink 2023-12-20, www.shanghairanking.com,

Organisation

The University of Tasmania has five colleges, previously known as faculties, some divided into schools and institutes: The university currently holds the secretariat role of the International Antarctic Institute established in 2006 in partnership with 19 institutions in 12 countries.WEB, IAIA Information: Background, staff, partners,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071228102602weblink">weblink 28 December 2007, 19 February 2024, www.iai.utas.edu.au, A partnership between the university and the Cradle Coast Authority established the Institute for Regional Development at the Cradle Coast campus in 2005.

Research

File:UTAS Medical Sciences MS2 20171119-012.jpg|thumb|right|The MS2 Building of the Medical Sciences Precinct in Hobart part of the (College of Health and Medicine (University of Tasmania)|College of Health and Medicine]]WEB,weblink University of Tasmania Medical Science, Tasmanian Architecture Awards, October 25, 2019, 25 October 2019,weblink live, PRESS RELEASE, UTAS Medical Science Precinct launched,weblink Hobart, Tasmania, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, 2013, 2019-10-25, 19 March 2020,weblink live, )File:Mount Pleasant Radio Telescope.jpg|thumb|right|The Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory part of three radio astronomy observatories owned and operated by the university, and part of Australia's Very-long-baseline interferometryVery-long-baseline interferometryThe university maintains five multi-disciplinary research themes that provide ability for interdisciplinary collaboration.WEB,weblink Research – Our Research Themes, University of Tasmania, 2019-02-10, 29 May 2019,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20190529010731weblink">weblink live,
  • Environment, Resources and Sustainability
  • Creativity, Culture and Society
  • Better Health
  • Marine, Antarctic and Maritime
  • Data, Knowledge and Decisions
Research institutions include:
  • Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
  • Menzies Research Institute
  • Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies
  • Centre for Colonialism and its Aftermath
  • Centre for Law and Genetics
  • Tasmania Law Reform Institute
  • Centre for Aboriginal Education
  • Tasmanian Institute of Law Enforcement Studies
  • Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute
  • Institute of Antarctic and Southern Ocean Studies
  • Centre for Marine Science
  • Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC
  • Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science
  • Australian Innovation Research Centre
  • Centre of Excellence in Ore Deposits
  • Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture
  • Australian Food Safety Centre of Excellence
The University of Tasmania maintains close linkages with the Tasmanian Government and its departments, with the teaching hospitals, with the Tasmania Police, and with relevant industry bodies such as fishing and farming.{{cn|date=January 2023}}

Coat of arms

The Grant of Arms was made by the College of Arms. The blazon reads:{{quotation|Argent a Lion passant Gules armed and langued Azure holding in its dexter paw a Torch enflamed Proper on a Chief Gules a Pale Azure fimbriated Or charged with a representation of the Southern Cross Argent between two closed Books clasped Or.WEB, Sale, Arthur, Heraldry and Logos Part 2,weblink 125timeline.utas.edu.au, 2 November 2019, 1 November 2019,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20191101083139weblink">weblink live, }}In 1936 the University Council ran a competition to produce a draft set of Arms to replace the common seal it had used since 1901, based on the badge of the Tasmanian Council of Education with the motto Floreat Tasmania (May Tasmania Prosper). The winning design included four key elements of the current Arms of the university including a lion (representing Tasmania), a book (representing the academic side of the university), a Southern Cross (representing Australia) and a torch (representing the athletic side of the university), over a crown (Or) (signifying the royal charter held by the university). The official coat of arms was granted by the College of Heralds in 1978. The core elements of the 1936 design were kept with slight adjustments made to comply with heraldic rules.WEB, Sale, Arthur, Heraldry and Logos Part 1,weblink 125timeline.utas.edu.au, 1 February 2020, 29 January 2020,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20200129175908weblink">weblink live,

Student life

Student unionism

Until 2008, there were two separate student unions: the Tasmania University Union (TUU) in Hobart and the Student Association (SA) in Launceston. Following the abolition of compulsory student unionism in 2007, the SA and the TUU amalgamated into one statewide organisation representing all UTAS students.WEB,weblink Archived copy, 30 May 2008, 20 July 2008,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080720200929weblink">weblink dead, The TUU is responsible for the overseeing of all the university's many sports clubs and societies. Some of these include faculty-based societies providing academic and careers guidance; societies relating to various interests, such as the Old Nick Company; and various sporting clubs, including cricket, football, rugby union and soccer.The TUU also publishes the independent student media at the University of Tasmania, Togatus.WEB,weblink Togatus | TUU, 29 September 2018, 3 September 2018,weblink live, Postgraduate students are represented by the TUU through the Tasmania University Union Postgraduate Council. The TUU Postgraduate Council was previously organised as the Tasmania University Postgraduate Association (TUPA). TUPA was established in 1982 to represent postgraduate research students on campus independently of the TUU.

Residential colleges and student accommodation

(File:University of Tasmania City Apartments (2013) Architects TERROIR in association with Fender Katsalidis Architects.jpg|thumb|right|Hobart Apartments on Elizabeth Street CBD)(File:Original Christ College.jpg|thumb|right|The original Christ College Building in 1856)The university maintains a strong residential college system, as well as providing more independent apartment-style living. A key aspect of campus life, the residential colleges are equipped with modern facilities and host several events during the semesters. The colleges also maintain their respective student clubs, key in the passing of traditions from one cohort to the next. The southern colleges annually compete in a series of sporting events including Rugby, Australian Football, Cricket, Softball, Basketball, Table Tennis, Tennis and Soccer.{{fact|date=April 2024}}The college system comprises Christ College, Jane Franklin Hall and St. John Fisher College, and Hytten Hall (originally open from 1959–1980 and re-established in 2023) in Hobart, and Kerslake Hall, Leprena and Investigator Hall in Launceston. The university accommodation system also includes the University Apartments in Sandy Bay and Hobart Apartments in the Hobart CBD, Endeavour Hall in Beauty Point for students of the Australian Maritime College, Newnham Apartments and Inveresk Apartments in Launceston, and West Park Apartments in Burnie.{{fact|date=April 2024}}One other residential college once existed in Hobart – Ena Waite Women's College (1968–1980), operated by the Catholic Church and located in central Hobart, which amalgamated with St. John Fisher College. An off-campus student residence in Launceston, Clarence House, operated from 2004 to 2008.{{fact|date=April 2024}}

Tasmania Scholarships

The Tasmania Scholarships program supports the university's commitment to offer students equal learning opportunity. It assists talented students, both locally, nationally and internationally. Industry contributions now make up the backbone of the Tasmania Scholarships program. The development and growth of this initiative into one of the most successful sponsored programs in the country is exceptional by any standard. Around 10 per cent of all domestic students at UTAS receive some sort of scholarship or financial assistance. Scholarships are also offered under the banner of the Jim Bacon Memorial Scholarship, funded by the Tasmanian Government.

Notable people

The University of Tasmania has produced many notable alumni, with graduates having held the offices of Governor of Tasmania, Justices of the High, Supreme, Federal courts, Premiers of Tasmania and elected leaders of other states and territories, Rhodes Scholars, the first female professor in Australia, ministers of foreign countries, Lord Mayors, academics, architects, historians, poets, philosophers, politicians, scientists, physicists, authors, industry leaders, defence force personnel, corporate leaders, community leaders, and artists. There are over 100,000 graduates of the University of Tasmania, spanning 104 countries.WEB,weblink Home – Alumni – University of Tasmania, Australia, 16 July 2015, 22 April 2021,weblink live, File:Arms_of_King's_College_London.svg | Ed Byrne, neuroscientist currently serving as Principal of King's College London.File:Crown Princess Mary.jpg|Mary, Queen of Denmark.File:Christine Milne profile.jpg|Christine Milne, Former Leader of the Australian GreensFile:Jess_Melbourne-Thomas.jpg | Jessica Melbourne-Thomas, Australian marine, Antarctic, and climate change scientist.File:RichardFlanagan 300w.jpg|Richard Flanagan, Rhodes Scholar, 2014 Man Booker Prize recipient.File:Bill Mollison, 2008 (cropped).jpg|Bill Mollison, Australian researcher, biologist, permaculture theory and practice.File:Aeclark.jpg | Andrew Inglis Clark, Australian founding father and co-author of the Australian Constitution. File:The_Royal_Society.jpg | Noel Benson, research geologist, Fellow of the Royal Society.

See also

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References

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