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Aerial photos of the University of Tasmania.

Save UTAS campus signage erected in a front yard of a Tasmanian residence.

  • A new STEM campus at Sandy Bay, requiring a complete retrofit of some existing buildings and adding some new ones.
  • A city campus built around the existing medical sciences and creative arts building, plus the old Forestry building, which would be home to the schools of Business and Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences.
  • A historic campus on Hobart's Queens Domain, featuring the university's international school, outdoor education program and parts of its health degrees.
  • A waterfront campus, centred around the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies facilities at Taroona and on Hobart's waterfront.

"We have made it clear that our priority now is STEM in Southern Tasmania. Contemporary STEM facilities are urgently needed for students and staff, for the future of STEM education in Tasmania and for our state's ability to meet workforce needs."
A red, white and black sign on a lawn that reads, University of Tasmania Sandy Bay

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"The proceeds from the sales will be invested in upgrading our teaching and research facilities, including the ongoing redevelopment of IMAS Taroona and the soon to commence new research facility for the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture at Newnham,"
Professor Black said.

An artist's impression of an atrium with a glass dome and trees growing inside.

A long distance shot of a university campus

People wearing masks put up their hands

Madeleine Ogilvie wearing black stands and speaks in parliament with an animated look on her face.

"The recent experience of the Business School has shown this will lead to staff and student losses. Students want to be on campus and they will go to other universities where they can enjoy campus life."

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