Tasmania News
University of Tasmania welcomes largest cohort of domestic students
Megan Gridley is looking forward to a first year of university that is completely different to her final year of high school.
Key points:
- Students have started classes for 2021, with most academic activities back on campus
- The University of Tasmania has seen an increase in domestic student enrolments
- The union representing the university’s staff says lecturers are still under pressure to deliver the online learning model
The 18-year-old from country Victoria spent much of year 12 learning from home because of the coronavirus pandemic.
She arrived in Tasmania last Thursday and has started a Bachelor of Marine and Antarctic Science at the University of Tasmania (UTAS).
“It’s very nice to be down here actually … just being able to go out,…
