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29/05/2026

Juggling classes, meetings, assignments and representing students as part of the State Council is no easy task. Join Oli, your Southern Campus President, in just one day in his busy life, including planning the Vent Tents those of you on the southern campuses may have met him at!

The days of all of our reps look a little bit different, so stay tuned for videos from some of your other reps in the future 👀

05/05/2026

The TUSA State Council supports the right of all UTAS staff to fight for better working conditions, and we stand in solidarity with them as they do so. Better staff conditions directly lead to better learning conditions, and we stand in support of better working and learning conditions for all. We urge the University to listen to staff and student voices, and to ensure better working and learning conditions for all.

The NTEU are commencing industrial action this week with a short ‘Stop Work’ strike today in the south and tomorrow in the north. While we are working with the NTEU to try and ensure minimal disruption to key student assessments, if you need support during this time, please contact our TUSA Advocates at [email protected].

30/04/2026

Have thoughts about academic quality and course delivery at uni? Join your State Council next Monday, May 4th for an online Academic Roundtable!

Academic Roundtables are a great place to connect with your student representatives and let them know about the concern you, your Club or Society members, or your student cohorts might be experiencing. In next week’s Roundtable, we’ll be focusing on academic quality and the delivery of courses. If you have concerns that you’d like your student representatives to follow up on, this is a great opportunity to raise them!

Interested in coming along? To express your interest, email your Undergraduate Education President, Solomon, at [email protected] 📧

26/03/2026

📣 Hey Postgraduate students!! Come and write with us!! 📣

Running both on-campus in Sandy Bay and online via Zoom, our Shut Up & Write sessions are designed to help you sit down and write without having to do it alone. Run by our Postgraduate President Jeppe, these sessions give you the opportunity to meet with a group of individuals who share similar goals, and want to get some writing done! Whether you struggle to focus when working alone, or simply want an opportunity to connect with others postgrad students while still being productive, these sessions are for you!

Interested? From April 15th, the sessions will run on the first and third Wednesday mornings of each month, and will run from now until the end of August. For more info, or to sign up to the sessions, head to tusa.org.au/shut-up-and-write/ (link in bio! 🔗)

19/03/2026

Care about equity, inclusion, and making uni feel like it actually works for everyone? We’re recruiting now for ALL Equity Officer roles for 2026–2027, open to students from underrepresented cohorts across all campuses and online — no experience needed, just a genuine interest in making a difference ✨

As an Equity Officer, you’ll work alongside a team committed to advocating for and connecting with students, raising key issues, and contributing to meaningful change across the UTAS community 📢

Alongside this recruitment drive, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are invited to collaborate with us on shaping future engagement, with an honoraria available.

For more details, Position Descriptions for the roles, and to submit your application, visit the TUSA website: https://tusa.org.au/join-the-equity-committee/.
Applications close at 11:59pm on Wednesday, April 8th.

05/03/2026

Meet Molly! She’s your 2026 General Secretary, and she’s here to give it her all making sure your voice is heard and represented by your State Council!

If you have a concern about your experience you’d like your student reps to advocate for, but you’re not quite sure who to go to, you can contact Molly at [email protected] 📧

03/03/2026

Kashif is your 2026 Equity President, here to make sure that your voice is heard and your concerns taken seriously!

If you have a concern about your student experience that relate to equity or inclusion, you can contact Kashif at [email protected] 📧

27/02/2026

If you’re studying in the north, you might have met her already, but if you haven’t - Meet Liv! She’s your Northern Campus President, and she wants to make sure you have a good experience at university.

Got something you think could be done better on the Northern campuses? You can contact Liv at [email protected], and we’ll see if we can make it happen! 📧

24/02/2026

Meet Jeppe! Your Postgraduate Education President for 2026, he’s here to make sure postgrad students know when, where and how they can get support.

If you’re a postgraduate student with something to say about your experience at UTAS, you can reach Jeppe at [email protected]

03/12/2025

Yesterday, December 3rd, was the International Day of People with Disability. TUSA recognises and celebrates the more than one in four Tasmanians who live with disability, including the many students across our UTAS community. We’re reminded today that inclusion is not symbolic or occasional but rather everyday work grounded in dignity, accessibility, and the right to participate fully in education and community life.

The 2025 theme, “Strengthening Participation: Building Communities That Work for Everyone” speaks directly to our TUSA values. Being Bold means naming the barriers students face and pushing for systemic change. Being Connected means working alongside disabled students, carers, staff, and community partners to collaboratively build solutions that reflect lived experience. Being Student-Led means ensuring disabled students shape the direction of our advocacy and not just the outcomes. And being Kind and Effective means taking action that makes a real, tangible difference in people’s lives.

Across 2024–25, the TUSA State Council and Equity Committee have championed accessibility by advocating for safer, more inclusive learning environments, contributing to the University’s Disability Action Plan, the initial stages of Universal Design for Learning at UTAS, the implementation of Research Training Access Plans (RTAP) for HDR students, supporting DiSCo’s growth, and elevating issues in academic and campus accessibility. But we know there is more to do.

We reaffirm our commitment to a University culture where disabled students are respected, heard, and supported to succeed by UTAS from the start, not just as an add-on at the end. As our former Equity President Mark Warrington said, “when we remove barriers, everyone moves forward”.

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Sandy Bay, TAS
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