University of Tasmania
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The University of Tasmania was officially opened on 1 January 1890. Referred to as one of the original sandstone universities, it was the fourth university to be established in Australia, and maintains a strong reputation as a small to medium-sized university. The university was reorganised in 1991, when it merged with the Tasmanian State Institute of Technology. The University operates from two main campuses. Hobart is its largest campus with 10,000 students.
The total student population of the University is over 19,000, among which 2,000 are international students, from over 70 countries. The University owns world-class research accomplishments. The Central Science Laboratory provides technical assistance and access to the sophisticated analysing equipments in use at the campus. There are about twenty centers of excellence and research institutions affiliated with the University.
Hobart Campus
The University's campus at Hobart is set on one hundred hectares at Sandy Bay, not far from the city centre and on the River Derwent. It has the magnificent Mt. Wellington as its backdrop and much of the upper campus of the University is in natural bushland. The campus caters for around 9,500 students with many of the faculties on site.
Most students find accommodation either on campus or nearby. The Union Building at Hobart houses a cafeteria (The Refectory), a mixed shop, a post office, a book shop, a hairdresser, a bar, banks, student health service, a travel agent and the Contact Centre. The Contact Centre is an information centre and service.
Textbooks and stationery required for University courses can be purchased at the bookshop. A student discount applies on all books. Second hand textbooks are also stocked. The Sport & Recreation Centre on the Hobart Campus offers students a comprehensive range of individual exercise equipment and activities, as well as the opportunity to participate in social sports. The center includes many options such as indoor soccer, basketball, volleyball, badminton, netball, a rock climbing wall and a weight and circuit room.
The Central Science Laboratory (CSL) is a facility for centralising major items of equipment used by more than one University Department. It also provides certain Federal Government and State Government organisations and local industries with access to sophisticated equipment and scientific services. Its services include:
- Electron microscopy
- Elemental analysis
- Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
- Magnetic resonance
French Street, Sandy Bay, 7005
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