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.

Housed in the former Hobart High School, facilities were totally outgrown, but the state government was slow to fund a new campus.

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.

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.

Physics achieved world recognition in astronomy (optical, radio and cosmic rays), while other departments attracted good scholars and graduates were celebrated in many fields.

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.

In 1987, the University Council resolved to approach the TSIT to negotiate a merger to minimise ongoing conflict.

Bugg was an alumnus of the university who studied law and resided at John Fisher College where he was president.

The merger helped streamline degree programs and improved provision of basic services at the combined Newnham campus.

[36] 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.

[37] 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.

[38] 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".

[39] The masterplan includes targets for increased sustainability, community involvement, and better methods of transport into the CBD.

[40][41] The move to the city has attracted significant community opposition (in the local council area of Hobart City Council, in which the Sandy Bay campus is located) 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 in the Hobart City Council area voted against the University's proposal to relocate.

It also has a number of small, specialist facilities within the College of Health and Medicine at the Rozelle campus in Sydney.

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[86] The Australian Government's QILT[b] conducts national surveys documenting the student life cycle from enrolment through to employment.

[87] These surveys place more emphasis on criteria such as student experience, graduate outcomes and employer satisfaction[87] than perceived reputation, research output and citation counts.

[91] The Tasmania Scholarships program supports the university's commitment to offer students equal learning opportunity.

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.