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University of Tasmania walks away from plans to move entirely from Sandy Bay into central Hobart

The University of Tasmania (UTAS) has walked away from its plans to move entirely into Hobart's central business district, announcing plans to build a new state-of-the-art science and mathematics facility at its current Sandy Bay campus.

In an email to staff, University vice-chancellor, Professor Rufus Black, announced a new $500 million science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) facility would be built at the existing Sandy Bay campus, and two inner city sites will be sold.

Professor Black said the university's plans for the future revolved around campus sites in the state's south "providing students with experiences built around the best the city has to offer".

He said the plan was "contingent on securing support and significant government funding".

The four sites would be:

• 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…