The Latest Breaking News from the University of Tasmania

For decades, Australian institutions have displayed stolen human remains. But there’s a way forward

The RA Rodda Pathology Museum at the University of Tasmania, established in 1966, is currently in possession of about 2,700 human body parts. At least 177 of these were obtained without consent from their loved ones.

The Conversation · May 20

'No dignity': formal apology for stolen body parts

A state government has formally apologised to the loved ones of people whose remains were secretly taken during autopsies and kept without consent.

AAP · May 18

The beloved emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal are now officially endangered. Here’s what can be done

In 1902, British explorer Robert Falcon Scott spotted a large group of large black and white birds at Ross Island, Antarctica. This was among the many milestones of Scott’s famous Discovery expedition: the first breeding colony of emperor penguins.

The Conversation · Apr 14

Growing change: a different kind of school garden program is improving student outcomes in Tasmania

The 24 Carrots kitchen garden program founded by Tasmanian artist Kirsha Kaechele aims to integrate ‘art and lifestyle into every aspect of the project’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 8, 2025

A new room for a doomed loom – and the battle to save Australia’s slowly dying crafts

When a university’s rare weaving device was destined for the skip, a collective of artists, teachers and students united to rescue it. They bemoan how course changes are replacing deep skills with competency checklists

The Guardian - AU · May 24, 2025

Wombat AI: software deployed to track native animals

Tasmanian devils, eastern quolls, fallow deer and other wild animals are being tracked using artificial intelligence to free up conservationists' time.

AAP · May 1, 2025

The Australians who sounded the climate alarm 55 years ago: ‘I’m surprised others didn’t take it as seriously’

Australia will join other countries at Cop29 to discuss the escalating climate crisis, but some political and scientific leaders have been talking about it for decades

The Guardian - AU · Nov 9, 2024

‘Very bad precedent’: China and Russia team up to undermine krill fishing restrictions in Antarctica

Conservationists warn actions and ambitions of two super powers could lead to overexploitation of vital food source for whales, penguins and seals

The Guardian - AU · Nov 1, 2024

‘Wicked problem’: five charts that show how the climate crisis is making Australia more dangerous

A report by BoM and CSIRO checks ‘vital signs of Australia’s climate’ – and shows temperature trends will only worsen

The Guardian - AU · Oct 30, 2024

Afternoon Update: Penny Wong heckled over Palestine; Victorian schools counter ‘Andrew Tate-types’; and ‘amorous couple’ blamed for train station flooding

Pro-Palestine advocates interjected during the foreign minister’s speech at the University of Tasmania

The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2024