Congratulations Professor Anya Reading!
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
Congratulations to Australian Laureate Fellow, Professor Matt King
The premier funding body for University research excellence in Australia is the Australian Research Council (ARC) and the highest ARC awards are the Laureate Fellowships. These five-year fellowships are reserved for internationally top-tier researchers, only 17 being awarded annually. Among the 2025 awardees is Professor Matt King, Professor of Polar Geodesy at the University of Tasmania. Professor King is a Past President of the RST and former co-Chair of the RST Aboriginal Engagement Committee.
Polar geodesy focuses on measuring the Earth’s shape, gravity field, and spatial orientation, specifically in polar regions. Professor King’s research has contributed significantly to current understanding of Antarctic ice sheet dynamics, sea-level change, and solid Earth deformation. He is the Director of the ARC’s Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science at the University of Tasmania.
Professor King’s research project “Tracking and predicting the future of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet”, has the goal of determining the long-term contribution of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet to sea-level rise. The results will be used in climate models, in assessment of the risks associated with rising sea-levels, and to inform policies and strategies for adaptation to a changing climate.
The Royal Society of Tasmania acknowledges, with deep respect, the traditional owners of this land, and the ongoing custodianship of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. The Society pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples have survived severe and unjust impacts resulting from invasion and dispossession of their Country. As an institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the Royal Society of Tasmania recognises Aboriginal cultural knowledge and practices and seeks to respect and honour these traditions and the deep understanding they represent.
On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal Apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.
