On Thursday 27^th selected students attended an Up Close and BIG with Professor Roger Byard. Roger is a forensic pathologist and the Professor of Pathology at The University of Adelaide. In the session he talked about some of the cases he has worked on. These cases included the Snowtown serial killings, the Bali Bombings of 2002, and the SE Asian Tsunami in 2006. He also talked about how he investigates historic bushranger cases such as ones as Ned Kelly and Captain Moonlight. Roger’s experiences were really helpful to us who want to study forensic pathology, he taught us that there is so much more to forensic pathology than autopsies. Forensic pathology is so broad, and you are presented with many opportunities. He taught us that the most important thing in forensic pathology is curiosity and compassion, it’s all about helping people. Overall, it was a wonderful learning experience for everyone, and we were very lucky to have talked with Roger.

Keshana Opatha

Year 9