NEWS

Read the latest ACEAS news as we seek to uncover the mysteries of East Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, and better understand emerging climate risks.

Alarm Bells from the South

Over the last five years, Antarctica has seen an explosion of change, which has significant implications for Australia and the rest of the world. New extremes are emerging, including major heatwaves, record-low sea-ice extent and ice shelf collapses.

These are the alarm bells from the south...

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Fishing for a glacier's secrets

Fishing for
a glacier's
secrets

It’s an ice fishing trip like no other.

A five-metre long drill. More than a kilometre of line. On a glacier tongue over an unmapped ocean. The mission: to suspend a string of sensors under the ice that will monitor the temperature, salinity and currents of the ocean below, every hour for the next few years.

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How to drill an ice shelf — and why

How to drill
an ice shelf
— and why

Christmas Day 2023. While many of us are at the beach or around the barbie, a plucky team of four scientists and a polar field guide pitch their tents at what must be the world’s most remote campsite: the Shackleton ice shelf.

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Antarctic science shapes Australia’s future, say scientists

28 Aug 2026

Antarctic science shapes Australia’s future, say scientists More than 400 polar experts from Australia and around the world have gathered at the University of Tasmania this week for the Australian Antarctic Research Conference (AARC), as Antarctica and the Southern Ocean undergo rapid environmental change. The conference brings together research from sea ice and biodiversity to […]

First Denman Glacier campaign findings challenge assumptions about glacier’s hidden depths

26 Aug 2026

First Denman Glacier campaign findings challenge assumptions about glacier’s hidden depths A team of Australian and international researchers have published the first peer-reviewed research paper from the landmark Denman Terrestrial Campaign, offering an unprecedented glimpse beneath one of Antarctica’s most important and least understood glaciers. The study, led by Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic […]

Farewell to ACEAS Director, Professor Matt King

24 Jul 2026

ACEAS outgoing Director, Professor Matt King Farewell to ACEAS Director, Professor Matt King July marks a significant milestone for ACEAS as we farewell our inaugural Director, Professor Matt King from the University of Tasmania, who has led the Centre since its establishment in 2021. Over the past five years, Professor King has played a pivotal role […]