Our objective is to help communities prepare for climate risks emerging from East Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. We will do this by integrating knowledge of the region’s ocean, atmosphere, cryosphere, and ecosystems.

Annual
Report
2023

Denman
Marine
Voyage

The Denman Marine Voyage (DMV) will take more than 60 scientists to the Denman Glacier region for two months in late February, 2025

Science and technical teams will work closely with the ship’s crew across 24-hour shifts and use a range of methods - including bathymetry (sea floor mapping), rock and sediment sampling, sea-glider and mooring deployments, seal tagging and physical and chemical oceanography - to learn more about the factors influencing the glacier’s melt rate and its possible contribution to higher sea levels in future

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A huge Atlantic ocean current is slowing down. If it collapses, La Niña could become the norm for Australia

June 9, 2022

A huge Atlantic ocean current is slowing down. If it collapses, La Niña could become the norm for Australia By Matthew England, UNSW Sydney; Andréa S. Taschetto, UNSW Sydney, and Bryam Orihuela-Pinto, UNSW Sydney Climate change is slowing down the conveyor […]

The collapse of the Conger Ice Shelf

April 1, 2022

The collapse of the Conger Ice Shelf Satellite data from 17 March 2022 shows the Conger ice shelf collapsed in Antartica. Credit: USNIC This month, the entire Conger Ice Shelf—an area of 1200 sq kms, which is as large as […]

Antarctica and the Southern Ocean: insights from the 2022 IPCC WGII report

March 25, 2022

Antarctica and the Southern Ocean: insights from the 2022 IPCC WGII report The Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP) and the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) have released a report on IPCC WGII key findings for Antarctica and the Southern […]

Tiny satellites are changing the way we explore our planet and beyond

March 25, 2022

Tiny satellites are changing the way we explore our planet and beyond NASA Shane Keating, UNSW Sydney and Clare Kenyon, The University of Melbourne Want to go to space? It could cost you. This month, the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft will […]

Antarctica. Photo by Charles Odinot from Pexels

Study exposes role of sea ice in protecting Antarctic coast

March 4, 2022

Study exposes role of sea ice in protecting Antarctic coast A new method for detecting and monitoring change in the exposure of the Antarctic coastline to the dynamic Southern Ocean, due to changing sea-ice distribution, could improve environmental monitoring and […]

Denman Marine Voyage: long-term vision now a reality

March 7, 2025

Denman Marine Voyage: long-term vision now a reality Accessing the vast and remote Denman Glacier […]

Melting Antarctic ice will slow the world’s strongest ocean current – and the global consequences are profound

March 4, 2025

Melting Antarctic ice will slow the world’s strongest ocean current – and the global consequences […]

Image: Pete Harmsen © Commonwealth of Australia

“The key question is what’s driving the changes we’re seeing?”: Research voyage heads to Denman Glacier

March 3, 2025

“The key question is what’s driving the changes we’re seeing?”: Research voyage heads to Denman […]

Professor Matt King is an oceanographer specialising in climate change and sea level change and is pictured at the waterfront, Hobart.

PIC: MATT THOMPSON

Why we can’t put Antarctic funding on ice

February 19, 2025

Why we can’t put Antarctic funding on ice Australia’s commitment to Antarctica needs to eliminate […]

Antarctic seafloor mission makes “astounding” discoveries

February 5, 2025

Antarctic seafloor mission makes “astounding” discoveries A team of international researchers on board New Zealand’s […]

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Denman
Terrestrial
Campaign

The Denman Terrestrial (land) Campaign runs from 2022 – 2025 and aims to increase our understanding of the Denman Glacier's history and stability through research projects staged from a deep field camp at Bunger Hills, about 450 kilometres from Casey research station

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