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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
2024

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

Past patterns of ice sheet melt reveal worrying clues for future sea level rise

February 9, 2024

Past patterns of ice sheet melt reveal worrying clues for future sea level rise Researchers studying the climate of the Last Interglacial have discovered a co-dependent relationship between Antarctic ice sheet melt and ocean warming that reinforces itself. The findings […]

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Climate drivers are behind Antarctic melt that caused recent sea level rise

November 14, 2023

Climate drivers are behind Antarctic melt that caused recent sea level rise A team of researchers has revealed that climate variability—specifically the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Southern Annular Mode—played a significant role in the changes observed in […]

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40,000 years of sea ice dynamics unearths future clues

October 19, 2023

40,000 years of sea ice dynamics unearths future clues A team of researchers has found that a decline in sea ice cover off East Antarctica at the end of the last ice age led to major climate warming and caused […]

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Travel award takes Antarctic studies to Europe

October 18, 2023

Travel award takes Antarctic studies to Europe Earlier this year, ACEAS PhD student Josef Bisits received the Michael Tallis PhD research travel award, which allowed him to attend a prestigious summer school and an international conference in July for his […]

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On the edge: warming waters destabilising ‘cold’ ice shelf

October 12, 2023

On the edge: warming waters destabilising ‘cold’ ice shelf Researchers have found large-scale anomalies in wind and sea ice are causing the waters below an East Antarctic ice shelf to warm, which could affect future sea level rise across the […]

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New ACEAS Explainer highlights risks of slowing global ocean overturning circulation

November 19, 2025

New ACEAS Explainer highlights risks of slowing global ocean overturning circulation The Australian Centre for […]

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Australian Antarctic research at COP30

November 18, 2025

Australian Antarctic research at COP30 Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science Deputy Director, Professor […]

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ACEAS researchers awarded ARC Discovery Project grant to unlock East Antarctica’s secrets

November 14, 2025

Associate Professor Jacqui Halpin and Dr Jacob Mulder standing on the Denman Glacier during the […]

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ACEAS Research Forum 2025: a national gathering of Antarctic science excellence

November 10, 2025

ACEAS Research Forum 2025: a national gathering of Antarctic science excellence More than 140 researchers […]

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Overlooked melting in East Antarctica could skew sea level rise projections

October 30, 2025

Overlooked melting in East Antarctica could skew sea level rise projections New research into how […]

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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