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

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Significant new funding for critical climate research

December 9, 2024

Significant new funding for critical climate research The Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science congratulates all recipients of the latest round of Australian Research Council (ARC) grants through the 2025 Discovery Projects scheme. “There’s so much to understand about […]

Extreme weather threatens survival of seabirds and seals

August 28, 2024

Extreme weather threatens survival of seabirds and seals Scientists have identified the Australian and Antarctic marine predators most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, and it will help focus conservation efforts for species under threat. The new PhD study, […]

Antarctica’s coasts vulnerable to hitchhiking pests and pollution

August 22, 2024

Antarctica’s coasts vulnerable to hitchhiking pests and pollution New ocean models reveal how Antarctica’s unique ecosystems could be threatened by the arrival of non-native marine species and marine pollution from other continents. In a new study published in Global Change […]

The-coast-of-Antarctica.-Credit-to-Katharina-Hochmuth

The dawn of the Antarctic ice sheets

July 7, 2024

The dawn of the Antarctic ice sheets Scientists have achieved a world first, combining unique geological samples from the seafloor with sophisticated modelling to reveal the origins of the Antarctic ice sheet. Global warming is affecting today’s Antarctic ice sheet. […]

How to drill an ice shelf – and why

July 1, 2024

How to drill an ice shelf – and why A key activity of last summer’s Denman Terrestrial Campaign (2023/24) was using a hot water drill on the Shackleton ice shelf to try and reach the ocean below. Why? The Denman […]

Microscopic Antarctic phytoplankton form the base of the marine food web | Image credit: Rachel Meyne

Microscopic shifts, global stakes – how Antarctic sea ice loss is disrupting ocean ecosystems

October 14, 2025

Microscopic shifts, global stakes – how Antarctic sea ice loss is disrupting ocean ecosystems A […]

From sea ice to ocean currents, Antarctica is now undergoing abrupt changes – and we’ll all feel them

September 22, 2025

From sea ice to ocean currents, Antarctica is now undergoing abrupt changes – and we’ll […]

Protect Antarctica to keep Earth habitable, scientists warn

September 22, 2025

Protect Antarctica to keep Earth habitable, scientists warn Antarctica may feel distant, but its fate […]

Farewell and congratulations to ACEAS Deputy Director

September 22, 2025

ACEAS former Deputy Director, Professor Nerilie Abram Farewell and congratulations to ACEAS Deputy Director August […]

ACEAS researchers named as IPCC authors

September 22, 2025

Credit: Pete Harmsen / AAD ACEAS researchers named as IPCC authors We extend our congratulations […]

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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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