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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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 […]

New research reveals Australia may be severely underestimating bushfire risk

June 14, 2024

New research reveals Australia may be severely underestimating bushfire risk A study of sea salt in Antarctic snowfall reveals why Australia could be underprepared for bushfire seasons. Climate scientists have warned that Australia could be facing bushfires that are even […]

Heavy water: how melting ice sheets and pumped groundwater can lower local sea levels – and boost them elsewhere

May 27, 2024

Heavy water: how melting ice sheets and pumped groundwater can lower local sea levels – and boost them elsewhere Bernhard Staehli/Shutterstock Rebecca McGirr, Australian National University; Anthony Purcell, Australian National University; Herbert McQueen, Australian National University, and Paul Tregoning Imagine you’re standing […]

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ACEAS in Vienna

May 20, 2024

ACEAS in Vienna Four ACEAS researchers attended the General Assembly 2024 of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) last month in Vienna from 14–19 April. In amongst the 18,896 presentations given across 1,044 sessions: The annual EGU General Assembly is Europe’s […]

Windblown dust from land boosts productivity in the Southern Ocean

May 16, 2024

Windblown dust from land boosts productivity in the Southern Ocean A ground-breaking study led by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes in collaboration with ACEAS, the University of Tasmania and CSIRO estimates that windblown dust from continents fuels […]

Shackleton Ice Shelf in East Antarctica | Credit: Pete Harmsen / AAD

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 […]

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 […]

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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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