For the first time, crucially important features of the #Antarctic coastal zone have been mapped in high resolution right around the continent, by training an artificial intelligence tool to accurately recognise grounded icebergs from satellite radar images. ▶️ aappartnership.org.au/picket-fence...

Excited to share PhD student Jenan Rajavarathan's first PhD now published in @egu.eu #TheCryosphere Jenan developed a new way to evaluate models of Antarctic surface mass balance (SMB) *variability* with Chris Watson and @nicolajhansen.bsky.social tc.copernicus.org/articles/20/... 1/3

🎤 TONIGHT: a special panel discussion on 'The Future of #Antarctica' with ACEAS researcher Dr Indi Hodgson-Johnston (@utas.edu.au), Rhonda Bartley (AAD) and Dr Jess Melbourne-Thomas (Parks Australia). Live in Canberra, or anywhere online (6pm AEST). Bookings ▶️ www.nma.gov.au/antarctica/e...

🚨 PhD project in Hobart @utas.edu.au 🌊 Using Deep Argo floats, investigate variability and change in #Antarctic Bottom Water and the deep overturning circulation in the Southern Ocean 🎓 Scholarships available ✍️ Applications close 1 October ▶️ More info at www.utas.edu.au/research/deg...

Outstanding news for the ACEAS community! Six ACEAS researchers have been awarded prestigious ARC Future Fellowships. 👏 Congratulations: 🔹 A/Prof @jaxhalpin.bsky.social 🔹 Dr @adele-morrison.bsky.social 🔹 Dr Amelie Meyer 🔹 Dr @dkhutch.bsky.social 🔹 Prof Jeffrey McGee 🔹 Dr Mark Hoggard

Six ACEAS researchers secure prestigious ARC Future Fellowships - ACEAS

Six researchers from the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) have been awarded prestigious Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowships, securing funding to advance n...

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New research shows #Antarctic krill larvae can travel much farther across the Southern Ocean by hitching a ride with drifting sea ice than with ocean currents alone. ↔️ “Year to year, the same starting population of krill can experience very different transport pathways” — Aditya Sharma

🌏 JUST OUT: a major international review paper, involving 80 scientists from 16 countries, has outlined a bold plan to address some of the biggest uncertainties in #Antarctic driven #sea-level rise. Read the paper ▶️ agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

🌊 Interested in physical #oceanography, #climate variability and climate change detection? @utas.edu.au has two HDR #PhD opportunities available. You'd be joining an excellent team with Professor Nathan Bindoff, Dr @fabiobdias.bsky.social and Dr Jiheun Lee. ▶️ www.utas.edu.au/research/deg...

Available projects for research degrees | University of Tasmania - Precision Climate Tracking of the Earth’s Response to Emission Reductions

This Australian Research Council funded project addresses the urgent n...

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❄️ Antarctic sea-ice loss linked to declining Southern Ocean productivity New ACEAS research found years with less sea ice are often followed by years with lower levels of phytoplankton, the microscopic plants that support marine food webs and help absorb CO₂. ▶️ antarctic.org.au/antarctic-se...

Antarctic sea-ice loss linked to declining productivity in the Southern Ocean - ACEAS

New research by two scientists from the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) suggests that recent Antarctic sea-ice losses may be responsible for lower phytoplankton biomass i...

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What a week! The Australian Antarctic Research Conference #AARC2026 held at @utas.edu.au has brought together more than 400 attendees from across Australia, New Zealand, Germany, China, Norway and the United States. Learn more ▶️ antarctic.org.au/antarctic-sc...

Antarctic science shapes Australia's future, say scientists - ACEAS

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 Sou...

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🧊🇦🇺 How does the melting of #Antarctica affect the #Australian climate? Our new science explainer explores how Antarctic meltwater could influence future temperature and rainfall projections, providing crucial insights for Australia's climate future. Dive in ▶️ antarctic.org.au/wp-content/u...

🔍🧊 What lies beneath one of Antarctica's most important glaciers? A significant new study, led by ACEAS researcher Dr Maria Manassero from @utas.edu.au, suggests parts of Denman Glacier's hidden trough may be ~1km shallower than estimated, improving our understanding of the glacier's dynamics.

First Denman Glacier campaign findings challenge assumptions about glacier's hidden depths - ACEAS

A team of Australian and global 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.

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❄️ A wonderful show of ACEAS researchers at the 12th @scar-antarctic.bsky.social Open Science Conference held in Norway this week. It's where the Antarctic research community comes together every two years to share knowledge and tackle the big challenges and scientific questions facing Antarctica.

🌊 ANTARCTIC SCIENCE, AUSTRALIA'S FUTURE The exciting program for #AARC26 is out, with more than 300 people coming to our national conference in August. There are still places available if you'd like to attend. Registrations close 28 July. Program ▶️ leishman-aarc-2026.eventsairsite.com/program

🔔 ALARM BELLS FROM THE SOUTH: a new science explainer unpacking recent Antarctic extremes, from record-low sea ice, to unprecedented heatwaves, emperor penguin breeding failures and the spread of H5N1 through parts of the Antarctic region. Please read and share ▶️ antarctic.org.au/explainers/

🌊 New Antarctic research has revealed that Antarctic Bottom Water – the cold, dense water mass that drives the deepest part of global ocean circulation – is shrinking faster than previously understood, and the rate of decline is accelerating. Learn more ▶️ antarctic.org.au/antarctic-ch...

Antarctic change drives slowdown of global ocean circulation - ACEAS

New Antarctic research shows the deepest layer of the Southern Ocean is shrinking faster than scientists realised, with the rate of change accelerating over the past decade.

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1️⃣🌊 Using a high-resolution ocean model to simulate the currents around the Denman-Shackleton ice-shelf system, @yuhangocean.bsky.social and colleagues make an important shift in how we think about ocean-driven melting in East #Antarctica. ▶️ aappartnership.org.au/melting-from...

Melting from the top: ice shelf vulnerable to warm surface waters - AAPP

Modelling shows summer-warmed surface waters are the primary cause of melt in the Denman-Shackleton ice shelf system

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Heatwave over #Antarctic Peninsula intensified by lack of sea ice. In winter. 🌊 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Antarctica’s west coast missing an area of sea ice the size of France as temperatures peak 20C above average

A vast area of the Bellingshausen Sea should be covered by sea ice by now, with one expert calling the loss of ice ‘depressing’

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🌊 Research out today reveals a potential 'missing link' in Antarctic sea-ice melt: ocean waves. By flooding, pulverising and even 'greening' ice floes, waves reduce reflectivity and accelerate seasonal melt, helping explain gaps in climate models. Learn more ▶️ antarctic.org.au/from-floodin...

🦭 Endangered Antarctic fur seals don't all behave in the same way – and that matters for climate resilience. Read more ▶️ antarctic.org.au/endangered-a...

🌊 ANTARCTIC SCIENCE, AUSTRALIA'S FUTURE 🗣️ Want to present a talk or a poster at the Australian Antarctic Research Conference @utas.edu.au, 25-28 August 2026 in Hobart? 🚨 Final call for #AARC26 abstracts, closing Wednesday 10 June (hard deadline) ▶️ leishman-aarc-2026.eventsair.site/call-for-abs...

🎉 Congratulations to ACEAS Chief Investigator Professor Philip Boyd, from @imas-utas.bsky.social at @utas.edu.au, on being elected a Fellow of @science.org.au. Read more ▶️ antarctic.org.au/marine-bioge...

Marine biogeochemist Professor Philip Boyd honoured by Australian Academy of Science - ACEAS

Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) Chief Investigator, Professor Philip Boyd, has been elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.

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Meg Harlan found volcanic ash in an East Antarctica ice cores. Find out how Meg used atmospheric forward trajectories to refine sampling targets when hunting for cryptotephra. #cryptotephra #tephra @antarcticsciaus.bsky.social @imas-utas.bsky.social

Cryptotephra in the East Antarctic Mount Brown South ice core

Abstract. Ice cores contain stratified layers of impurities scavenged from the atmosphere, which are a vital tool for investigating the Earth system. Reconstructing past eruption records by way of ice...

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🌊 How far do ocean waves reach into Antarctic sea ice? New research finds ~16% of Antarctic sea ice is wave-affected – changing how we understand the Marginal Ice Zone and providing new clues to help interrogate recent rapid sea ice decline since 2016. Read more ▶️ antarctic.org.au/mizing-in-ac...

❄️ We’re hiring – Antarctic Project Officer (Hobart) Want to support world-leading Antarctic science and help shape research with impact? ACEAS and @antarctic.bsky.social are looking for an Antarctic Project Officer based at @utas.edu.au. Learn more & apply ▶️ careers.utas.edu.au/en/job/50322...

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🚨 PhD project on sea ice @utas.edu.au in Hobart! 🛰️ Use machine learning techniques for improved detection of Antarctic Marginal Ice Zone (MIZ) width from multi-sensor remote sensing data ▶️ www.utas.edu.au/research/deg... 📆 Closing date for applications 1 June 2026

👏 Congratulations to ACEAS Chief Investigator, Associate Professor @jaxhalpin.bsky.social from @imas-utas.bsky.social at @utas.edu.au, who has recently been awarded the Max R. Banks Medal by the Royal Society of Tasmania. Learn more ▶️ antarctic.org.au/aceas-chief-...

🪸 Beneath Antarctica’s icy exterior is a hidden world that science is only beginning to understand. The seafloor, water masses and marine ecosystems of the Southern Ocean shape the Antarctic world above them – yet much of this system is hidden from view.

👏 Congratulations to ACEAS investigators Dr @adele-morrison.bsky.social and Dr Mark Hoggard from @scienceanu.bsky.social on receiving @science.org.au 2026 Honorific Awards. 🏅 Morrison – Frederick White Medal 🏅 Hoggard – Anton Hales Medal

ACEAS investigators recognised with prestigious Australian Academy of Sciences 2026 Honorific Awards - ACEAS

The Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) congratulates two investigators who have been recognised with 2026 Honorific Awards from the Australian Academy of Sciences, celebrati...

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🧊 An excellent piece by Caitlin Fitzsimmons in @sydmorningherald.bsky.social on troubling recent changes in Antarctica. Featuring ACEAS Deputy Director @profmattengland.bsky.social (UNSW), CI Dr Linda Armbrecht (UTAS), and @antarctic.bsky.social's Dr @edoddridge.bsky.social (UTAS).

A crying glacier and a shivering ice shelf: A beautiful, tragic story

What scientists saw in Antarctica this summer could affect the weather everywhere from Cairns to Cannes.

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