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Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS)
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A $25M+ program dedicated to understanding East Antarctica's future. Supported by the Australian Research Council. Headquartered at the University of Tasmania and co-led by the University of NSW and The Australian National University.
👏 Congratulations to a team of ACEAS researchers who have been awarded an ARC Discovery Project grant to investigate East Antarctica’s Aurora Subglacial Basin – a region posing one of the greatest risks for multi-metre sea level rise this century.

Read more: antarctic.org.au/aceas-resear...
ACEAS researchers awarded ARC Discovery Project grant to unlock East Antarctica’s secrets - ACEAS
A team from the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) has received a prestigious Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project grant to investigate East Antarctica’s Auro...
antarctic.org.au
November 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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1/ More than 600km above 🌏, NASA's PACE (standing for Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ecosystem) satellite is in a polar orbit. Covering the globe in about two days, it gathers data on ocean colour, aerosols, and clouds enabling the study of climate change and ocean ecosystems.
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
🌍 Last week, 140+ Antarctic scientists came together in #Hobart for our ACEAS Research Forum 2025 to share the latest research and insights about the climate risks emerging from #Antarctica and the #SouthernOcean.

Read more: antarctic.org.au/aceas-resear...
ACEAS Research Forum 2025: a national gathering of Antarctic science excellence - ACEAS
More than 140 researchers from across Australia gathered in Hobart last week for the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) Research Forum, held from 5 to 7 November at the Univ...
antarctic.org.au
November 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Hello Hobart! Excited to be visiting, to give a talk at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, and a keynote at the @ACEAS annual meeting. Should be a great week (and the weather is amazing!)

@antarcticsciaus.bsky.social @utas.edu.au
November 2, 2025 at 4:06 AM
🦐 The humble #krill sits at the heart of Antarctica’s marine ecosystem.

But the ABC reports that global krill conservation talks have stalled again at #CCAMLR.

🔗 Read the ABC story by @southernsky.bsky.social here
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Australia criticises 'lost opportunity' for strengthened Antarctic conservation
The Australian government says it's "disappointed" after an international conservation meeting in Hobart failed to reach agreement on improved protection measures in Antarctica.
www.abc.net.au
November 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
🧊 New research reveals an overlooked Antarctic process that may skew sea level rise projections.

☀️ A team led by Dr @fabiobdias.bsky.social (ACEAS/UNSW) found East Antarctica ice shelves melt in summer bursts as sea ice retreats and warm water flows underneath.

🔗 antarctic.org.au/overlooked-m...
Overlooked melting in East Antarctica could skew sea level rise projections - ACEAS
New research into how East Antarctica’s ice shelves melt reveals future global sea-level rise predictions could be significantly underestimated.
antarctic.org.au
October 30, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Antarctic fur seals: tracking the Southern Ocean’s changing climate and ecosystem

Our new explainer is out today.

Discover how Antarctic fur seals are sentinels of a changing Southern Ocean and inform ecosystem management and conservation through #CCAMLR.

➡️ antarctic.org.au/resources/#e...
October 27, 2025 at 5:05 AM
📢 Hobart friends!

Are you passionate about #scicomms? Head along to the Science Communication Networking Event hosted by Inspiring Australia – Tasmania.

📅 Thu 30 Oct
🕠 5:30pm–7:30pm
📍 IMAS Waterfront
🎯 $500 mini grant up for grabs!

🎟️ Register here: events.humanitix.com/science-comm...
October 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
🪨 Australia’s climate story is written in stone – and sea 🌊

This ABC Deep Time feature explores how Australia’s landscapes have shifted over millennia, shaped by rising seas and changing climates – told by First Nations voices alongside scientists, linking deep cultural memory with geological time.
The epic story of Australia and its first peoples — like you've never seen it
The story of Australia and its peoples is vast and deep. It's one you should know, but possibly one you've never been told. Well, not like this anyway.
www.abc.net.au
October 19, 2025 at 7:15 AM
🌍 New research shows how fossil fuel emissions translate directly into human and ecological impacts – from extreme heat exposure to coral loss.

This is a valuable tool for policy makers and insurers assessing the true costs of fossil fuel developments.

🔗 Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Quantifying the regional to global climate impacts of individual fossil fuel projects to inform decision-making - npj Climate Action
npj Climate Action - Quantifying the regional to global climate impacts of individual fossil fuel projects to inform decision-making
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October 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Recent research shows low sea ice is changing #phytoplankton bloom timing and composition in the Southern Ocean.

“Phytoplankton are the ocean’s version of the Amazon rainforest,” says ACEAS lead author Tamara Schlosser from @utas.edu.au.

🔗 Read the news article: antarctic.org.au/microscopic-...
Microscopic shifts, global stakes – how Antarctic sea ice loss is disrupting ocean ecosystems - ACEAS
Antarctica has long been seen as a remote, unchanging environment. Not any more. The ice-covered continent and the surrounding Southern Ocean are undergoing abrupt and alarming changes. Sea ice is shr...
antarctic.org.au
October 14, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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1/ Hobart-based #Antarctic and #climate scientists have made significant contributions to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) over the years ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8PE...
Protecting Antarctica and the Southern Ocean: the role of the IPCC...and Hobart
YouTube video by Australian Antarctic Program Partnership
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October 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Congratulations to #Antarctic ice-sheet modeller Dr Chen Zhao on another excellent award!

🏆 aappartnership.org.au/rising-star-...

@czhao-ice.bsky.social @utas.edu.au @imas-utas.bsky.social @antarcticsciaus.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
“The interaction between subglacial meltwater and ice dynamics could mean that tipping points – irreversible thresholds of ice sheet collapse – occur sooner than expected.” — ACEAS CI Dr Chen Zhao.

Learn how subglacial meltwater drives ice loss & ice shelf instability.

➡️ cwrrr.org/interviews/d...
Dr. Chen Zhao on Antarctica’s Subglacial Melt – A Sea Level Rise Driver We’ve Missed - CWR
Glaciologist Dr. Chen Zhao on the hidden threat beneath Antarctica that could drastically accelerate sea level rise
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October 3, 2025 at 12:58 AM
❄️ Fact vs Fiction

Q: Has Antarctica’s ice mass rebounded after increasing in recent years?

A: Whilst fluctuations have occurred, the continent has lost around 2.5T tonnes of ice since 2002.

Our Director @deformedearth.bsky.social (UTAS) explains in AAP FactCheck.

🔗 www.aap.com.au/factcheck/sc...
Scientists call foul on Antarctic ice rebound claim
Experts have said the long-term decline in ice mass is clear and that cherry-picking small periods of time gives a misleading picture.
www.aap.com.au
September 30, 2025 at 7:49 AM
🎥 On-camera media training session at UNSW yesterday with our early career researchers @fabiobdias.bsky.social and Zhi Li! Great questions, plenty of enthusiasm, and lots of behind-the-scenes action 📸

@ccrc.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Abrupt changes in the #Antarctic environment

A new policy briefing based on recent research led by ACEAS former Deputy Director @climatenerilie.bsky.social is now available.

Discover how Antarctica’s ice, ocean, and biological systems are rapidly changing.

➡️ antarctic.org.au/resources/#b...
September 24, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Our quarterly Seasonal Newsletter for Spring has arrived.

Catch up on the latest #Antarctic research, explore our new policy briefing, or watch a video on mapping the Antarctic seafloor 🎥

🔗 Read it now: createsend.com/t/y-B9D206F6...
September 23, 2025 at 5:09 AM
🚢 Can you imagine submitting your PhD thesis from the deck of Australia’s icebreaker en route to Antarctica?

That’s exactly what @christinaocean.bsky.social (UNSW) did earlier this year.

Explore this beautiful multimedia story from UNSW 👉 news.unsw.edu.au/en/breaking-...

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Breaking the ice: why study Antarctica?
From unique wildlife to resilient microbes, world-changing climate dynamics to untapped biotechnological potential – four UNSW scientists outline what makes Antarctica a laboratory like no other.
news.unsw.edu.au
September 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
❄️ What’s changing in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean?

📨 Discover the latest insights and research in our quarterly Seasonal Newsletter, out next week.

🖊️ Subscribe here: confirmsubscription.com/h/y/236931A8...
September 19, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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September 18, 2025 at 10:50 AM
🎥 New ACEAS Seminar Series Recording Available!

📣 Presented by: Dr Kaihe Yamazaki, ACEAS Research Associate
📘 Title: Emerging Outflow of Not-So-Dense Shelf Water from an East Antarctic Polynya
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Watch the full seminar: youtu.be/EfbG5mto5Xs?...
ACEAS Seminar Series - Presented by Dr Kaihe Yamazaki
Title: Emerging outflow of not-so-dense shelf water from an East Antarctic polynya Abstract: East Antarctic coastal polynyas are vital for Antarctic Bottom Water formation and redistribute heat and…
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September 16, 2025 at 12:35 AM
❄️“In a world of misinformation, it’s critical that government has released an evidence-based assessment.” – ACEAS Director, Prof Matt King @deformedearth.bsky.social @antarcticsciaus.bsky.social @antarctic.bsky.social @utas.edu.au

⬇️Read our story here antarctic.org.au/antarcticsnc...
September 15, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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So very important that the Australian Government has released its evidence-based climate risk assessment.

It explains so clearly that climate risks are not far off, but right now and very soon.

Risks are not limited, but widespread and, indeed, touch us all.

1/4

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Breaking: First climate risk assessment finds 1.5m Australians at risk from sea level rise by 2050
One and a half million Australians are at risk from sea levels rising by 2050 unless climate change can be limited, Australia’s first national climate risk assessment warns.
www.abc.net.au
September 15, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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We know sea ice plays an important role, but its contribution is underestimated in several models. Researchers from AAPP and @antarcticsciaus.bsky.social @utas.edu.au investigate the #climate mechanisms to help improve model performance.

▶️ doi.org/10.1029/2025...
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The Impact of Antarctic Sea Ice on Southern Ocean Water Mass Transformation in Coupled Climate Models
The intensity of freshwater redistribution by Antarctic sea ice varies greatly between CMIP6 models Sea ice is a dominant control on freshwater flux to the Southern Ocean in most models For mode...
doi.org
September 12, 2025 at 6:34 AM