• 25 Mar 2025

    First beam trawls completed on the Denman Marine Voyage

    The SAEF team has completed their first beam trawls off the coast of the Denman Glacier on the RSV Nuyina.
  • 3 Mar 2025

    RSV Nuyina departs for the Denman Glacier on its first dedicated science voyage

    It’s the first time scientists working with the Australian Antarctic Program have had the opportunity to study the Denman Glacier, in East Antarctica, from the sea. The Denman has retreated…
  • 10 Nov 2024

    Cape Bird Project

    In late 2023, SAEF scientists travelled to Cape Bird on Ross Island with Antarctica New Zealand. Cape Bird is the location of an Antarctica Specially Protected Area (ASPA) which contains…
  • 30 Oct 2024

    Morozumi Range Biodiversity Project

    Through our partnership with the New Zealand Antarctic Science Platform, SAEF scientists Laura Phillips and Dr Richard Jones are heading to the Morozumi Mountains in Northern Victoria Land. The two…
  • 30 Oct 2024

    Antarctic Peninsula Expeditions

    This season, seven SAEF scientists and staff will journey to the Antarctic Peninsula to complete fieldwork and professional development. They will do so through partnerships with the UK Foreign, Commonwealth…
  • 26 Oct 2024

    SAEF Goes South: 2024-2025 Antarctic Field Season

    Discover the latest information about our 2024-25 Field Season
  • 26 Oct 2024

    Holtedahl Mountain Campaign

    Holtedahl Mountain Campaign December 2024 – January 2025 This season, a team of eight SAEF scientists and support personnel from Monash University and the University of Tasmania will travel to…
  • 26 Oct 2024

    Denman Terrestrial Campaign 2024/25

    Denman Terrestrial Campaign December 2024 – February 2025 This summer, SAEF will take part in the Australian Antarctic Program’s Denman Terrestrial Campaign, a major collaborative science campaign to study the…
  • 26 Oct 2024

    Denman Marine Voyage

    Denman Marine Voyage February – April 2025 The Australian Antarctic Program’s Denman Marine Voyage will take more than 60 scientists 60 degrees south for over 60 days to investigate the…
  • 26 Feb 2024

    In search of life on nunataks

    This summer, a team of four SAEF scientists travelled into the vast wilderness of Antarctica in search of its tiniest life. Once found, these microscopic creatures will enable the team…
  • 15 Dec 2023

    Ross Sea Voyage

    In January and February 2024, Dr Matthias Dehling, a research fellow based at Monash University joined the Ross Sea Voyage. This two-month research voyage is a collaboration between the Antarctic…