• 25 Nov 2025

    Dr Ariaan Purich awarded DECRA

    SAEF Chief Investigator Dr Ariaan Purich has been awarded a Discovery Early Career Research Award (DECRA) by the Australian Research Council (ARC). The DECRA scheme provides funding to outstanding early-career…
  • 18 Nov 2025

    Australian Antarctic research at COP30

    SAEF scientists, Professor Jan Strugnell (James Cook University) and Dr Ariaan Purich (Monash University) presented an overview of abrupt changes in the Antarctic environment to the COP30 meeting in Brazil. The…
  • 14 Sep 2025

    Dr Maria Kleshnina awarded L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship

    SAEF Chief Investigator Dr Maria Kleshnina from QUT has been awarded a prestigious fellowship which aims to support accomplished women researchers to progress in their careers. 
  • 4 Sep 2025

    SAEF scientists win 2025 Eureka Prize for Interdisciplinary Scientific Research

    Professor Jan Strugnell, Dr Sally Lau, and Dr Nerida Wilson are amongst a team of Antarctic scientists who have won the 2025 Eureka Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Scientific Research. 
  • 21 Aug 2025

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

    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…
  • 5 Aug 2025

    2026 French-Australian Antarctic Research Grant

    Applications are now open for the 2025 French-Australian Antarctic Research Grant
  • 8 Apr 2025

    Two SAEF researchers honoured by the Australian Academy of Science

    SAEF Director Professor Steven Chown FAA and SAEF Chief Investigator Distinguished Professor Noel Cressie FRSN FAA  have received career honours in the Australian Academy of Science’s annual Honorific Awards. 
  • 20 Mar 2025

    Antarctic researchers awarded funds to foster New Zealand and Australian collaboration

    Two Antarctic research teams have been awarded $20,000 in funding via a new grant to foster collaboration on Antarctic and Southern Ocean research across the Tasman Sea.
  • 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…
  • 5 Dec 2024

    Nine SAEF researchers awarded ARC Discovery Project grants

    Nine SAEF researchers working across six research projects have been awarded funding in round one of the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) 2025 Discovery Project grant scheme. 
  • 22 Nov 2024

    Making Antarctica Cool Again

    Our Science, Your Future: Next Generation of Antarctic Scientists Call for Collaborative Action