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30 Sep 2024
Collaborating with Monash students to promote Antarctic conservation
Antarctica is a faraway continent, so remote from our daily lives that it rarely enters most people’s thought bubbles, and when it does, the first pictures that often come to… -
16 Sep 2024
Save the Singing Seal
The Ross Seal (Ommatophoca rossii) is Antarctica’s only specially protected species. It is also one of the region’s most mysterious creatures because we know almost nothing about it. This is… -
22 Aug 2024
Shift in Antarctic decision-making concerns researchers
New research reveals a concerning shift in Antarctic Treaty decision-making in the face of rising environmental and governance issues in the region. -
1 Aug 2024
Professor Jan Strugnell awarded SCAR Medal for Education and Communication
SAEF Chief Investigator Professor Jan Strugnell recognised for her contribution to increasing the visibility of women in Antarctic research. -
31 Jul 2024
SAEF scientists selected as finalists for 2024 Eureka Prizes
Professor Jan Strugnell, Dr Sally Lau, and Dr Nerida Wilson are amongst a team of Antarctic scientists nominated for major national science award. -
6 May 2024
Sounds, Sites and Sediment from the RV Polarstern
Outside, the temperature is below zero, and there are spectacular, ever-changing views of ocean, sky, and ice, but Dr Mardi McNeil is ensconced in The Batcave. This lab at the… -
30 Apr 2024
Researchers of the Lost Ice
If it were an adventure film it might be called Researchers of the Lost Ice. Set against the backdrop of East Antarctica’s remote and mysterious Bunger Hills, scientists (including a… -
26 Apr 2024
Ozone hole brings new threat to Antarctic life
Antarctic animals and plants are battling increased UV radiation exposure. -
22 Apr 2024
From Science to Skiing: Identifying what people value to protect Antarctica
New research has identified what scientists, tourists, and policymakers most value about the Antarctic Peninsula, work that is essential to ensuring that conservation policy reflects the needs of all stakeholders… -
15 Apr 2024
In Pursuit of Palaeodust on Chatham Island
Atmospheric dust from Australia and New Zealand is a significant source of nutrients for the vast and remote region where the South Pacific and Southern Ocean meet. Here primary producers… -
8 Apr 2024
Our planet is undergoing human-induced transformation. How do we navigate the challenges to protect ecosystems?
Biodiversity makes Earth habitable and a wonderful place to live. But human activities are causing shifts in our climate, environment, and biodiversity that are transforming the planet and pushing its…
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