• 5 min read

    25 Nov 2025

    SAEF scientists embark on research voyage to pristine and remote Heard Island

    A team of SAEF scientists departed today on the Australian Antarctic Program research voyage to Heard Island and McDonald Islands. The expedition is a rare opportunity to visit one of…
  • 4 min read

    18 Sep 2025

    Scientists prep for fieldwork on Australia’s most remote island

    On a remote island in the middle of the Southern Ocean, expeditioners must brave 25 to 180 km/h winds, frigid temperatures and elephant seals beneath an almost 3,000 m high…
  • 4 min read

    4 Aug 2025

    New maps show Heard Island glaciers are retreating faster—and offer guidance for their protection

    Heard Island recently made headlines when US President Donald Trump imposed a 10% tariff on it and the nearby McDonald Islands—despite no trade occurring there and no human visits to…
  • 4 min read

    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.