• 2 min read

    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. 

  • 2 min read

    18 Jun 2025

    As Antarctic sea ice vanishes, algae threaten to outcompete seafloor life

    New modelling suggests that the balance between algae and invertebrates is shifting, with the potential to alter these ecosystems in profound and irreversible ways. 

  • 3 min read

    20 May 2025

    New modelling predicts risks to Antarctic marine ecosystems from invaders

    A new study has shed light on which non-native species pose the greatest risk to Antarctic marine ecosystems.

  • 3 min read

    11 Apr 2025

    Explainer: Sorting sea pigs from sea spiders—How we collect, sort and preserve seafloor species

    Reporting from the RSV Nuyina, SAEF field assistants Jesselyn Brown and Joshua Lesicar explain how the team collects, sorts and preserves seafloor species and how the data stored in their…

  • 2 min read

    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.

  • 4 min read

    21 Apr 2023

    New insights into the life history of Antarctic brittle stars

    Want an extra arm? Perhaps ask a brittle star.