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Quarterly science bulletin
Edition 10, July 2025
Second half of our ten-year research program
in the critical decade for climate action
This is year six of our ten-year program. I'm thrilled to take on the role of program leader, and I'd like to thank Nathan Bindoff for his amazing work leading AAPP in the last five years. His leadership and vision have built a solid foundation for the program, and I’m so grateful to follow in his stride.
It’s indeed an honour to work with such a talented and passionate group of staff, students and collaborators, and I’m really excited for what we’ll achieve together in the second phase of AAPP.
Denman Marine Voyage
Since our last Southern Signals in March, we have completed the Denman Marine Voyage. This research mission was a highly successful 'dream experiment', achieved through collaboration between university research programs and government agencies in the Australian Antarctic Program, with the Master and crew of Australia's icebreaker RSV Nuyina. After a decade in planning, the voyage is a key milestone for the AAPP's research plan – you can find out more about it here.
(photos: Pete Harmsen, Lily West/AAD)
Congratulations
Two of our colleagues at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies have been honoured with prestigious awards: Professor Nicole Webster (the UTAS rep on our Management Committee) is elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and AAPP researcher Professor Philip Boyd is elected to the Fellowship of The Royal Society. Congratulations to climate scientist Professor Nerilie Abram FAA on her appointment as Chief Scientist of the Australian Antarctic Division. Congratulations also to AAPP's Ed
Doddridge for his award of the Dr Peter Smith Medal by the Royal Society of Tasmania, in recognition of his outstanding research on changes in Antarctic sea ice.
Presentation to outgoing AAPP leader Prof Nathan Bindoff (second from right)
by (l-r) UTAS Vice-Chancellor Prof Rufus Black, incoming AAPP leader Prof Delphine
Lannuzel, and IMAS Executive Director Prof Nicole Webster (photo: Mark Horstman)
Free online climate course
Deepen your understanding of climate change and learn how you can take meaningful steps towards making a difference in your community with our free online course from the University of Tasmania: The Climate Shift: Exploring Science, Empowering Action. A huge thank you to all who contributed to making this course a reality.
Welcome to the latest edition of 'Southern Signals' (archive here), a quarterly bulletin to inform decision-makers, policy-shapers, journalists, researchers, stakeholders and the general public about our science and research activities — and why they matter.
kind regards
Professor Delphine Lannuzel
Program leader, Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP)
University of Tasmania, Hobart
Antarctic summer sea-ice loss: Global impacts of extreme lows
Recent record summer lows in Antarctic sea ice provide a window into a future warmer climate with more extreme events — what are the impacts we can expect?
Analysis of first samples from 'Million Year Ice Core' project
AAPP plays a key role in this ambitious climate project by developing a state-of-the-art lab at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies in Hobart
Securing Antarctic research: the roundabouts of science funding
Much of Australia's Antarctic research is done by three university-led programs. Funding is due to expire in the coming years. Prof Nathan Bindoff writes about the need for change.
Special event: Voyage to Antarctica's Floodgates
The Denman Marine Voyage will reshape how we understand future sea level rise. Hear directly from the scientists that led this landmark expedition. Attend this UTAS public talk online or in person on 23 July.
Find out more about the Denman Marine Voyage (photo: Pete Harmsen/AAD)
SOME RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Our scientists publish more than 100 research papers each year
Antarctica and the Earth System: a state-of-the-art overview of the role of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean as integral parts of the Earth System
'Vast unseen meadow': annual growth of algae living in and under Antarctic sea-ice measured for the first time in thirty years
Antarctic meltwater amplifies sea-level rise: if sub-glacial water is not properly accounted for, future sea-level rise may be vastly underestimated
Watch our videos from the Denman Marine Voyage (photo: Pete Harmsen/AAD)
