RESEARCH STORIES

Science and research activities by the Australian Antarctic Program Partnership to explore the role of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean in the global climate system

‘MIZ-ing’ in action: how much of Antarctic sea ice is affected by waves?

By AAPP | 28/05/2026

Measuring the true extent of an under-studied and crucial region of the Antarctic sea-ice system for the first time

Antarctic science meets policy

By AAPP | 10/04/2026

Communicating the importance of rapid changes in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean for Australian policy and the world

Antarctic atmospheric aerosols: tiny particles with global effects

By AAPP | 09/07/2025

Why it’s important to understand clouds over the Southern Ocean

Securing Antarctic research: the ’roundabouts’ of science funding

By AAPP | 29/06/2025

Opinion piece by Prof Nathan Bindoff on the need for change to the system of funding Australian polar research

Royal Society of Tasmania medal for sea-ice researcher

By AAPP | 20/06/2025

AAPP researcher wins prestigious award

Uncovering cadmium in the Southern Ocean

By AAPP | 21/05/2025

On the trail of cadmium from Western Australia to Antarctica

Southern Ocean Time Series: Caring for your sediment trap

By AAPP | 09/04/2025

A behind-the-scenes look at how sediment traps are prepared for a year in the deep ocean

Antarctica’s hidden water flows are accelerating sea-level rise

By AAPP | 08/04/2025

Hidden water flowing beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet plays a much bigger role in ice loss than current models assume

Teaching opportunities for PhD students through international collaboration

By AAPP | 27/02/2025

Two AAPP PhD students travel from Western Australia to New Zealand on a German research vessel

First marine science voyage to probe vulnerable Antarctic glacier

By AAPP | 21/02/2025

A two-month mission exploring the Denman Glacier region about 5,000 kilometres south of Australia