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19^th December 2011CEO's message: A century of science

A century on from the start of Douglas Mawson’s epic and heroic Antarctic venture, we can see the value of Australia’s Antarctic efforts. One of the aims of his Australasian Antarctic Expedition was to try to study the links between the read more >

15^th December 2011Sea level rise research has a practical focus

ACE sea-level rise expert Dr John Hunter is removing some of the guesswork for engineers, planners and developers of new coastal buildings. Dr Hunter’s latest analysis combines two sets of information – the current frequency of flooding events read more >

15^th December 2011London calling . . .

ACE CRC Carbon scientist Elizabeth Shadwick has won a trip to the Planet Under Pressure conference in London in March 2012, where she will represent fellow early-career researchers from the international research project LOICZ (Land-Ocean Interactions in read more >

15^th December 2011Carbon researcher rewarded

ACE CRC researcher Dr Delphine Lannuzel is the recipient of a Discovery Early Career Researcher Award from the Australian Research Council. The funding will contribute to Dr Lannuzel’s research into the role of sea ice as a natural fertiliser in the read more >

13^th December 2011Let's talk about climate science

Climate scientists from the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC (ACE CRC) are meeting the public face to face to explain the science of climate change. The public forums are called The Climate Conversations and began in New South Wales with visits to Port read more >

29^th November 2011Southern Ocean is warming and freshening

The Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC has launched a synopsis of the latest scientific research into changes in the temperature, salinity, acidity and circulation in the Southern Ocean. The Southern Ocean plays a critical role in global and regional read more >

6^th October 2011New research projects an increase in Tasmania’s extreme weather events

Tasmanians can expect to see an increase in intense rainfall events as well as more hot days and warm nights as the climate changes throughout this century. These are some of the findings contained the Climates Futures for Tasmania Technical Report on read more >

8^th September 2011New depth of understanding in the Pacific

ACE CRC scientists have recently undertaken a GEOTRACES section in the southwest Pacific Ocean.  For the first time, full ocean water column samples - from surface to sea floor – were taken east of Australia for the analysis of trace elements read more >

8^th September 2011Bushfires research will build on Climate Futures work

New ACE research into bushfire risk in a changing climate will help to guide long term planning by Tasmania’s emergency services.The two-year project will use regional climate model projections developed in the Climate Futures for Tasmania (CFT) read more >

7^th September 2011Sea level planning tool goes national

New funding from the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency will enable the mapping of sea level rise impacts at points around the entire Australian coastline, including the effect of surges from tropical cyclones. It will also indicate the read more >

7^th September 2011Report summarises coastal policies

ACE has prepared and published a comprehensive summary of Australian coastal planning policy responses to sea level rise. The Government Coastal Planning Responses to Rising Sea Levels, Australia and Overseas Technical Report is available on the ACE read more >

7^th September 2011Read all about us

The ACE CRC has published a user-friendly summary of it achievements in 2010. Year in Review 2010 has been produced to provide stakeholders with an update of the scientific research in all ACE programs – Oceans, Cryosphere, Carbon, Ecosystems read more >

7^th September 2011Celebrating Australia's role in Antarctica

  The ACE CRC was one of the hosts of a successful symposium held in Hobart on August 24 to mark the 75th Anniversary of the Australian Antarctic Territory. About 80 people attended the public symposium to hear 15 speakers, who covered the spectrum read more >

7^th September 2011New website with upgraded features

ACE has recently re-launched its website, unveiling a brand new look. The new site retains the same address, is user-friendly and provides access to a greater store of reports and publications. Visitors can see video clips of ACE scientists discussing read more >

6^th September 2011Research excellence recognised

ACE research fellow Dr Delphine Lannuzel is to receive a Vice Chancellor’s Award for Research Excellence from UTAS. The award recognises outstanding performance as an early career researcher. Criteria for those receiving the award include read more >

6^th September 2011Moorings back in the Roaring Forties

Two Southern Ocean moorings that take measurements aimed at improving scientists’ understanding of how the ocean processes carbon were successfully redeployed in August.ACE Carbon program leader Professor Tom Trull led the voyage from Hobart on read more >

6^th September 2011Storm surge forces shoreline retreat

Those doubting the likely impacts of climate change might be convinced by a visit to Roches Beach in Tasmania, where residents saw the potential impact of rising sea levels on their doorstep on the weekend of July 9-10. Roches Beach, just 20 minutes east read more >

16^th August 2011Australia’s Antarctic interests: Tony Press writes on the report from the Lowy Institute

  The release this week of the Lowy Institute report “Antarctica: Assessing and Protecting Australia’s National Interests” is timely and likely to stimulate much discussion about Australia’s future presence in read more >

7^th July 2011Symposium will celebrate 75 years of the Australian Antarctic Territory

It is 75 years since Australia’s legal recognition of the lands that Douglas Mawson explored,  a vast area that became known as the Australian Antarctic Territory. On August 24 a free public symposium will be held in Hobart to review read more >

14^th June 2011Strong interest in Climate Conversations

More than 60 members of the public turned out for the Climate Conversations forum in South Arm on Wednesday night. ACE scientists John Hunter and Joel Pedro, and Louise Gilfedder from the Tasmanian Government's Department of Primary Industry, Parks, Water read more >