Antarctic Science Foundation
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The Antarctic Science Foundation advancing our understanding and the protection of our planet through Antarctic science.
Hobart, Australia
Joined June 2018
The Antarctic Science Foundation extends its congratulations to Professor Tony Haymet, who has been announced as Australia’s Chief Scientist. [].
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Join us on Monday for an in-person dialogue with @AndriMagnason, Icelandic writer, documentary film director and one of the world’s most important voices on our relationship with Nature. Register to attend at this link: .
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At our most recent Board meeting, Samantha O’Connor was elected as a Director of the Antarctic Science Foundation by unanimous decision. Welcome to the Foundation, Samantha, we look forward to working with you!. 🇦🇶 🐋 🐧 🦭 .#Antarctica.#Impact .#Science.
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At our most recent Board meeting, Cheryl Walmsley was elected as a Director of the Antarctic Science Foundation by unanimous decision.
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RT @VanessaPirotta: Ready to head south with the @AntarcticSF and @Qantas. Track our Antarctic flight today! @flightradar24 and our fligh….
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RT @VanessaPirotta: This weekend I’m flying to…. #Antarctica! . As a proud @AntarcticSF ambassador, I’ll be speaking about the importance o….
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📸 Inaugural Mertz Fellows Melissa Gerwin and Amy Macfalane (supplied).Mertz clears snow from verandah at Winter Quarters in Adelie Land (unknown).Mertz exploring ice ravines (Frank Hurley) - both from the collections of the State Library of New South Wales
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The deadline for applications for the 2023 Mertz Fellowship is:. 9am Wednesday, 1 November Australian Eastern Daylight Time.or .11pm Tuesday 31 October Central European Time. More information available HERE:.
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The Embassy of Switzerland in Australia is pleased to announce the opening of the 2023 call for application for the Mertz Fellowship, a programme launched in 2022. The programme promotes linkages...
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Interdisciplinary projects and projects from the Social Sciences, Humanities and Economics are also encouraged. The award consists of a AUD 10,000 grant. The fellowship grant can be used toward travel and costs of living (including accommodation).
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The fellowship pays homage to Dr Xavier Mertz, the first Swiss polar explorer to set foot in Antarctica with the Antarctic expedition led by Sir Douglas Mawson (1911-1914). It also acknowledges the rich and longstanding Antarctic collaboration between our two nations.
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The programme targets early-career researchers based in Switzerland or Australia and is open to all disciplines interested in polar regions and high-altitude areas.
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🇨🇭🇦🇺 Closing: 2023 Mertz Fellowship - promoting research collaboration between Switzerland and Australia 🇦🇺🇨🇭. Last year Our friends @SwissEmbassyAUS.with support of @SwissPolar launched the Mertz Fellowship to promote linkages between Swiss and Australian research institutions.
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Join us @westernsydneyu Thurs evening for this important @unaansw conversation:. "The Physical Science of Climate Change - Perspective and Adaptations" . w/ Prof @gmetternicht, Assoc Prof @alexsengupta, Professor Stefan Williams & @antarcticSF CEO Andrew Kelly. Rego link below:
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RT @unaansw: Reminder to register for the upcoming UNAA Sustainability Development Pillar Event. The event will take place on the 24th of A….
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"Those Krill really tie the ocean together, do they not?". Today we celebrate the first #WorldKrillDay recognising this vital and mighty little creature. Krill remind us of our deep connection with Antarctica as we consider future paths for life on our planet. #Antarctica 🇦🇶
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“Whales, poo & Antarctica make the world go round!”. NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK SPECIAL - FOR ALL AGES!. Whales are just amazing and so is the excellent @VanessaPirotta. Join us: 9.30am, Wed 16th August AEST. Info and rego here:. #Antarctica.@Aus_ScienceWeek
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Join a community of people answering the question: “What can I do?”. The Excellence Fund No. 1:. The full ABC report by @alxalvaro here:. Antarctica offers us the answers. Let’s ask the questions together. #Antarctica🇦🇶.
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🌊The annual cycle of freeze and melt drives global currents that transport nutrient-rich water into other oceans feeding ecosystems (keeping them healthy and circulating).
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🌡️ Sea ice is vital in regulating the earth’s temperature - it reflects the sun’s heat back into space, keeping the sea underneath cool (think big bright umbrella on a sunny day ⛱️).
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Antarctica: the Earth's beating heart.💓 🇦🇶 💓 🇦🇶 💓 🇦🇶. In the last six months, the amount of sea ice around Antarctica has hit record lows - for both the summer and winter - since satellite records began in the 1970s!. Why is sea ice important? 🧊🌊
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