The 2026 Australian Antarctic Research Conference will bring together Australia’s Antarctic research community from the university sector and government agencies across the full breadth of Antarctic, sub-Antarctic and Southern Ocean research.

Contributions are invited from all relevant disciplines, including (but not limited to) glaciology, oceanography, atmospheric science, biology, geophysics, biogeochemistry, human impacts, humanities, law, arts and social sciences, as well as new technologies and their application.

The themes of the national conference are:

• Antarctic ice loss and its impacts
• Protecting Antarctica from existing and emerging threats
• The past, present and future of Antarctic and Southern Ocean systems
• Innovations in Antarctic and Southern Ocean research capabilities
• Antarctic research for decision-making
• Looking forward: Australian Antarctic research over the next decade

The multi-disciplinary conference will be held at theUniversity of Tasmania (Sandy Bay campus in Nipaluna/Hobart) and is sponsored by the Australian Antarctic Program Partnership, the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science, Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future, and the Australian Antarctic Division. The conference is supported by the Tasmanian Government.