Current Science
Each summer season, between October and February, around 100 scientists and technicians travel to Antarctica and the Southern Ocean to conduct research. Other scientists carry out Antarctic research from New Zealand using remote technology and by tapping into sample and data archives.
The scientists that work out of Scott Base come from New Zealand universities, key Public Research Organisations, and private research organisations, and their teams often include international collaborators.
Increasingly, scientists are travelling further afield from Scott Base with the support of Antarctica New Zealand. These trips into the “deep field” are required to get to the places where change is happening the fastest; places such as the northern extent of the Ross Sea, and the edges of floating ice shelves.
Science outcomes
We acknowledge the support from funding agencies including the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, the Antarctic Science Platform, and the Marsden Fund. We also acknowledge the contributions from partnering research institutions including Earth Sciences New Zealand, Bioeconomy Science Institute, Cawthron Institute, University of Otago, University of Canterbury, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, The University of Waikato, and University of Auckland.