Royal Society of Tasmania Lecture: Songs from the South: a cacophony of change around the Antarctic by Ed Doddridge

Lecture

Antarctica and the Southern Ocean lie at the heart of our global climate system. The Southern Ocean acts as a key regulator of global climate by connecting our oceans both horizontally and vertically; it is a place where ocean currents can transfer heat, carbon, and nutrients around the world and between the surface and the abyss. The Southern Ocean also plays a major role in determining the fate of the Antarctic ice sheet, which holds enough water to raise global sea levels by nearly 60 m. Dr Ed Doddridge's lecture will focus on the role this rapidly changing region plays in determining the future state of our climate.

Speaker

Dr Doddridge is a physical oceanographer, a DECRA Fellow and Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, UTAS and in the Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP).

After gaining a First Class Honours at UTAS, Edward was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford, where he completed his DPhil. He then took up a post-doctoral position at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, before returning to Australia in 2019. Edward has authored many articles in highly respected scientific journals.

Date: Sunday 7 September 2025

Time: Foyer drinks from 3.30pm for the 4.00pm lecture

Admission: Free for Members| All welcome| Non-members and guests $7 - pay at the door.