Antarctica InSync
Antarctica International Science & Infrastructure for Synchronous Observation
Antarctica InSync is a global effort to synchronise research across Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, connecting ice, ocean, climate, and life to protect this vital region.
Latest News
Antarctica InSync’s newsletter #2
Check out the updates on the formation of our coordination team, recent institutional partnerships, the organisation of our 2nd International Antarctica InSync Science webinar, and additional upcoming key events. Please do not hesitate to share the newsletter within your networks. To ... Read more
Sailing for Science Workshop 2025
From July 19th to 20th, 2025, a dedicated workshop on “Floating Platforms / Sailing for Science” was held in Waalem (Föhr, Germany), bringing together a diverse group of scientists, engineers, and sailing vessel operators to explore the role of sailing ... Read more
2nd Antarctica InSync International Science Webinar
Join us for a dynamic two-day online workshop to advance the scientific planning of Antarctica InSync, an international initiative endorsed by the UN Ocean Decade. Aiming for a circumpolar assessment of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, the initiative explores the ... Read more
Saroma Sea Ice School 2026
Saroma Sea Ice School 2026 is designed for early-career scientists (preferably Ph.D students, but master students and early post-docs are also eligible to apply) interested in exploring the complex interactions between sea ice, snow, clouds, and aerosols in polar regions. ... Read more
Events
August 2025
September 2025
Browse our Themes
Southern Ocean and Antarctic heat, freshwater, carbon and other elements cycles and their response to climate change
Rapid sea ice decline and its causes and consequences
Melting ice sheets and ice shelves and coastal impacts
Improving knowledge and protection of the unique Antarctic life: from land to ocean and into the deep sea
Anthropogenic signatures in Antarctica: the race against pollution and other pressures
Aerosol-cloud interactions and radiative feedbacks
UN Ocean Decade Challenges
Understand and beat marine pollution
Protect and restore ecosystems and biodiversity
Unlock ocean-based solutions to climate change
Expand the Global Ocean Observing System
Create a digital representation of the ocean
Change humanity’s relationship with the ocean
Join us in this journey
We invite members of Antarctic research institutions, international science frameworks, policy stakeholders, NGOs, foundations, and industry partners to join us in this endeavor. Together, we can leverage our collective expertise and resources to advance understanding, protection and stewardship of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.
10 Years.
10 Challenges.
1 Ocean.
A Science Mission for Antarctica and the Southern Ocean as a contribution to the UN Ocean Decade
2024-2026 preparatory phase >>> 2027-2030 field phase
Antarctica InSync proposes a joint, multidisciplinary science programme in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. This programme aims to create synergies between national Antarctic programs for synchronous observation, addressing key knowledge gaps and contributing to the goals of the UN Ocean Decade.