Science and technology

Hobart is home to a significant concentration of scientists engaged in Antarctic and Southern Ocean research. The extent of scientific and technical expertise gathered in one place and the level of private-public-research collaboration is unique.

Hobart is home to numerous Antarctic organisations and facilities including:

• the Australian Antarctic Division
• the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
• the Agreement for the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP)
• the University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)
• the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
• the international project office for the Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS)
• the national project office for the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS)
• the Centre for Antarctic, Remote and Maritime Medicine (CARMM)
• the Bureau of Meteorology’s (BoM) Antarctic office.

The science agencies in the greater Hobart area employ more than 500 scientists and technical staff, making Hobart the world’s largest centre of cold climate expertise and research. These institutions also support the development of approximately 150 postgraduate students, who will become the next generation of Antarctic scientific researchers.