Australian-New Zealand International Scientific Drilling Consortium

12/08/2026

Don't miss the 2026 round of our CORE Funding!

Our Continent & Ocean Research & Education Funding provides support for your groundbreaking projects linked to scientific drilling or coring.

With up tor NZ$25,000 or AU$20,000 up for grabs, it's the perfect way to kick start a new venture, try something new, reach out to new collaborators or fund post grad analyses!

Learn more here: anzic.org/explore/legacy-funding/
And get your application in by 31 August!

09/08/2026

We were delighted to provide Paula Taylor, ACT Executive Teacher and President of the Australian Science Teachers Association a geoscience 'eureka moment' recently.

We supported her to attend the Ocean Core TRACX Program (Teacher-Researcher and Curriculum Experience) - a 5-day residential intensive at the Gulf Coast Repository partnering school teachers with a research lead to explore a diatomaceous core!

Paula told us:
"I reflect back on the number of times I taught the evolution of life to senior high school students, describing and classifying diatoms ignoring the geological aspects and events that may have allowed them to emerge, thrive and disappear."

"This became my eureka moment – that geology is the story line that provides a cohesive and engaging context to better understand and master the other sciences."

06/08/2026

Writing wiz? Gift of the gab?

Could you be IODP3's new Expedition Science Communicator?

IODP3 Expedition 507 GLACE-NS (Late Cenozoic Glaciers, Landscapes, Climates, and Ecosystems of the North Sea) is looking for outstanding Science Communicators with the skills and experience to promote public understanding of this expedition and highlight its importance to policy makers at local to national levels.

This is a unique opportunity to work alongside an international expedition team. You’ll join the offshore (April/May 2027) and/or onshore (Germany, August/September 2027) operations to translate cutting-edge geoscience into engaging and accessible communications.

If that sounds like you, submit an applications before 21 August!

Learn more: www.anzic.org/explore/apply/

05/08/2026

If you're in Hobart, don't miss Beaker Street Festival's 'Hobartica' – a spotlight on the wonders of the Antarctic!

ANZIC is proud to sponsor the event!

Head to the waterfront (August 6 and 9) and keep an eye out for fabulous footage from the ICDP project Swais2c , shot by Ana Tovey from Earth Sciences New Zealand, and don't miss ANZIC Expeditioner, Linda Armbrecht's Dispatch from the Ice (8 Aug) as she shares what genetic evidence from beneath the ocean floor reveals about how species respond to climate change.

Learn more: https://tickets.beakerstreet.com.au/Events/DISPATCHES-FROM-THE-ICE-2-ANTARCTICA-S-ANCIENT-DNA

Image credit: Thomas Ronge

03/08/2026

Stretching east of Aotearoa New Zealand, the Chatham Rise is one of the southwest Pacific's most remarkable seafloor features.

What could pockmarks – like acne scars – on the seafloor of this vast submarine plateau tell us about the region's past, and its possible role in controlling atmospheric carbon dioxide during ice age cycles?

An exciting new drilling proposal, spearheaded by an international team, including past ANZIC Science Committee Chair, Lorna Strachan, hopes to find out.

The team gathered in Texas last month to work on the ideas and logistics for this ocean drilling project.

Learn more in this detailed article!
www.anzic.org/2026/07/24/new-drilling-proposal-chatham-rise-pockmarks/

Photo Credit: NASA/Goddard/NPP
Graphic: Fynn Warnke, ESNZ

31/07/2026

Post Docs!
Want to delve into materials recovered on IODP Expedition 389: Hawaiian Drowned Reefs? Here's your chance!

This postdoctoral researcher position will study microbialites from Exp 389 cores at The Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research, in the Geoecology and Carbonate Sedimentology group led by Exp 389 scientist Professor Hildegard Westphal.

It's an exciting and innovative project and forms part of the wider Exp 389 post-expedition science effort.

www.leibniz-zmt.de/en/vacancies/postdoctoral-researcher-gn-geoecology-and-carbonate-sedimentology.html

Das Leibniz-Zentrum für Marine Tropenforschung (ZMT) erforscht tropische und subtropische Küstenökosysteme und ihre Bedeutung für Natur und Menschen erforscht.

30/07/2026

We are thrilled to support this fabulous project which will collect proof-of-concept data for a future IODP³ international drilling proposal.

Through our CORE funding, we have supported Traditional Owners, Sea Country Rangers, students and researchers to travel to Brisbane to join CSIRO's RV Investigator, as well as funding key post-voyage analyses to help date submerged landscapes and former reef systems, and reconstruct past environmental change.

It's a privilege to be in a position to strengthen Indigenous engagement, research training and collaboration while helping turn the voyage’s seafloor maps, sediment cores and cultural knowledge into lasting scientific and community outcomes.

29/07/2026

Boost your career and lend your expertise to future scientific ocean drilling campaigns by becoming a member of the IODP3 Safety and Environmental Advisory (SEA) Group.

They are seeking applications from specialists in the fields of marine geology, geophysics and/or engineering from across the geoscience community to join the current members of the SEA Group for a three-year term. Scientists with expertise in shallow gas/hydrocarbons, and in carbonate systems are particularly encouraged to apply.
Apply by Thursday 10 September via the IODP3 Gateway.

https://iodp3.org/call-for-iodp3-safety-and-environment-advisory-sea-group/

28/07/2026

Ever wondered what it's like to live and work on a world-class research vessel? 🔬🌊

This National Science Week "step" aboard the CSIRO Research Vessel (RV) Investigator wherever you are! Join researchers at sea as they explore the seafloor of the southern Great Barrier Reef and uncover the ecological, geological and cultural stories hidden beneath the waves.

These FREE webinars offer a unique opportunity to hear directly from the science team, learn about life on a research voyage, and discover how marine research helps us better understand our oceans.

📅 Sessions available for primary schools, secondary schools and adult audiences during National Science Week.

Register now via the link in the comments 👇

28/07/2026

Last week our Program Manager, Sarah, showcased ANZIC's exciting career opportunities to students at UNSW Science 's Environmental Careers Festival!

It was obvious that we'd made huge impact on the students and we can't wait to watch them get involved with scientific drilling.