S.T. Lee Lecture in Antarctic Studies

The S.T Lee Lecture in Antarctic Studies is held annually and is designed to recognise and bolster the University's strong contribution to Antarctic research.

The S.T. Lee Lecture in Antarctic Studies was established by the late Singaporean philanthropist Lee Seng Tee. This high-profile lecture series, held annually, is designed to recognise and bolster the University's strong contribution to Antarctic research. The series includes the following lectures:

17 November 2023 — Prof. Tina van de Flierdt

• Drilling for our future in Antarctica's past

15 November 2022 — Prof. Robin Bell

• Antarctic Ice: Ancient, Beautiful and Unforgiving

15 April 2021 — Emerita Prof. Terry Wilson

• Weighing the Antarctic Ice Sheet: A Decade of Geophysical Imaging

16 Jun 2020 — Prof. Andrea Dutton

• Tropical Tales of Polar Ice

1 Nov 2018 — Prof. Dorthe Dahl-Jensen

• Greenland ice cores tell tales of past sea-level contributions from Antarctica

16 Oct 2017 — Prof. Matt King

• Continental Loss: The Quest to Determine Antarctica’s Contribution to Sea-Level Rise

14 Feb 2017 — Prof. Eric Rignot

(postponed from 18 Oct 2016)

• Future Sea-Level Rise from Warming of Polar Ice Sheets

15 Sep 2015 — Dr Steve Rintoul

• The Southern Ocean, Climate Change and the Future of the Antarctic Ice Sheet: A Soft Underbelly in East Antarctica

3 Sep 2014 — Prof. Robert DeConto

• The Fate of the Antarctic Ice Sheet: Lessons from the Geological Past and how they are Informing Future Predictions.

15 Aug 2013 — Prof. Jane Francis

• When Antarctica was Green: Fossil Plants Reveal Antarctica’s Climate History

27 Sep 2012 — Prof. Qin Dahe

• Linking Cryospheric Science in China and Antarctica

8 Sep 2011 — Prof. Steven Chown

• Lion Griefs in the Shade: Global Change Biology in the Antarctic

19 May 2010 — Dr Robert Bindschadler

• Waking Giants: Ice Sheets in a Warming World

15 May 2009 — Prof. George Denton

• Antarctica and the Ice Age Puzzle

20 May 2008 — Prof. Richard Alley

• Through a Crevasse Darkly: An Update on the Future of the Antarctic Ice Sheet

26 Mar 2007 — Prof. Paul Mayewski

• The Ice Chronicles and Rapid Climate Change

20 Jul 2006 — Prof. Martin Siegert

• The Exploration of Antarctic Subglacial Lakes: Science, Logistics and Politics

16 Jun 2005 — Prof. David Sugden

• How Sensitive is the Antarctic Ice Sheet to Climate Change? An Earth-Science Perspective

12 Aug 2004 — Prof. James Kennett

• Antarctica's Contribution to Abrupt Global Warming Events - Past and Future

8 Aug 2003 — Prof. Robert Dunbar

• Antarctica and Climate Change in the Century Ahead - Causes, Consequences and Surprises