Island of Ideas | Dispatches from the Far South

2026 Philip Law Lecture Antarctica and the Southern Ocean lie at the heart of our global climate system. This icy region connects the atmosphere and the ocean abyss. The Antarctic Ice Sheet stores records of our past and how it responds to the present will shape our future. The Far South is changing rapidly. We have already seen warming oceans and vast decreases in sea ice coverage. The future state of our climate depends on what happens next. This year’s Philip Law Lecture will be delivered by Dr Edward Doddridge, a prize-winning jam maker and Physical Oceanographer at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies in Tasmania. Edward uses super computers, mathematical theory, and observations to explore the ocean and sea ice around Antarctica. He studied Maths and Physics as an undergraduate at the University of Tasmania and obtained his doctorate from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. He subsequently worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology before returning to Tasmania.     Dr Edward DoddridgeARC DECRA in Physical Oceanography, Australian Antarctic Program PartnershipInstitute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania. Edward Doddridge is a prize-winning jam maker and Physical Oceanographer at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies in Tasmania. He uses super computers, mathematical theory, and observations to explore the ocean and sea ice around Antarctica. He studied Maths and Physics as an undergraduate at the University of Tasmania and obtained his doctorate from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. He subsequently worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology before returning to Tasmania. The Philip Law Lecture Since 2002, the Philip Law Lecture has brought leading scientists and thinkers to share insights on Antarctica and its global significance. This talk is brought to you in partnership with Antarctic Tasmania, The Australian Antarctic Festival and the University of Tasmania as part of National Science Week.