Welcome to The ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century.
We research how Australia’s weather is being reshaped by climate change. Our Centre was announced by the Australian Research Council in November 2022 and commenced operations in early 2024.
Under the directorship of Professor Christian Jakob and his leadership team, 21st Century Weather is a consortium of 24 partners, led by Monash University in strong collaboration with the University of Melbourne, the University of New South Wales, the Australian National University, and the University of Tasmania.
Our Research
Read more about our transformative weather change research projects and activities
Study With Us
Find out about our comprehensive researcher development program and how to study with us
Engage
Discover how we work with partners to address weather change challenges & weather resource opportunities
Recent News
- At-risk islands are missing from climate change models
Urgent international cooperation is required to provide small island states and territories with the information they need to respond effectively to the existential threat of climate change. Many parts of the world most at risk… Read More - Celebrating our first Winter School
21st Century Weather has joined forces with Climate Extremes to host our first winter school. Not surprisingly, we chose to talk about the weather. About 60 students and ECRs from all over Australia converged on… Read More - Nerilie Abram elected Fellow of Australian Academy of Science
21st Century Weather congratulates our Chief Investigator Nerilie Abram on being elected a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. Nerilie is a Professor of Climate Science in the Research School of Earth Sciences at… Read More
Will changes in our weather enhance or limit Australia’s ability to sustain our economy and community?
Australian businesses and governments will have to answer such questions based on the best knowledge and technology available. This will require us to know the future of our weather. Achieving future climate resilience requires us to transform our thinking of climate change to one of weather change.
Leadership Team
Prof Christian Jakob
DIRECTOR
Prof Nerilie Abram
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
A.Prof Sarah
Perkins-Kirkpatrick
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Stephen Gray
COO
Our Partners
Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the traditional custodians of the lands where we work, study and live. They have been studying Australia’s weather for millenia. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and recognise their unique and continuing connection to the land, skies, waters, plants and animals.