The AKARI Deep Field South (ADF-S) is a large extragalactic survey field that is covered by multiple instruments, from optical to far-IR and radio. I summarise recent results in this and related fields prompted by the release of the Herschel far-IR/submm images, including studies of cold dust in nearby galaxies, the identification of strongly lensed distant galaxies, and the use of colour selection to find candidate very high redshift sources. I conclude that the potential for significant new results from the ADF-S is very great. The addition of new wavelength bands in the future, eg. from Euclid, SKA, ALMA and elsewhere, will boost the importance of this field still further.

ABSTRACT
1. INTRODUCTION
2. ADF-S from HERSCHEL
3. LENSED HIGH REDSHIFT FAR-IR GALAXIES INADF-S
4. VERY HIGH REDSHIFT FAR-IR GALAXIES
5. ADF-S AND VERY HIGH REDSHIFT
6. CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCES

• David L. Clements(Blackett Laboratory, Physics Department, Imperial College)