History of Marine Science
The UK has a long history of ocean exploration, reflected by the Society’s name, and recognising the seminal influence of HMS Challenger’s 1872-6 global voyage.The Society’s ‘History of Marine Science’ Special Interest Group (SIG) provides a focus and discussion forum for Society members who are interested in researching and preserving the historical roots of all aspects of marine science and technology and of the people, ships, technologies and institutions involved. In addition, many historical observations are now recognised to be of value in documenting how the state of the oceans and the coastal environment have changed due to natural and anthropogenic climate change.
The overall objective of the SIG is :-
To stimulate and sustain interest in the preservation and better understanding of the history of all aspects of marine science and especially of developments made by UK scientists and in UK laboratories and institutes.
Further information about the History SIG can be found here.
If you wish to join this group, please contact http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/ocean-history and click “subscribe”. You will later be asked about the nature of your interest on the work of the SIG.
Latest News
Challenger Society History of Oceanography SIG Webinars
The Challenger Society Special Interest Group on the History of Oceanography will be having a series of zoom webinars in 2025. The talks will be at 5pm UK time on Wednesday evenings (3rd Wed of the month):
Job vacancy
The Ocean Census is actively seeking a Workshop Coordinator to join our dynamic team to manage the workshop and related processes with an international alliance of partners. The deadline for applications is 15th December 2024. Link to further details: https://oceancensus.org/job-opportunity-workshop-coordinator/
Socio-oceanography Workshop sets sights on key climate and ocean challenges
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is calling on scientists and researchers to participate in its fourth annual Socio-Oceanography Workshop, hosted in collaboration with the Marine Social Science Network.
This international event, set to take place at NOC’s Southampton site 26-28 February 2025, will gather experts across natural and social sciences to tackle the pressing issues linking people and the changing ocean.
This year’s workshop will focus on four key themes, including the impact of climate change-driven shifts in marine species distribution and how these changes will affect the way the UK marine environment is perceived, valued, and managed.
Other topics include integrating digital humans into environmental digital twins, addressing biases in research related to marine carbon dioxide removal, and exploring how local communities can engage in participatory environmental monitoring.