Previous Travel Awards
2014
Annette Wilson
Earth and Ocean Sciences & The Ryan Institute
2014 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Helen Smith
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
2014 Ocean Sciences Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Julia Burrows
Duke University Marine Laboratory
Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Dunedin, New Zealand
Ally Evans
Aberystwyth University
10th International Temperate Reefs Symposium (ITRS), University of Western Australia, Perth
Sally Rouse
SAMS
10th International Temperate Reefs Symposium (ITRS), University of Western Australia, Perth
Siobhan Vye
School of Biological Sciences
Carna Research Station, County Galway
Nienke van Geel
SAMS
20th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals in Dunedin, New Zealand
Dougal Lichtman
NOC/Bangor University
2014 European Geosciences Union General Assembly
Deborah Steele
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
1st Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research (IMBER) Open Science Conference
Edyta Glogowska
University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Darling Marine Center in Walpole, Maine, USA
Anna Belcher
National Oceanography Centre Southampton
Challenger Society 2014 conference in Plymouth
Sophie-Berenice Wilmes
School of Ocean Sciences
Challenger Society for Marine Sciences 2014 Conference
Andrew Gravelle
University of Southampton
Challenger Society 2014 conference in Plymouth
Céline Heuzé
Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Challenger Society 2014 conference in Plymouth
Niels Jobstvogt
University of Aberdeen
The 7th Ecosystem Services Partnership conference
Katharina Lefering
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Ocean Optics conference 2014, Portland, Maine, USA
Rebecca Weeks
University of the Highlands & Islands
16th biennial International Conference on Harmful Algae (ICHA)
Eleanor Darlington
Loughborough University, Department of Geography
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco
2013
Elizabeth Sargent
NOC
ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana
Jason Hopkins
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
GreenSeas Summer School, University of Cape Town
Lucia Martina Martin Lopez
St Andrews
Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, New Zealand
Katie Quaeck
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO), Canada
Katie Quaeck
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO), Canada
Abigail Marshall
University of Sheffield
ICES ASC 2013, Reykjavik, Iceland
Andrew Frederick Johnson
School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University
Chile
Charlotte Williams
National Oceanography Centre Liverpool, University of Liverpool
ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana
Craig Robertson
Atlantic Deep water Canyons 2013
Mid Atlantic Bight on the U.S. East continental margin
Michael Blackett
University of Southampton & SAHFOS
4th International Jellyfish Blooms Symposium, Hiroshima, Japan
Neil Clark
SAMS
ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana
Anna Rumyantseva
NOCS
Ramon Margalef Summer Colloquia Barcelona, Spain
R.J. Mrowicki
Queen's University Belfast
11th INTECOL Congress, London
Verity Nye
University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre
5th International Symposium on Chemosynthesis-Based Ecosystems, Victoria, BC
Laetitia Gunton
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton and Natural History Museum
11th International Polychaete Conference (IPC) Sydney, Australia
Magdalena Georgieva
University of Leeds and Natural History Museum
, 11th International Polychaete Conference (IPC) in Sydney, Australia
2012
Peter Davis
University of Oxford
Fluid Dynamics of Sustainability and the Environment Summer School, Cambridge
Penelope Donohue
University of Glasgow
Third International Symposium on Oceans in a High-CO2 World, Monterey
Jamie Gathercole
University of Southampton
Underwater Camera Observatory, Kristineberg, Sweden,
Gemma Smith
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, San Francisco
Angela Stevenson
Trinity College Dublin
13th International Deep-sea Biology Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand
Jason Hopkins
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
University of Cape Town
Elizabeth Sargent
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana
Siân Herrington
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
2012 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Salt Lake City
Oliver Andrews
University of East Anglia
2012 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Salt Lake City
Harriet Cole
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
2012 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Salt Lake City
Moritz Heinle
University of East Anglia
2012 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Salt Lake City
Holly Pelling
Bangor University
American Geophysical Union Ocean Science Conference, Salt Lake City
Marija Sciberras
Bangor University
3rd European Congress of Conservation Biology, Glasgow
Nichola Lacey
University of Aberdeen
2012 Challenger Conference, Norwich
2011
Thomas Roc
Plymouth University
21st International Offshore (Ocean) and Polar Engineering (ISOPE) Conference, Maui
Sarah Wormald
School of Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton
International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) General Assembly Melbourne, Australia
Jennifer Graham
University of East Anglia
Ocean Modelling Group, University of Reading
Gwladys Lambert
Bangor University
ICES Annual Science Conference, Gdansk, Poland
Clauida Alt
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
Marine Biodiversity Conference, Aberdeen
Alba González-Posada
University of East Anglia
Earth Observation for Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions Science, Frascati, Italy
Grant Duffy
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), Moss Landing, CA
Chris Marsay
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
2011 ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Coleen Suckling
British Antarctic Survey
American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fall Meeting, California
2010
Emily Venables
SAMS
AGU Ocean Sciences Portland
2009
Thomas Fewings
Formerly University of Plymouth
Oxford
Jan Strauss
University of East Anglia
Oxford Generic Model Organism Database Project Summer School
Johanna Gloël
University of East Anglia/PML
SOLAS summer school Corsica
Jo Foden
University of East Anglia
ASLO Nice
Silvia Batchelli
UHI Millennium Institute Thurso
ASLO Nice
Laura Bristow
University of East Anglia
ASLO Nice
Neil Wyatt
University of Plymouth
Carbon Biogeochemistry Workshop, Bergen
Amaia Ruiz De Alegria Arzaburu
University of Plymouth
Coastal Dynamics Conference, Tokyo
2008
Angelika Renner
University of East Anglia and British Antarctic Survey
Ocean Sciences Meeting, Orlando, Florida
Clare Johnson
Scottish Association for Marine Science
Ocean Sciences Meeting, Orlando, Florida
Daniel Buscombe
University of Plymouth
International Conference on Coastal Enginnering (ICCE), Hamburg
Bonnie Laverock, Emma Ransome and Malcolm Baptie
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, University of Sheffield, University of Plymouth, Newcastle University
Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences
Rachel Shelley
University of Plymouth
Marine Science 2008 Conference Bangor
Hao Zuos
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
Marine Science 2008 Conference Bangor
Matt Salter
Newcastle University
Marine Science 2008 Conference Bangor
Amandine Caruana
University of East Anglia
Marine Science 2008 Conference Bangor
Peter Holtermann
Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
PECS, Liverpool
2007
Victoria Hobson
Swansea University
2nd annual International Symposium on Tagging and Tracking Marine Fish with Electronic Devices, Donostia-San Sebastian Spain
Nina Rothe
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
University of Geneva, Switzerland
2006
Sarah Bennett
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Massachusetts USA
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Marine Data Management, Governance and the MEDIN toolset
The Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) and OceanWise are delighted to invite you to attend our popular free online training workshop: ‘Marine Data Management, Governance and the MEDIN toolset’ on the 19th – 23rd of May 2025.
Workshop on the contribution of UK Arctic Ocean science to the International Polar Year 32/33
12:00 11th June – 16:00 12th June 2025: NOC Southampton (In-person with online option): Registration deadline 16th May
REGISTER HERE
Pre-meeting questionnaire (open to all)
The purpose of this workshop is for the UK Ocean Science community to discuss and then draft a prospectus document outlining the priority Arctic research questions the community would like to address during the run up to, throughout and beyond the International Polar Year 32/33. Additionally, to identify what unique strengths and technologies the UK has to help fill these knowledge gaps.
The second day of the workshop will be dedicated to writing groups, one for each of the priority research questions identified - from both the pre-meeting questionnaire (HERE) and day one discussion. By the end of the meeting, each group will have produced draft text and sourced supporting figures for the prospectus.
Post meeting, the draft will be opened for comments and suggestions from everyone, regardless of whether they were able to attend the workshop or not. It will then be shared with UK funders (UKRI, FCDO, DSIT, ARIA) and potential international programmes with whom we would like to collaborate (e.g. Arctic 2050, Norway). It will form a basis from which wider integration with terrestrial, atmospheric and cryosphere communities can be built, e.g. at the UK Arctic Science Meeting in September in Northumbria.
To ensure balanced community and ECR representation, and to ensure that the size of the writing groups is efficient and effective, if the number of registrations from individual institutes becomes overwhelming, we may contact individuals or teams and ask that each institute selects a smaller number of individuals to attend in-person. Please wait for confirmation of in-person attendance before finalising travel arrangements.
The workshop will be open to hybrid attendance and contributions on both days.
Challenger Society Council Position Vacancy
The Challenger Society for Marine Science (CSMS) are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity to support the next generation of ocean scientists and innovators. CSMS are looking for a new Council member to fill the Student Travel Awards and Stepping Stones Portfolio. The successful applicant will administer the travel and research grants available for Early Career Researchers.
The role involves:
- Receiving applications for the two schemes and responding to applicant inquiries
- Soliciting and compiling input from the rest of the Council for assessing the applications
- Communicating with successful and unsuccessful applicants for the two schemes
- Working with the Honorary Treasurer on allocating funds to successful applicants
- Following up with award winners on their reporting requirements
- Attending Council meetings four times a year (in person or online) and contributing to discussions and decision making for CSMS
The usual term for Council members is three years.
For more information about the CSMS Council, please follow this link: https://www.challenger-society.org.uk/The_Council
For more information about our Early Career Researcher grants and awards, please follow this link:
https://www.challenger-society.org.uk/Stepping_Stones
and
https://www.challenger-society.org.uk/Travel_awards
If you are interested in applying or have any questions regarding the role, please contact kathen@bas.ac.uk