Author: Anthony Lucio
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Have you or your team got a fascinating, groundbreaking, or shocking (etc) story coming up that you haven’t sent the press release out for yet / you haven’t told other press about yet? Something the UK and international public would be intrigued by? Would you be interested in pitching it to me? For BBC News…
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Discover this! — SeaSTORE research cruise DY213 University of Leeds and the Natural History Museum London In July and August of 2026, 30 marine scientists aboard the RRS Discovery sailed around the Irish Sea with one goal: to better understand the environmental impacts of bottom trawling on the seabed. Bottom trawling is a method of…
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Cnidofest 2026 University of Warwick In September, I attended the Cnidarian Model Systems meeting (also known as Cnidofest) to present a poster showcasing results from the first chapter of my PhD. This year’s Cnidofest 2026 was held in Woods Hole, MA, USA at the Marine Biological Laboratory from September 23-26. Because of the high experimental…
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2026 the International Glaciological Society Meeting University of Cambridge and British Antarctic Survey The Challenger Society Stepping Stones Bursary enabled me to travel to the United States in July 2026 to attend both the International Glaciological Society Meeting on Ice-Ocean Interactions in San Diego and NASA’s Ai4Ocean Workshop in Seattle. This travel grant has enabled…
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BESMove2026 British Ecological Society Movement Ecology Annual Meeting: Movement Dynamics in a Changing World Swansea University On 2–3 September 2026, I attended the Movement Ecology Annual Meeting (BESMove2026) at Cardiff School of Biosciences. This year’s theme, Movement Dynamics in a Changing World, brought together researchers studying animal movement across a wide variety of species and…
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Defra are really excited to announce that applications for the Defra R&D Fellowship Programme for 2027/28 are now open. Full details about the programme and how to apply can be found at: Defra – Fellowships | Civil Service Careers This is has been an incredibly successful programme for individuals who would like to experience working…
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Challenger Society members are invited to submit all kinds of images (paintings, drawings, collages etc.) as well as photographs, for a competition to be judged at the Conference in September.We are looking for images relating to marine science or the ocean that are beautiful, impressive, evocative, amusing, quirky or entertaining. The winning image will earn…
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Overview The Scientific Committee on Ocean Research (SCOR) was founded in 1957 to address interdisciplinary questions related to the ocean, with more than 2,300 individuals involved in SCOR activities to date. SCOR has had a specific focus on supporting ‘working groups’ of international scientists that are established in response to proposals from the scientific community.…
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The CSMS Council have several vacancies to fill important portfolios within the Society. Please see our website here for further details: Challenger Society for Marine Science Vacancies
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