Training Announcements

Professor Trevor Platt FRS FRCS was a British and Canadian biological oceanographer who was distinguished for his fundamental contributions to many aspects of oceanography and in recent years, to limnology as well. He was committed to the stewardship of the ocean. His research interests were broad, and included, but were not limited to: Primary production, physiology and […]

The SOLAS Summer School is a regular, international event with the goal to provide the multidisciplinary air-sea interaction background to the next generation of Earth System scientists. The next in-person School will take place in June 2023 at the Ocean Science Centre Mindelo on Cape Verde. To apply for the in-person Summer School 2023, please use the provided […]

The 5th Fortaleza Austral Spring School is a free international training course, organized in response to the need for a better understanding of the impact of pollution in marine ecosystems and coastal communities. The course will present a comprehensive overview of the problem and provide best practices and harmonized methodologies for developing research to quantify […]

Background Caribbean island states are heavily dependent on the ocean for their social and economic development. However, coastal and marine areas are increasingly under threat from intensifying human activity, pollution, Sargassum influxes and the impacts of a changing climate. Furthermore, these large ocean states have ambitions of developing their ocean-based economies, expanding traditional activities such […]

Are you struggling to find and use the data needed for your project? Why do you have to do it by trial and error, wasting time to learn on your own, and without getting the full picture, resources and competence? If you are seeking to consolidate your skills in applying data and the scientific method […]

Summary The Pacific Islands Marine Bioinvasion Alert Network (PacMAN) project is organizing a training course which will provide an introduction to sample collection and sorting, including taxonomy and processing for DNA extraction, eDNA and qPCR analyses, as well as a quick guide on the use of the bioinformatics for sequence analysis to in-country (Fiji) managers […]

This workshop will develop participants’ confidence and skills in communicating about their work as professional scientists — with a particular focus on the professional use of social media for networking and increasing public engagement, including planning and delivering public communications across extended projects. For more information and to register click here. via SMMR Have any […]

Workshop Overview An AUV workshops / training on AUV operation, organized within the Eurofleets+ training program,  will be held at the Robotics Lab workshop of Gothenburg University (UGOT) in collaboration with the Swedish Marine Robotics Centre (SMaRC). The workshop will have a duration of 5 days (from Oct 31st to Nov 4th) and is offered to […]

The Inland Ocean Coalition is a non-profit focused on building land-to-sea stewardship across the United State, and has just announced the application period for the eighth cohort of the Inland Ocean Ambassadors Training has opened. The virtual 5-week training covers the most pertinent ocean protection topics and features top minds in ocean conservation. The sessions, […]

The call for applications is now open for this summer school organized by the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) in collaboration with the Leibniz Research Network “Knowledge for Sustainable Development”, the project LeNa Shape (Research in social responsibility – design, impact analysis, quality assurance), Future Earth Coasts (FEC), the Western Indian Ocean Marine […]

Dear all, On behalf of the All-Atlantic Marine Research Infrastructure Network (AA-MARINET), FCT informs that registrations are open for a short (two-weeks), intensive course on the development of an integrated network employing self-constructed, low-cost sensors and platforms. The course is open to candidates from countries within the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance (EU 27, South Africa, […]

EUMETSAT and the Oceanography & Earth Observation Group of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens are jointly organising the training course Supporting Marine Earth Observation Applications (SMA). In this course participants will learn how to independently access and process data from the EUMETSAT product catalogue for their marine workflows and applications. The focus will […]

The International Master 2 in Oceanography and Applications is co-hosted by the University of Abomey Calavi (UAC, Benin) and the University of Toulouse III (UT3, France). Since 2008, it has allowed more than 130 students from different countries of West and Central Africa to study the physics, chemistry and biology of the ocean. This Master […]

The EU H2020 funded BRIDGE-BS R&I project is hosting its 1st Summer School in order to upskill and ensure the understanding of the challenges and opportunities to be addressed for a sustainable Blue Economy across the Black Sea. To find out more about the requirements, click here. You can fill out the application form here […]

Eurofleets+ is a unique consortium of research vessels, equipment and scientists supported by 42 marine institutes, universities, foundations and SMEs from 24 countries around the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. A key objective of Eurofleets+ is the delivery of five Floating Universities for early-stage researchers of marine related sciences. Floating Universities will address a […]

ONWARD is happy to announce the second training programme on ‘Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analyses for human health’. The training programme is in an online mode. Please find bellow herewith the brochure for the ONWARD training webinar series which are scheduled from 11th of July to 29th of July, in 3 modules, each of 5 […]

In order to upskill and ensure the understanding of the challenges and opportunities to be addressed for a sustainable Blue Economy across the Black Sea, BRIDGE-BS conducts a range of educational and capacity-building activities. With this aim, a summer school is organized by targeting graduate students from the Black Sea riparian countries on 23-25 August […]

The Project SHAREMED SHAREMED focuses on increasing the capabilities to assess and address hazards related to pollution and environmental threats in Mediterranean transnational waters. This goal will be achieved by sharing knowledge, observations and technologies as well as building common frameworks, tools and services to assess and possibly forecast impacts of environmental threats to the […]

Course Description The summer school of the USSP consortium focuses on past climate dynamics with special emphasis on the analysis of long-term carbon cycling and its implications in the understanding of present and future climates. USSP integrates lectures, symposia, field trips, and exercises on the many different areas of paleoclimatology including biogeochemical cycling, paleoceanography, continental […]

Ifremer and the Agence Française de Développement are pleased to announce the 1st Summer School on the Chemical Monitoring of Coastal Environments from 10th to 21st October 2022. The goal of the CS22 Summer School is to initiate and contribute to a worldwide network of experts on chemical  contaminants monitoring. We are now accepting applications, please see below […]

This autumn SIOS offers a training course on how to effectively use AI methods in Arctic Earth observation with special focus on research in Svalbard. The goal of the course is to teach participants the basic skills needed to use AI methods with Arctic Earth observation datasets. The training will be delivered by remote sensing […]

This programme is jointly funded by the Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO) and the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) and is designed to promote training and capacity building leading towards a global observation scheme for the oceans. The Programme has been a success for around 20 years, with more than 160 fellowships awarded […]

EUROFLEETS+ Floating University – “Meeting societal needs for impartial evidence on the state and sustainable use of the ocean biological resources: the case of the Nephrops norvegicus (Norway lobster) ” Onboard the R/V Mário Ruivo Off Portugal coast (Southwest and South) 8thJune – 3rd July2022 The EurofleetsPlus “Floating University” Eurofleets+ is a unique consortium of research vessels, equipment and […]

The International GEOTRACES Summer School: Introducing Polar Parameters will take place from 10th to 15th July 2022 at the Helmholtz-Centre Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven, Germany. It will offer training possibilities for ~50 students, with a combination of lectures and hands-on training in marine geochemistry of trace elements and their isotopes, […]

The Summer School will be held at the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn (SZN) in Naples on June 28 – 30. The program will include theoretic lectures on function and evolution of enzymes and metabolic pathways. Moreover, an insight on metabolic pathways engineering and optimization for biotechnological applications will be given. Lectures will be integrated with […]

The PORTWIMS Summer School is dedicated to enhance skills on blue entrepreneurship and is held just before the Lisbon United Nations Ocean Conference 2022. It is promoted by the H2020 PORTWIMS Project, supported by three highly prestigious institutions for marine research, technology transfer and blue entrepreneurship: The Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre (Portugal), the Plymouth […]

In this 18th edition of AZTI´s Summer School, the topic proposed is “Addressing the cumulative impacts of multiple human pressures in marine systems”. The main objective of the school is to give an overview on the challenges and pressures that oceans are facing, the cumulative effects of multiple pressures in the marine ecosystems, as well as […]

The Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) working group 161 [WG 161- Respiration in the Mesopelagic or ReMO] announces a capacity-building program to foster exchange of expertise and to establish international collaborations in the area of respiration in the mesopelagic ocean for early-career scientists. The mentoring program aims to enable participants to develop an original research […]

Registration open now! Best practices for biogeochemical ocean observation: instrumentation, operation, quality control 15-17 June 2022 at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), Oban, Scotland Hybrid event – in-person and virtual attendance Organized by an international group from all around the Atlantic: Europe, US, South America, and Afrika Biogeochemical measurements in ocean observing systems […]

Background The island states of the Caribbean are heavily dependent on the ocean for their social and economic development. However, coastal and marine areas are increasingly under threat from intensifying human activity, pollution, Sargassum influxes and the impacts of a changing climate. Furthermore, these large ocean states have ambitions of developing their ocean-based economies, expanding […]

This training workshop is offered in partnership with the ECOP Programme, an endorsed Action of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, and is funded through the generous support of the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation and IOC-UNESCO. This online training opportunity for Early Career Ocean Professionals builds on the decades-long experience of the International Ocean Institute (IOI) in training […]

The NASA PACE Project and Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry (OCB) Project Office are excited to announce the upcoming summer class “What’s behind the curtain of the NASA Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission?”  This one-week graduate-level course will provide in-depth insight into the upcoming PACE mission that is scheduled for launch in January 2024. The course will provide […]

Best practices for biogeochemical ocean observation: instrumentation, operation, quality control 15-17 June 2022 at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), Oban, Scotland Hybrid event – in-person and virtual attendance Organized by an international group from all around the Atlantic: Europe, US, South America, and Africa Biogeochemical measurements in ocean observing systems allow for assessment […]

The SOLAS Summer School is a regular, international event with the goal to provide the multidisciplinary air-sea interaction background to the next generation of Earth System scientists. In 2022, we offer a new, exciting opportunity — a virtual version of the SOLAS Summer School from 13-17 June 2022. To apply for the virtual Summer School 2022, please use the provided […]