Prof. Adam Hughes is shortlisted in the KickStart Challenge, while UHI Masters student Thomas Bartram and MycoMara AI compete for the Blue Economy Award. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs SAMS is represented by two finalists in the 2026 Converge Awards through the … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Awards, Environment, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Ampere, Ampere marine restoration project and MycoMara AI named among 2026 Converge finalists, antimicrobial resistance, Barony Hall, biodiversity credits, biotechnology, Blue Economy Award, calcification, climate stresses, Converge Awards, Converge KickStart Challenge, Coral Reefs, corals, Glasgow, marine biodiversity, marine fungi, marine net gain, marine science, MycoMara AI, ocean acidification, oyster reefs, oysters, pharmaceutical discovery, Prof. Adam Hughes, Prof. Adam Hughes and Thomas Bartram shortlisted for Converge marine innovation awards, SAMS, SAMS gains two Converge finalist places across KickStart and Blue Economy categories, SAMS projects Ampere and MycoMara AI reach finals of 2026 Converge Awards, Thomas Bartram, UHI, University of the Highlands and Islands
(IN BRIEF) SAMS has appointed Professor Liz Cottier-Cook as Associate Director for Science and External Engagement, a role focused on strengthening partnerships and increasing the global impact of the Oban-based marine research institute. Professor Cottier-Cook has been associated with SAMS … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged ACES STAR, aquaculture research, Erasmus Mundus, Liz Cottier Cook, marine biology, marine invasive species, marine science leadership, Nick Owens, Oban, ocean research institute, Professor Liz Cottier Cook Named Associate Director to Support SAMS International Research Collaboration, research partnerships, SAMS, SAMS Strengthens Marine Science Leadership with Appointment of Professor Liz Cottier Cook, Scottish Association for Marine Science, seaweed farming, UHI, United Nations environmental policy
(IN BRIEF) A team of scientists, led by Dr. Matthew Davey of SAMS, has discovered an expansive ecosystem on the Robert Island ice cap in Antarctica, dominated by photosynthetic algae. This ecosystem, which covers up to 20% of the mapped … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Environment, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, British Antarctic Survey, CCAP, climate models, DNA analysis, Dr. Alex Thomson, Dr. Andrew Gray, Dr. Matthew Davey, ecosystem, endemic, glacial melt, glacier algae, ice cap, Instituto Antártico Chileno, microscopy, Naomi Thomas, Nature Communications, new species, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, photosynthetic algae, Robert Island, RRS Sir David Attenborough, SAMS, snow algae, UHI, UKRI NERC, University of Cambridge, University of Edinburgh
(IN BRIEF) Anna Pfoertner, a 23-year-old student from Germany, has been named the Student of the Year at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS). She graduated with a first-class honours degree in Marine Science despite battling chronic health problems, … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Education, Management, News, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Anna Pfoertner, Award, Christian Armstrong, Dr Hermoine Cockburn OBE, German Student, Ivan Cautain, Jonathan Taylor, Orian Willets, Peter Osaigboro, Prof Neil Simco, Prof Nicholas Owens, Scottish Association for Marine Science, Scottish Marine Science Institute, Student of the Year Award, UHI, Vaila Grigg
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