14-16 April 2026 – Bergen, Norway Hosted by project coordinator NORCE, members of the OceanICU consortium gathered in Bergen for the third annual meeting under a volatile springtime sky. With three project years completed now, the agenda focussed on sharing results and creating the right pathways towards impact within the science, policy, industry and wider …
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With an overarching objective to advance the impact of sciences on a global scale, the Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM) is a biennial conference that connects international ocean sciences communities. It facilitates the sharing of knowledge and results, productive discussions through town halls and open mike Q&As, and the collaborative prioritisation of key challenges. The 2026 …
An International Workshop The recent IOCR report highlighted a key knowledge gap in our understanding of the ocean carbon cycle as the role of ocean biological processes in storing carbon in the ocean interior. Within our international community, there is widespread interest in addressing this gap and understanding carbon processes, which can be seen in …
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On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we spoke with some of the women working in OceanICU to learn what inspired them to pursue careers in ocean science. Stephanie Henson is a Principal Scientist at the National Oceanography Centre and an Honorary Professor at the University of Southampton. Her research focuses on …
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Does biodiversity affect ecosystem performance/ productivity? 8-9 December 2025 – London, UKWatch Recording The twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change are often treated as inextricably linked. However, this perspective has largely been developed from terrestrial systems, with the ocean receiving far less attention. Despite its central role in regulating climate and supporting global …
The OceanICU investigation is broad with many threads in support of an overall objective to fill fundamental knowledge gaps concerning the biological carbon pump. As the project approaches its third birthday at the end of November, a lot of work has been delivered and results are being published. So how do we synthesise the work …
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08 – 09 December 2025 – 09:00 – 17:00 – Free – In Person & Online The Royal Society Discussion meeting organised by Professor Richard Sanders, Professor Alex Poulton, Professor Stephanie Henson, Dr Emma Cavan, and Professor Alessandro Tagliabue. The twin crises of biodiversity loss and rapid climate change are often considered as inextricably linked, …
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The OceanICU Janus moment 19-23 May – Sopot, Poland Janus: the mythical Roman legend symbolising beginnings, transitions, time and duality was the guiding theme for the OceanICU third annual meeting held on the banks of the Baltic at the headquarters of our partner IO PAN. For the first time since the kick-off meeting, members of …
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On the third station of the expedition, a CTD rosette deployed to collect water samples was lost to the deep ocean, losing connection around 1500m. Thankfully, we have an unwavering team aboard the Sarmiento de Gamboa, who pressed on with determination despite this setback. In fact, the UTM (Unidad de Tecnología Marina) team worked through …
An OceanICU funded scientific cruise is underway! Seven researchers from eight different institutions are onboard the CSIC Research Vessel Sarmiento de Gamboa which departed Walvis Bay, Namibia for an expedition bound for the Canary Islands, with ten planned stops along the West African coast for sampling. The vessel is expected to arrive in Gran Canaria …
