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Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS)
@samsocean.bsky.social
An ocean research charity and partner of the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI). Delivering #research, #education and #consultancy in #marinescience to benefit our ocean.
Fully funded MRes opportunity!

"Determining the origins and ages of plastic arriving on Scotland's shoreline"
www.sams.ac.uk/study/postgr...

Application deadline: 12th November

This one year, fully funded MRes studentship begins on 2nd February 2026.🌊🧪
November 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
📣 #PhD opportunities

As part of the NERC E5 Doctoral Training Partnership through The University of Edinburgh, SAMS has submitted three options for PhD studentships. 🧪🌊

Is your dream PhD here?
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November 4, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Great first visit at the European Elasmobranchs Association's Annual Science Conference in #Rotterdam #blijdorp talking about flapper skates #skatespotter #EEA2025
✨ Steven is a marine ecologist with an interest in how marine megafauna interacts with offshore infrastructure and fisheries. #offshorewind #marine #energy #cetaceans #elasmobranchs #bycatch #marineecology #EEA2025 @sbenjamins.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Congratulations, Dr Sands! 🎉🍾🎊

Huge congratulations to SAMS @thinkuhi.bsky.social and @bas.ac.uk (BAS) PhD student Chester Sands who today successfully defended his viva.

Chester, a father of three, works at BAS as a molecular ecologist and completed his PhD while working in this role.
October 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Bluesky - can you help us?

Drones & Droids is an innovative STEM strategy game created by scientists at SAMS.

We've only 5 days to raise the money needed to bring this project to life. If we don’t reach 100%, we lose match funding.
✅ Back the campaign: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/drones-and-droids
October 24, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Congratulations, Dr Francis! 🎉 🧑‍🔬 🌊 🥂

Huge congratulations to SAMS and University of Edinburgh PhD student Adam Francis who yesterday successfully defended his viva: The role of new nitrogen inputs and recycling on nutrient dynamics in the Mediterranean and Atlantic.
October 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Fully-funded MRes opportunity!

"Determining the origins and ages of plastic arriving on Scotland's shoreline"
www.sams.ac.uk/study/postgr...

App deadline: 31st October

This one-year project aims to understand marine litter conditions in a pre-determined location on the west coast of Scotland.
October 22, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Only 14 days left to bring Drones and Droids to life!

Drones and Droids is a strategic card game with a difference, fusing robotics, science, and imagination.

We’re crowdfunding to get a small production run off the ground - and we’re almost there.
👉 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/drones-and-droids🌊
October 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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New report that outlines UK's vision for Arctic science is a UK-wide collaboration co-led by NOC.

The report which highlights knowledge gaps, ambitions and capabilities for Arctic science will be presented this week at the Arctic Circle #Assembly2025.

Read here👉 lnkd.in/gEjxhurR
#IPY5
October 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Adam Hughes, Professor of Innovation in the Blue Economy at SAMS and @thinkuhi.bsky.social, delivered his inaugural lecture to an audience of over 100, with a powerful personal message of resilience, determination, and diversity of thought.

Read more: www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...
SAMS scientist highlights neurodiversity in academic success
Prof. Adam Hughes delivers inspirational inaugural lecture
www.sams.ac.uk
October 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
What do porpoise conservation, AI for aquaculture, Christmas Island crabs and algae have in common..?

A warm welcome to our new postgraduate students, who are embarking on fascinating and extremely varied topics!

www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...

@thinkuhi.bsky.social 🌊🧪
SAMS welcomes new postgraduate students
From porpoise conservation to Christmas Island crabs, students represent diverse research portfolio
www.sams.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Our online EIT Food Algal Biotechnology course is back 4-5 November 2025 📆. apply.eitfood.eu/en_GB/course...

This professional development programme provides an introduction to developments in industry.

📆 Deadline: 29 October 2025
🗺 Place: Online
💶 Course fee: € 99 (incl. VAT)
🧪🌊
October 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
We're involved in crucial research programmes trying to safeguard global seaweed stocks.

There's a race against time to assess and protect stocks which are under severe pressure from factors such as ocean warming, disease & non-native species introduction.

Read more www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...
Mission to save seaweed stocks from the impacts of climate change
Project aito improve livelihoods for seaweed farming communities in Southeast Asia
www.sams.ac.uk
October 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Some generous pledges have injected new momentum to the #Crowdfunder campaign to develop our table-top game Drones and Droids.

Straight from the SAMS 🤖 lab, the game is a fun - and educational - way to experience real #marinescience missions.

Please support us www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/drones-and...
Drones and Droids: a strategy game with robots!
A thrilling collaborative strategy game about flying, roving and diving scientific robots - can you help make Drones and Droids a reality?
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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9th October the MASTS Marine Artificial Intelligence is hosting a open Forum session with talks from Dr Zonghua Liu ( @robertgordonuni.bsky.social ) and Gary Groves PhD ( @samsocean.bsky.social, UHI ).
📍Sign up here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/903dd9...
September 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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🎧New podcast episode!
"A new wave of ocean exploration"

Real-life Octonauts Drs Neil Fraser & Lewis Drysdale explain how new technology is a game changer in the quest for 🌊 data.

👂https://www.buzzsprout.com/1080152/episodes/17448270 or on your preferred streaming platform.🧪
@fmri-nerc.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🎧New podcast episode!
"A new wave of ocean exploration"

Real-life Octonauts Drs Neil Fraser & Lewis Drysdale explain how new technology is a game changer in the quest for 🌊 data.

👂https://www.buzzsprout.com/1080152/episodes/17448270 or on your preferred streaming platform.🧪
@fmri-nerc.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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What if rocks could make oxygen? This sci-fi sounding “what if” may be true! Researchers at @samsocean.bsky.social were shocked to find oxygen production in the deep sea and traced its most probable source to metallic rocks on the sea floor. Read more: www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how...
June 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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This morning we have moved away from yesterdays unofficial theme of #coccolithophores to nutrients with talks by Robyn Tuerena
@samsocean.bsky.social and the #C-streams project, Anna Belcher @ukceh.bsky.social and @biopole.bsky.social project and a keynote by @altagliabue.bsky.social on #iron
June 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
If you were listening this morning to BBC Radio 4's Farming Today, you would have heard a great feature on the future of #seaweed farming.

The story opens today's episode (link below) and includes interviews with Professor Michele Stanley of SAMS.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... 🧪
Farming Today - 17/06/25 Agricultural jobs, organised livestock crime, seaweed science - BBC Sounds
Anna Hill finds out how new farming technology could mean more jobs, not fewer.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The GlobalSeaweed-SUPERSTAR programme, led by SAMS, has asked the UN Ocean Conference #UNOC3 in Nice to recognise the importance of #seaweed to ocean health and food security and requested it gets conservation status similar to coral reefs, mangroves and seagrasses.🧪🌊

www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...
Seaweed species loss prompts UN Ocean Conference call
UNOC3 is being held at a critical moment for the world’s ocean
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June 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Fascinating insight on ocean health from President Moetai Brotherson of French Polynesia on BBC #R4today programme today bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

(From 2:17) President Brotherson references the discovery of deep-sea oxygen production by SAMS scientist Andrew Sweetman www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...
Today - 11/06/2025 - BBC Sounds
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
bbc.co.uk
June 11, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Today, #SeaweedDay, SAMS is announced as a partner in a @wwf.org.uk project to explore seaweed farming in coastal communities.🌊🧪

Through this £1m project, funded by the The National Lottery Community Fund, we're analysing public perceptions around seaweed farming. 👇

www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...
Project to explore community-led seaweed farming plan
SAMS to probe public perceptions on industry
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June 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
#Ocean science outreach activities in Scotland have received a boost following a charitable donation worth £10,000 to SAMS.🌊

The donation of £8,000, plus Gift Aid, from Oban resident Robert Kincaid will buy kit including an ROV, a hydrophone, & a field microscope.

www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...
Ocean education donation will help inspire young minds
Local donor continues legacy of generosity
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May 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM