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Changing Ocean Biological Systems working group
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How do interacting drivers/stressors shape the oceans? Sharing new research, workshops, and tools for experimental design, data analysis, mathematical models, and more.

https://scor149-ocean.com
https://meddle-scor149.org/
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Enjoyed teaching this excellent group of young 🌊 oceanographers experimental design and data analysis!

Our teaching team was @christinamcgraw.bsky.social, Peter Dillingham, Sam Dupont, @sineadcollins.bsky.social and @mridulkthomas.bsky.social

Reach out if you'd be interested in these workshops!
Participants and teachers for a workshop on experimental design at the BECoME 2025 conference
September 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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We will be teaching two free training courses at the BECoME-2025 conference in Hong Kong next month🌊

Course 1: Designing Multiple-Driver Experiments
Course 2: Data Analysis for Multiple-Driver Experiments

Join us! Apply through the conference website:
www.become2025.com/registration
Training Course 1: Designing Multiple-Driver Experiments BECoMe-2025 and SCOR’s Changing Ocean Biological Systems infrastructure group are hosting a free training course for researchers interested in learning how to design and carry out multiple-driver (i.e., multiple stressor) experiments that measure responses in microbes, plants, or animals. This training course will guide participants in using the MEDDLE resources to: • Define a relevant research question • Identify key drivers, biological traits, and responses • Select an appropriate experimental design • Develop a statistical analysis plan Training Course Details Time &Date: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm, 18 August 2025 (Monday) Location: City University of Hong Kong Participant Limit: 24 researchers (first-come, first-served) Eligibility: Participants should have experience in designing and conducting single-driver experiments that study biotic responses (e.g. marine warming, ocean acidification). Conveners: Christina McGraw, Sam Dupont, Sinéad Collins, Mridul K. Thomas, Peter Dillingham Training Course 2: Data Analysis for Multiple-Driver Experiments Researchers work hard to conduct interesting and challenging multi-driver experiments, but are often unaware of how best to analyse their data to take maximum advantage of these experiments. In this training course, participants will: • Learn some of the common statistical challenges that appear in multi-driver experiments and how to solve them • Work through an example R vignette for a multi-driver experiment • Simulate an example dataset based on a proposed experiment • Perform an appropriate analysis and visualise and interpret its output using “literate programming” via R markdown Training Course Details Time &Date: 9:30 am - 1:00 pm, 22 August 2025 (Friday) Location: City University of Hong Kong Participant Limit: 12 researchers (first-come, first-served) Eligibility: Attendance at Training Course 1 (Designing Multiple-Driver Experiments) is required, as Training Course 2 builds directly on the concepts developed in the first training course. Participants should have experience with R and good knowledge of regression. Strong Python skills may also be considered, but Training Course 2 will be conducted using R. Conveners: Peter Dillingham, Mridul K. Thomas, Sinéad Collins, Christina McGraw
July 15, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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And Jason Hall-Spencer was at COP29, sharing insights on why the ocean is important for our future climate and therefore ongoing climate negotiations.

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Jason Hall-Spencer at COP29
December 2, 2024 at 3:31 PM
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Several of our members contributed to a couple of international meetings recently:

The Sixth International Workshop on Bridging the Gap Between Ocean Acidification Impacts and Economic Valuation in Monaco, organised by the Centre Scientifique de Monaco and the IAEA.
Photo of COBS members and others at the Sixth International Workshop on Bridging the Gap Between Ocean Acidification Impacts and Economic Valuation in Monaco. Photo of COBS members and others at the Sixth International Workshop on Bridging the Gap Between Ocean Acidification Impacts and Economic Valuation in Monaco.
December 2, 2024 at 3:31 PM