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SAMS Seaweed Academy co-ordinator Rhianna Rees was a panel member during the Blue Economy discussion

Wed, Mar 22, '23

Blue economy event centres on SAMS

Institute of Directors event leads discussion on sustainability and innovation

Mandy Haggith read from her new poetry book, Briny, at a launch in the Ocean Explorer Centre.

Wed, Mar 22, '23

'Briny', happy people at book launch

UHI lecturer gives inspiring poetry reading at SAMS

Prof Elizabeth Cottier-Cook is a winner at this year's Women in Scottish Aqauculture (WiSA) awards

Wed, Mar 8, '23

Aquaculture researcher wins ‘outstanding contribution’ award

Marine biologist recognised as a leader in academia and education

Members of SAMS' Athena SWAN self-assessment team included, from left: Andy Crabb, Denise Risch, Sue Johnson, Bhavani Narayanaswamy and Axel Miller.

Wed, Mar 8, '23

SAMS gains gender equality award

Athena SWAN bronze award recognises equality commitment

A new Progressive Management Pathway for improving seaweed biosecurity

Authors:

Cottier-Cook EJ, Cabarubias JP, Brakel J, Brodie J, Buschmann AJ, Campbell I et al

Nature Communications(2022)13

12, 1, 2022

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Horizon scanning for potential invasive non-native species across the United Kingdom Overseas Territories

Authors:

Dawson W, Peyton JM, Pescott OL, Adriaens T, Cottier-Cook EJ et al

Conservation Letters, 2022

11, 28, 2022

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Internal tsunamigenesis and ocean mixing driven by glacier calving in Antarctica

Authors:

Meredith MP, Inall ME, Brearley JA, Ehmen T, Sheen K, Munday D, Cook A, Retallick K, Van Landeghem K, Gerrish L, Annett A, Carvalho F, Jones R, Naveira Garabato A, Bull C, Wallis B, Hogg A & Scourse J

Science Advances, 8(47)

11, 23, 2022

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Applying landscape metrics to species distribution model predictions to characterize internal range structure and associated changes

Authors:

Curd A, Chevalier M, Vasquez M, Boyé A, Firth LB, Marzloff MP, Bricheno LM, Burrows MT, Bush LE, Cordier C, Davies AJ, Green JAM, Hawkins SJ, Lima FP, Meneghesso C, Mieszkowska N, Seabra R., Dubois SF

Global Change Biology

11, 17, 2022

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