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Latest news

UHI has awarded Tom Wilding the title of Associate Professor of Innovative Environmental Assessment

Mon, Apr 27, '26

SAMS eDNA researcher awarded Associate Professor title

Tom Wilding has been a leading light in the development of eDNA for environmental monitoring

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Scottish Renewables chief executive Claire Mack will open the Environmental Interactions of Marine Renewables (EIMR) 2026 conference, hosted by the Scottish Association for Marine Science in Oban

Wed, Apr 8, '26

Renewables industry leader to open research conference at SAMS

EIMR 2026 conference will bring together research, industry and policy sectors

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Dr Simon Waldman of Heriot Watt University will be part of an unusual keynote address at the EIMR2026 conference

Thu, Mar 19, '26

Transatlantic link-up reflects global interest in renewables research

Keynote speech to examine scale-up impacts of marine renewables

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A counsellor from HECA is captivated by SAMS' decades-old samples from the deep sea

Fri, Mar 13, '26

University advisors dive in to UHI experience at SAMS

International education advisors become marine scientists for the day

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Latest papers

Developing Principles for Responsible Investment in Coastal and Marine Natural Capital
Authors:

Simpson K, De Clippele L, Walker Milne N, Leakey C, Paterson D... Carcajona D... Snow B et al

MASTS report
04, 24, 2026
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Temporal shifts in kelp forest structure and distribution largely reflect recent ocean warming trends.
Authors:

Salland N, Wilding CM, Galobart C, Smith KE, King NG, Burrows MT, Smale DA

Ecography
04, 16, 2026
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Vocalizations of North Atlantic minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata acutorostrata) with direct visual observation off Florida
Authors:

Carroll A, Swaim Z, Risch D, Dolan K

JASA Express Letters, 6 (4)
04, 16, 2026
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Bottom Friction in a Baroclinic Ocean: Influences on Sea Level and Slope Currents
Authors:

Diabaté ST, Fraser NJ, McCarthy GD 

Journal of Physical Oceanography, 56
04, 14, 2026
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