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New research led by scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in collaboration with scientists from a number of institutes has…

2-4 March 2026, Glasgow, UK

The workshop is planned to take place immediately after Ocean Sciences 2026.

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Plankton powerhouses are under the spotlight in a newly published BioScience article authored by an international group of scientists including Prof Alex Poulton of Heriot-Watt University and BIO-…

There are a number of sessions at the upcoming Ocean Sciences Meeting, due to be held in Glasgow from 22-27 February 2026, that are relevant to BIO-Carbon research. Below are links to the session details. Abstracts can be submitted directly from…

NERC have just released pre-announcements for the final round of BIO-Carbon funding, to open in spring 2026. Stage 2 is planned to build on the results emerging from the earlier stages of the programme, to apply this new knowledge to how we…

As part of the UK NERC BIO-Carbon research programme, with the support of the Marine Biogeochemistry Forum from the Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MASTS -…

Image: Mesopeglaic fish (credit: Jethro Reading)

A recent study shed light on how mesopelagic fish help move carbon from the surface to the deep ocean. Led by the University of…

BIO-Carbon 2025 Annual Meeting 

Wednesday 2nd - Thursday 3rd April 2025

National Oceanography Centre, European Way, Southampton SO14 3ZH &…

Two ambitious research expeditions have successfully been completed in the BIO-Carbon programme. Timed to target key seasonal transitions in the North Atlantic, they advanced our understanding of how marine life contributes to carbon storage in…

Note that berths can be applied for independently of fellowships, and fellowships do not require a fellow to go to sea.

AtlantiS is a five year programme (2024 – 2029) delivering the continuation and evolution of the UK’s…