@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.
Postgraduate student projects that will investigate coastal creatures through to the deep Pacific Ocean are underway this week as a new cohort arrived at SAMS, a partner of @thinkuhi.bsky.social
The students are pictured with Prof. Bhavani Narayanaswamy, Head of SAMS Graduate School.
Today, we welcome aboard subsea engineers Aquatitans, the latest company to join our Ocean Changemakers initiative.
Ocean Changemakers supports SAMS to maintain long-term research programmes and respond quickly to emerging environmental challenges.
Read more: www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...
Two world-first seabed landers that can withstand extreme pressure will help answer one of the oceanβs deepest mysteries β where does Dark Oxygen come from?
The SAMS-led research, funded by The Nippon Foundation, includes Northwestern University & Boston University.
www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...
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Dr Simon Waldman is Assistant Professor at the School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society at @heriotwattuni.bsky.social, Scotland.
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Dr Joop Coolen is Researcher in Benthic Ecology at @w-u-r.bsky.social, Netherlands.
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Dr Anna Redden is Professor in Marine Biology and Ecology at Acadia University, Canada.
βπ₯ Last chance for early bird tickets to our Environmental Interactions of Marine Renewables (EIMR) conference in Oban this April.π
A limited number of these are still available until tomorrow afternoon.
See eimr2026.com to buy tickets and for more info. π³
Keynote speakers you ask..? See the π§΅
SAMS #vacancies
Associate Director of Finance
www.sams.ac.uk/vacancies/as...
If you've got an eye for numbers and would like to play your part in ensuring a healthy ocean for thriving people, we want to hear from you.
"Twinkle, twinkle, wandering star"
As we approach the festive holiday break, we would like to wish everyone a very merry Christmas.
Our Christmas card star is made up of different diatoms, small algal cells of exceptional beauty that drift, or wander, in the ocean as part of the plankton.
Marine robotics will aid restoration efforts on Scottish loch - @SAMSocean.bsky.social
Restoration efforts on a Scottish loch have been boosted by experimental techniques using sea-going robotics that can identify the most suitable reintroduction sites.
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It that a coral, or an upside-down squid..?
New suspected species, coined the βmuddy squidβ, displays βunusualβ burrowing behaviour observed for the first time in the deep sea.
Read more: www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...
@thinkuhi.bsky.social @noc.ac.uk
We're prizewinners! π
A fantastic result at last night's Scottish Renewables Scottish Green Energy Awards as we picked up the Judges Award for our work on marine growth assessments of offshore structures.
Thank you to #SGEA25 organisers and sponsors.
Read more: www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...
A new transatlantic connection has been established between SAMS in Oban, a partner of @thinkuhi.bsky.social, and the Oceanography Department at @dalhousieu.bsky.social in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Find out moreπ
www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...
Former SAMS Director Prof. Graham Shimmield was born on this day in 1958.
Graham was at the helm of SAMS from 1995 - 2008 and later led the Bigelow Laboratory in Maine until his death on Christmas Eve in 2016.
He is remembered as an accomplished marine scientist and a visionary leader.
@sophiefresson.bsky.social can we please join the UK Ocean News feed?
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Congratulations, Dr Ashley-Wheeler! ππΎπ
SAMS and UHI PhD student Victoria Ashley-Wheeler has successfully defended her viva on eDNA metabarcoding.
Her NERC-funded SUPER DTP PhD was supported by the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), MOWI and SEPA.
SAMS and @thinkuhi.bsky.social Prof. Michael Burrows is included on the global list of Highly Cited Researchers for the 6th consecutive year.πππ§ͺ
The @clarivateag.bsky.social list considers papers ranking in the top 1% by citations for field & publication year over the past decade.
#HighlyCited2025
We did it! A successful Crowdfunder will see the development our table-top game Drones & Droids.π€
As well as being available to anyone to buy after we've honoured our fundraiser commitments, copies of the game will be given to local schools.
www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...
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.ππ§ͺ
π£ #PhD opportunities
As part of the NERC E5 Doctoral Training Partnership through The University of Edinburgh, SAMS has submitted three options for PhD studentships. π§ͺπ
Is your dream PhD here?
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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
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Congratulations, Dr Sands! ππΎπ
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.
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 donβt reach 100%, we lose match funding.
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Back the campaign: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/drones-and-droids
Congratulations, Dr Francis! π π§βπ¬ π π₯
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.
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.
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.
Weβre crowdfunding to get a small production run off the ground - and weβre almost there.
π www.crowdfunder.co.uk/drones-and-droidsπ
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 hereπ lnkd.in/gEjxhurR
#IPY5
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...
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 ππ§ͺ
Our online EIT Food Algal Biotechnology course is back 4-5 November 2025 π. apply.eitfood.eu/en_GB/course...
This professional development programme provides an introduction to developments in industry.
π Deadline: 29 October 2025
πΊ Place: Online
πΆ Course fee: β¬ 99 (incl. VAT)
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