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Dr. Matt Cole – NERC Research Fellow at the University of Exeter Rachel Coppock – NERC GW4+ PhD student at Plymouth Marine Laboratory As the rain continues to drizzle outside, we’ve taken a moment to grab a cuppa and reflect on a research opportunity that has brought us to the coastal city of Trondheim. Nestled … More Exploring the effects of microplastics on coldwater copepods: A Norwegian research collaboration

I have just returned from our annual pilgrimage to the PAP-SO in the Northeast Atlantic, where we have somehow managed to cram 108 stations into 13 days! The PAP-SO or Porcupine Abyssal Pain – Sustained Observatory, at 49⁰ North and 16⁰ West, is two days sailing west and a little south from the UK. Beloved … More Research Cruise to the Porcupine Abyssal Plain – Sustained Observatory: why we do it and love it and why we keep doing it and keep loving it. Corinne Pebody

Maddie Brasier, student member of the Challenger Society and University of Liverpool student representative on the Challenger 2016 conference committee, was selected for the 2nd all-female Homeward Bound expedition to Antarctica. This project co-founded by researchers and professional leadership trainers in Australia is a transformational leadership initiative framed by a final trip to Antarctica. The … More Challenger Society member on international all-female Antarctic expedition: Maddie Brasier

Dr. Will Homoky – NERC Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. This month I explored active lava flows entering the ocean from the Hawaiian volcano Kilauea. I got so close to lava I even poked a stick in to it. This blog tells how the chance arose, what it was like, and why I … More Ocean science meets lava in Hawaii: Will Homoky