CLASS Blog

Having not met in person since 2019 due to the Covid pandemic, the CLASS team convened at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) in Oban for the 2023 Annual Science Meeting (with a hybrid option for those who couldn't travel). With a varied agenda, from presentations and poster sessions…

The latest research expedition to the Porcupine Abyssal Plain Sustained Observatory (PAP-SO) sets sail from the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton on Friday evening, 5th May 2023. The PAP site, in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean is the location of a long-term time series of observations…

Hi, my name is Dr Kay Davis. I’m a Marine Biogeochemist working in collaboration with the National Oceanography Centre, and I was grateful to be awarded a CLASS fellowship in 2022.I applied for the CLASS fellowship during my Post-Doc at the Leibniz Institute of Tropical Marine Research in Bremen,…

My name is Sam Tiéfolo Diabaté, I am a PhD researcher based in Maynooth University, Ireland. My research focuses on the links between changes in ocean currents and coastal sea-level variability. This leads me to investigate boundary currents such as the Gulf Stream, the Kuroshio, and the (much…

The latest Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT) cruise set sail from Port Stanley in the Falklands at the end of February 2023. The six week expedition has been undertaking biological, chemical and physical oceanographic research during its passage back to the UK. The AMT cruises have been taking…

Blog author – Leah Brinch-IversenAs a PhD student at Nordcee and at the Danish Centre for Hadal Research (HADAL), located at the University of Southern Denmark, my research primarily aims to investigate benthic carbon and nutrient cycling.I plan to explore the dynamics in benthic nutrient and…

JC237: Wrapping upWith thanks to Vikki Gunn (Seascape Consultants) and the iAtlantic project for hosting the JC237 blog.

JC237: A day on the RRS James CookWith thanks to Vikki Gunn (Seascape Consultants) and the iAtlantic project for hosting the JC237 blog.

JC237: Interview with a deep-sea pilotWith thanks to Vikki Gunn (Seascape Consultants) and the iAtlantic project for hosting the JC237 blog.

JC237: We reached the abyss!With thanks to Vikki Gunn (Seascape Consultants) and the iAtlantic project for hosting the JC237 blog.