UK’s marine science sector flourishing

Posted On: January 14, 2010

The UK’s marine science sector is flourishing, thanks to a solid infrastructure of marine-focussed research centres, pioneering companies and renowned universities.

Scientists at OceanLab, at the University of Aberdeen, have collaborated on projects with the University of California Scripps Institute and research contracts with the Falkland Islands government and South Georgia government. The University of Hull’s Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Studies has worked with clients including Fortum O&M UK, the UK subsidiary of Finnish energy company, Fortum.

A new alliance of leading Scottish marine institutions was announced in November which will receive funding of £74.7million over the next seven years from the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council. The Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MASTS) will “provide Scotland with a globally-competitive platform from which to carry out world-class scientific research, training and knowledge exchange.”

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