Top teacher’s double celebration
Prof Elizabeth Cottier-Cook leads the GlobalSeaweedSTAR project and the Erasmus Mundus ACES Masters programme at SAMS.
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Lochaber
Argyll farming waste could help to feed global population
A marine ecologist, identified as rising star of UK research, has been awarded a prestigious fellowship to address global food shortage by recycling waste from food production industries – all with the help of the humble sea cucumber.
Oban
Marine scientist’s graduation marks university milestone
A researcher has become the first person to graduate with a doctorate from the University of the Highlands and Islands.
Outdoors
Robotic ocean explorer to take on ‘dangerous’ Arctic mission
A team from SAMS, in Oban, led by oceanographer Professor Mark Inall, will deploy a small ecoSUB, to the foot of a melting glacier in Arctic Norway to help scientists understand the true extent of melting from Arctic glaciers.
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Cabinet minister visits SAMS on Scottish tour
The cabinet minister was shown the Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa at the Scottish Association for Marine Science
Oban
Community adds sparkle to spring clean
Participation numbers rise as Oban and surrounding villages receive their annual spruce up.
Farming
West coast trainees win big at Lantra Scotland’s Learner of the Year Awards
For the first time there was two overall joint winners.
Oban
Further education in Oban unaffected by strike
Colleges in other parts of Scotland suffered some disruption.