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EMB welcomes new EMB Ambassadors for 2024

We are delighted to introduce our two new EMB Young Ambassadors! We can now announce that Virginia Morejón, a PhD student at University College Dublin and funded by EMB Member the Marine Institute, Ireland and Laura Ciriminna, a PostDoc at University of Palermo which is part of EMB Member the CoNISMa consoritum, Italy have been selected! You can find out more about them here. We look forward to working with them.

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European Marine Board participates in 2024 Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona

The European Marine Board (EMB) is actively supporting the ongoing efforts of the Ocean Decade to advance ocean science and sustainability, as evidenced by its presence at the 2024 Ocean Decade Conference and satellite events held in Barcelona from 8 to 12 April 2024. EMB Executive Director Sheila Heymans, and Science Officers Britt Alexander and Ángel Muñiz Piniella, participated in the conference and in multiple satellite events, emphasising the importance of global cooperation for ocean science.
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New EMBracing the Ocean artists

Elise Guillaume and Ruwanthi Gajadeera have been selected as the two new artists for the 2024 - 2025 edition of the EMBracing the Ocean programme.
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EMB ECOP Network Forum Proceedings Published

The Proceedings are now available for the first EMB ECOP Network Forum which was held in Santiago de Compostela on 8-9 October 2023. The in-person event was organised by the EMB Ambassadors. The Proceedings outline what took place, and present the main messages and outcomes of the Forum.

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EMB is looking for an Executive and Finance Officer

The European Marine Board (EMB) invites applications for the position of Executive and Finance Officer. The EMB Executive and Finance Officer is employed by the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) as part of a package of support provided by the Government of Flanders in hosting EMB at the InnovOcean site. The successful candidate will join the EMB Secretariat based at the InnovOcean campus in the port of Ostend, Belgium.

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EMB in new project on scaling up offshore solar

EMB is a partner in a new project with Oceans of Energy and 14 other leading European partners to scale up offshore solar to Gigawatts.
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EMB seeks 2 new Ambassadors

EMB is looking for two enthusiastic, engaged, and creative early career marine scientists to join their Ambassador Programme. The Ambassadors will play an important role in advocating for EMB and promoting the societal and political relevance of all aspects of the Ocean and marine sciences, including natural sciences, social sciences, policy, and humanities, within their own communities, and to a wide diversity of stakeholders in Europe. The two new Ambassadors will collaborate and liaise with our current Ambassadors and recent Alumni to share experiences and ideas, and work on activities together. They will also ensure the continuation of the EMB ECOP Network.
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Call open for EMBracing the Ocean Artists: 2024 - 2025 programme

The European Marine Board is looking for two new artists/groups of artists for the 2024 – 2025 edition of our ‘EMBracing the Ocean’ artist-in-residence programme.
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EMB attends the EcoScope General Assembly in Cyprus

On 6-9 November 2023, EMB Executive Director, Sheila Heymans, attended the third General Assembly of the EU funded EcoScope project, which was held in Larnaca, Cyprus.

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EurOCEAN 2023 - One Ocean, One Mission, One Decade, One Voice

The EurOCEAN 2023 conference, co-organised by the European Marine Board, took place on 10-11 October 2023 at the Auditorio y Palacio de Congresos Mar de Vigo, Vigo, Galicia, Spain. The conference highlighted the synergies between the EU Mission: Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030, other EU research and innovation and management initiatives, and the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.
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