The Universities Consortium Panel (UCP) is designed to provide a framework within which those Higher Education Institutions (HEI's) who currently exist or are in development can exchange information, ideas and best practice and lay the groundwork for more direct collaborations as and where appropriate.
The UCP can also provide advice to other national or regional University groups interested in forming consortia and becoming EMB members.
Across Europe a number of Higher Education Institutions (HEI's) have formed distinct consortia to bring together institutions with interests in marine science. Under the auspices and with the support of the European Marine Board (EMB), there has been a desire amongst some of these country or regionally based consortia to explore areas of mutual interest with regards to both research and education in the broadest sense.
To create a working group within the EMB to:
UCP meetings are typically held alongside EMB Plenary Meetings:
Contact at European Marine Board Secretariat: Paula Kellett Email