Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility Working Group Members
Co-chairs
Gillian Damerell (she/her; University of Bergen [formerly UEA]) and Ben Fisher (University of Edinburgh)
Working group members
Alice Marzocchi (she/her; National Oceanography Centre) Anna E. McGregor (she/her; University of Glasgow)
Alessandro Tagliabue (he/him; University of Liverpool) Berit Rabe (Marine Directorate, Scottish Government)
Chelsey Baker (she/her; National Oceanography Centre) Clara Douglas (she/they; University of Southampton, NOC)
Katie Sieradzan (she/her; Bangor University, Envision DTP) Katrien Van Landeghem (she/her; Bangor University)
Nimit Kumar (INCOIS, ITCOOcean, DCC-IOR) Siddhi Joshi (she/her; Independent Marine Scientist)
Carol Robinson (University of East Anglia)
Kate Hendry (she/her; British Antarctic Survey)
Millie Goddard-Dwyer (University of Liverpool)
Latest News
Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition 2025
Please see a message from the Royal Society below:
We are delighted to announce that the 2025 Competition is now open for entries until 15 August for a chance to win £1000! The competition celebrates the power of photography in conveying the wonder of science happening all around us and photographs can be submitted in the categories of: Astronomy, Behaviour, Earth Science and Climatology, Ecology and Environmental Science, and Microimaging.
The competition is free to enter and open to anyone studying or working in science at graduate level or above. Category winners will receive a one-year membership to the Royal Photographic Society and the overall winner will receive a grand prize of £1,000. Find out more: https://bit.ly/RSPphotocomp
October 2025 MEDIN Workshop: Marine Data Management, Governance and the MEDIN toolset
The Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the next occurrence of our popular free online training workshop: ‘Marine Data Management, Governance and the MEDIN toolset’ on the 13th – 17th October 2025 on OceanTeacher Global Academy.
Marine Data Management, Governance and the MEDIN toolset
The Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) and OceanWise are delighted to invite you to attend our popular free online training workshop: ‘Marine Data Management, Governance and the MEDIN toolset’ on the 19th – 23rd of May 2025.