History of Marine Science
The UK has a long history of ocean exploration, reflected by the Society’s name, and recognising the seminal influence of HMS Challenger’s 1872-6 global voyage.The Society’s ‘History of Marine Science’ Special Interest Group (SIG) provides a focus and discussion forum for Society members who are interested in researching and preserving the historical roots of all aspects of marine science and technology and of the people, ships, technologies and institutions involved. In addition, many historical observations are now recognised to be of value in documenting how the state of the oceans and the coastal environment have changed due to natural and anthropogenic climate change.
The overall objective of the SIG is :-
To stimulate and sustain interest in the preservation and better understanding of the history of all aspects of marine science and especially of developments made by UK scientists and in UK laboratories and institutes.
Further information about the History SIG can be found here.
If you wish to join this group, please contact http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/ocean-history and click “subscribe”. You will later be asked about the nature of your interest on the work of the SIG.
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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
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