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Recurring
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Science Webinar Series
- Often daily, various times.
- NOAA host hundreds of webinars throughout the year on topics such as climate and the marine environment.
- Leadership for Conservation in Africa Webinars
- Every Thursday, 5.00 pm UTC.
- Weekly live talks presented by conservationists, researchers, and environmental heroes from across Africa.
- Ecological Forecasting Initiative Statistical Methods Webinar Series
- Every first Monday of the month, 4.00 pm UTC, from November to May.
- A virtual seminar series that demonstrates a variety of quantitative methods applied within Ecology and Environmental Science in the R programming language.
- Crustal Ocean Biosphere Research Accelerator (COBRA) Webinar Series
- Every first Tuesday of the month, 7.00 pm UTC.
- A regular rotation of science and professional development topics.
- European Marine Board Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOP) Wednesdays
- Every first Wednesday of the month, 10.00 am UTC.
- These events present a chance to learn more about the European and international marine science policy landscape and interact with research and policy professionals and other stakeholders working within it.
- European Marine Board (EMB) Science Webinar Series
- Every third Thursday of the month, 10.00 am UTC.
- These webinars showcase the research from EMB member institutes and by the authors of EMB publications.
- Open Communications for the Ocean (OCTO) Webinar Series
- Various dates and times.
- OCTO webinars aim to help ocean professionals stay current on research and tools in the sector.
- Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MASTS) Webinar Series
- Various dates and times.
- With themes spanning Environmental Impact, Resource Exploration, Technological Advancements, and Coastal Sustainability, each episode promises an exciting dive into the ever-evolving world of marine science.
- NERC Environmental Omics Facility (NEOF) Bioinformatics Training
- Various dates and times.
- NEOF provide training courses to support a range of capabilities including, for example, genome assembly, metabarcoding, population genomics and RNA sequencing.
December 2025
- 2nd European Science Diplomacy Conference
- Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 December.
- Copenhagen, Denmark and online.
- Free!
- Against the backdrop of a rapidly changing geopolitical and scientific-technological landscape, science diplomacy is playing an ever more important role in shaping Europe’s international engagement.
January 2026
- Essential Scientific Computing for Environmental Scientists, an University of Edinburgh Online Introductory Training Course
- Monday 12, Tuesday 13, Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 January, 10.00 am-1.30 pm each day.
- Free!
- These courses will cover skills and tools that train researchers and scientists in a range of core data skills for efficient, shareable, and reproducible research practices. This intermediate course will cover data analysis and good programming practices, which will assume knowledge equivalent to attendance at the introductory course.
- Repeated again in October (Liverpool) and February (Edinburgh), introductory and advanced courses also available.
- Apply by Wednesday 7 January.
- The Society for Marine Mammalogy UK & Ireland Regional Student Chapter Conference 2026
- Tuesday 13 to Friday 16 January.
- Plymouth.
- The UKIRSC conference is a free event that brings together students with an interest in marine mammal science from across the UK and Ireland, providing them with a friendly opportunity to present their work, hear from experienced researchers, and network with their peers.
- Abstract deadline and register by Friday 7 November.
- Visual Skills for Communicating your Science, a Transmitting Science Online Training Course
- Tuesday 13 to Tuesday 27 January.
- 330€ (~£286) early bird pricing until Friday 31 October, 420€ (~£366) thereafter.
- This course will provide you with the necessary skills to create effective visual materials to communicate science, and a toolkit to improve your designs at the service of scientific dissemination and outreach.
- Practical introduction to basic applied social science methods, an ICES Training Course
- Tuesday 27 to Friday 30 January.
- Den Haag, the Netherlands.
- 760€ (~£663).
- The objective is that through gaining new skills, participants will be better able to work effectively with stakeholders in (collaborative) research projects, as well as have a better appreciation of the strengths of social sciences in fisheries and marine research.
- Register by 11.59 pm on Monday 8 December.
- Coastal Futures 2026
- Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 January.
- London and online.
- From £55.
- Coastal Futures will bring together leaders and practitioners from across sectors to move beyond ambition and into action, navigating our shared future by exploring the policies, partnerships, and innovations needed to deliver a thriving ocean for all.
- Abstract deadline Friday 17 October.
February 2026
- Statistical Analyses with R, a Transmitting Science Online Training Course
- Monday 2 to Friday 6 February.
- 470€ (~£405) early bird pricing until Tuesday 30 September, 540€ (~£466) thereafter.
- The course is given in four modules covering exploratory data analysis, univariate and multivariate statistical techniques and a final discussion session where students will work and discuss their projects.
- SupeR!: an R course for marine sciences, a Umeå Marine Sciences Center Online Training Course
- Sunday 8 to Friday 13 February.
- 8500 SEK (~£673) including accommodation and meals.
- Umeå University, Sweden.
- A one-week advanced course on the use of the statistical programme R with a focus on examples from the Arctic, sub-Arctic and extreme environments. This advanced course will review the base R functions and data manipulation, before introducing you to statistical analyses (basic statistics, multivariate, linear and nonlinear modelling) for marine biology, ecology and biogeochemistry.
- Apply by 5.00 pm Wednesday 15 October.
- Arctic marine biology, ecology and biogeochemistry in a changing world, a Umeå Marine Sciences Center Online Training Course
- Sunday 15 to Friday 20 February.
- 8500 SEK (~£673) including accommodation and meals.
- Umeå University, Sweden.
- This advanced course will familiarise students with Arctic marine environments, their ecology and biogeochemistry and consider their fate in a changing world.
- Apply by 5.00 pm Wednesday 15 October.
- Essential Scientific Computing for Environmental Scientists, an University of Edinburgh Intermediate Training Course
- Wednesday 18 to Thursday 19 February.
- Edinburgh.
- Free! With additional funding available including travel and accommodation, and/or caring costs.
- These courses will cover skills and tools that train researchers and scientists in a range of core data skills for efficient, shareable, and reproducible research practices. This intermediate course will cover data analysis and good programming practices, which will assume knowledge equivalent to attendance at the introductory course.
- Introductory and advanced courses also available.
- Apply by Friday 30 January.
- Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026
- Sunday 22 to Friday 27 February.
- Glasgow and online.
- From $309.60 (~£229) early bird pricing until Wednesday 14 January, $429.60 (~£318) thereafter.
- The Ocean Sciences Meeting is the flagship conference for the ocean sciences and the larger ocean-connected community. Next year’s theme is Creating a Current of Community.
- Submit an abstract by Wednesday 20 August.
- Biogeochemical exchanges at Sea Ice Interfaces, a BEPSII CATCH Sea-Ice School 2026
- Friday 27 February to Tuesday 10 March.
- Japan.
- 700 USD (~£519).
- The program combines classroom lectures, practical fieldwork, and data analysis, comprehensively understanding these vital Earth system processes and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Apply by Tuesday 30 September.
March 2026
- Optimising offshore renewable energy array design and locations for safety, fisheries co-location, and environmental aspects, a Supergen ORE Masterclass
- March.
- Aberdeen.
- Free!
- This Masterclass focuses on revealing the complexity of optimising wind farm locations and array layout design with many competing interests to consider. It will cover broad spatial marine management challenges, including environmental safeguards, marine protected areas, fishing interactions and offshore energy production, as well as the challenging trade-offs.
- The role of marine life in storing carbon in the ocean, a BIO-Carbon Workshop
- Monday 2 to Wednesday 4 March.
- Save the dates!
- Essential Scientific Computing for Environmental Scientists, an University of Edinburgh Advanced Training Course
- Tuesday 17 to Thursday 19 March.
- Oxford.
- Free! With additional funding available including travel and accommodation, and/or caring costs.
- These courses will cover skills and tools that train researchers and scientists in a range of core data skills for efficient, shareable, and reproducible research practices. This advanced course will cover more specialist computational skills, such as how to run Python in a distributed computing environment to help analyse large data sets.
- Introductory and intermediate courses also available.
- Apply by Friday 27 February.
April 2026
- Environmental Interactions of Marine Renewables Conference 2026
- Monday 13 to Friday 17 April.
- Oban.
- From £350.
- The conference theme is ‘From space to place: Marine Renewables driving change’, this is based around the geographic concept of a ‘place’ as an area that holds meaning to people or other organisms, as opposed to empty ‘spaces’ that do not hold such meaning.
August 2026
- ECSA 61: Bridging the gap between science and policy in estuarine and coastal marine biodiversity: The way forward
- Monday 24 to Thursday 27 August.
- Brussels, Belgium.
- Save the dates!
