This is for external opportunities only. If you are looking for previous Graduate School activities, please see our Events page.
January 2025
- What Next: Career Planning for Researchers, a SULSA Online Workshop
- Tuesday 14 January.
- Free!
- UK & Ireland Regional Student Chapter of the Society for Marine Mammalogy Conference
- Tuesday 14 to Saturday 18 January.
- St Andrews.
- Free!
- The conference brings together students with an interest in marine mammal science, providing them with a friendly opportunity to present their work, hear from experienced researchers, and network with their peers.
- Abstract deadline Friday 1 November.
- 2025 Early Career Deep-Sea Expedition Leadership Master Class and Fellowship, a COBRA Online Training Course
- Tuesday 14 January to Tuesday 8 April.
- $2,000 (~£1,526) stipend.
- The Master Class is designed to equip participants with the skills and tools to successfully design, propose, execute, and report on deep-sea oceanographic field research with a collaborative, just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive approach.
- Apply by Friday 27 September.
- Ocean-Driven Solutions for a Sustainable Economy and Resilient Communities, an EU Ocean Data Webinar
- Wednesday 15 January, 1.30 pm UTC.
- Free!
- The third webinar in the EU Ocean Data Series will focus on how Earth observation, in situ, and modelled marine data can support the UN Ocean Decade initiative.
- R for Biologists, an Edinburgh Genomics Online Training Course
- Wednesday 15 to Friday 17 January.
- £375.
- This course aims to introduce participants to the statistical computing language ‘R’ using examples and skills relevant to biological data science.
- Drones 2: Manned Surveys, a Biological Recording Company Training Course
- Friday 17 January, 10.30 am-12.00 pm.
- £10.
- Learn about using manned drone flights to survey habitats and landscapes for ecological projects.
- Introduction to Python for Biologists, an Edinburgh Genomics Training Course
- Monday 20 to Friday 24 January.
- The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh.
- £480.
- This workshop is aimed at complete beginners and assumes no prior programming experience. It gives an overview of the language with an emphasis on practical problem-solving, using examples and exercises drawn from various aspects of bioinformatics work.
- Killer Whale Predation of Seals in Shetland with Dr Julia Sutherland, a HWDT Webinar
- Wednesday 22 January, 7.00 pm-8.30 pm.
- Free!
- Join Julia from the ECOPredS project as she explores predator-prey interactions of killer whales and seals in the inshore waters of Shetland.
- Time Series Analysis and Forecasting using R and Rstudio, a PR Statistics Online Training Course
- Monday 27 January to Wednesday 5 February.
- £480.
- This course provides a comprehensive practical and theoretical introduction to time series analysis and forecasting methods using R.
- Introduction to Linux for Genomics, an Edinburgh Genomics Online Training Course
- Wednesday 29 to Thursday 30 January.
- £105.
- This workshop will first cover the most used Linux commands, followed by a short introduction to several popular command-line tools that were especially developed for genomics as well as file formats commonly used.
- Coastal Futures Conference
- Wednesday 29 to Thursday 30 January.
- RGS, London.
- £125.
- Coastal Futures is the largest ocean conference of its kind in the UK and the 2025 edition will provide delegates with wide-ranging coverage of the critical current and future issues.
- Evaluating species distribution models, a Transmitting Science Online Training Course
- Wednesday 29 to Friday 31 January.
- 215€ (~£180) early bird pricing until Saturday 30 November, 290€ (~£242) thereafter.
- This short course will use R to compute a wide range of model evaluation metrics, encompassing discrimination, classification, explanatory power and calibration.
- Marine Data 4 Ocean Health, a Copernicus Online Workshop
- Wednesday 29 and Friday 31 January, 9.00 am-11.20 am.
- Free!
- The aim is to share applications of the Copernicus Marine Service products in ecosystem monitoring studies and to focus on the main marine and regional challenges. The workshop will cover a number of related topics, ranging from phytoplankton, coral reefs, oil spills and eutrophication.
February 2025
- Offshore Renewable Energy in Scotland: The ScotMER Programme, a CIEEM Webinar
- Tuesday 4 February, 12.00 pm.
- Free!
- The ScotMER Programme is a Scottish Government initiative that brings together experts from industry, academia, public bodies and environmental charities to identify key evidence needs on the environmental impact of offshore renewables.
- Synthetic Forever: White Suits, Fatbergs, and the Breathing Museum, a Centre for Energy Ethics Webinar
- Tuesday 4 February, 3.00 pm.
- Free!
- Using the 1951 film The Man in the White Suit, which imagines the outfall from the invention of an indestructible synthetic fabric, as guiding voice from the past, this talk positions the London Museum fatberg as an unruly artefact unsettling the climate control of the museum, intervening in the false yet crucially maintained separation of outdoor and indoor climates in the museum.
- Functional trait diversity, a Transmitting Science Online Training Course
- Tuesday 4 to Thursday 13 February.
- 470€ (~£393) early bird pricing until Saturday 30 November, 596€ (~£498) thereafter.
- This course is focused on applying and interpreting indices of functional trait diversity, and related metrics of community trait structure, a key component of biodiversity that is becoming increasingly important to understand how communities might respond to environmental change and the consequences of these changes for ecosystem functionality.
- Preparing for the academic job market, a jobs.ac.uk Webinar
- Wednesday 5 February, 12.00 pm.
- Free!
- In this session, you will gain insights into the diverse career paths in academia, from lecturer to professor roles, research fellowships, and teaching-focused positions to professional services roles in areas such as innovation and knowledge transfer.
- From the Ground Up: Recognising The Critical Role of Soil for Biodiversity Net Gain and Sustainable Development, a CIEEM Webinar
- Tuesday 11 February, 12.00 pm.
- £5.
- The panel will bring a range of perspectives to this topic, looking at how soils are perceived and understood by those involved in planning and implementation, and sharing case studies of how better re-use of soil materials can be achieved to maximise appropriate use and thus deliver the best outcomes in terms of circularity, landscape, BNG, water management, social value, increased climate resilience and wider Environmental Net Gain.
- Species distribution modelling with Bayesian statistics using R, a PR Statistics Online Training Course
- Tuesday 11 to Thursday 13 February.
- £385.
- This course focuses on the use of BART (Bayesian Additive Regression Trees) for modelling species’ geographical distributions based on occurrence data and environmental variables.
- Biodiversity Net Gain, a Biological Recording Company Virtual Symposium
- Wednesday 12 February, 10.00 am-1.00 pm.
- £25.
- The annual Biodiversity Net Gain Virtual Symposium will look at the challenges, successes and lessons learned to date.
- How to write highly cited papers, a UKCEH Online Training Course
- Wednesday 12 to Thursday 13 February.
- £199 early bird pricing until Monday 25 November, £249 thereafter.
- This interactive workshop will boost your confidence and ability to write a great science paper that will be cited again and again.
- Introduction to Bayesian Inference in Practice, a Transmitting Science Online Training Course
- Monday 17 to Friday 21 February.
- 496€ (~£415) early bird pricing until Tuesday 31 December, 570€ (~£476) thereafter.
- The course will outline the relevant concepts and basic theory, but the focus will be to learn how to do Bayesian inference in practice, including how to implement the most common algorithms to estimate parameters based on posterior probabilities, such as Markov Chain Monte Carlo samplers, and how to build hierarchical models.
- Remote sensing data analysis and coding in R for ecology, a PR Statistics Online Training Course
- Monday 17 to Friday 21 February.
- £490.
- This course mainly focuses on the application of free and open source algorithms to study ecological change in space and time by remotely sensed imagery. Particular emphasis will be given to: 1) remote sensing principles, 2) remotely sensed data gathering and analysis, 3) monitoring ecosystem change in space and time by remote sensing data.
- Introduction to Distance Sampling, a University of St Andrews Training Course
- Monday 17 to Friday 28 February.
- £225.
- Distance sampling concepts to be discussed include line transects, point transects, survey design, detection function models, estimation of uncertainty and its sources, stratification for variance reduction, and indirect (dung or nest) surveys.
- Sign up by Tuesday 28 January.
- Copernicus Marine Service Dataviz Webinar Series
- Thursday 20 February to Thursday 20 March.
- Free!
- Discover how to turn ocean data into compelling visual stories.
- 7th ScotMER Symposium
- Tuesday 25 to Friday 28 February.
- Stirling and online.
- Free!
- The Scottish Marine Energy Research (ScotMER) programme is a Scottish Government collaborative initiative that brings together; academia, industry, statutory nature conservation bodies, environmental non-governmental organisations and the Scottish Government (marine science, planning and licensing). This symposium will showcase ground-breaking research to improve the evidence base around how offshore renewable energy developments may affect our natural environment and other users of the sea.
- Evidence synthesis to inform policy and business decision-making, a UKCEH Online Training Course
- Wednesday 26 February.
- £249 early bird pricing until Thursday 28 November, £299 thereafter.
- This interactive course will introduce you to essential methodologies in evidence synthesis, systematic reviews, and rapid evidence assessment.
- Socio-Oceanography, a National Oceanography Centre Workshop
- Wednesday 26 to Friday 28 February.
- £120.
- The 2025 Workshop will focus on four highlight topics bringing together a mix of natural and social scientists, each working towards producing an output such as opinion papers, funding proposals and innovative multidisciplinary forms of communication.
- The deadline to apply is Saturday 7 December.
March 2025
- Machine Learning with R, an Oxford University Online Training Course
- Saturday 1 March.
- £140.
- This comprehensive day school is designed to provide you with practical skills and in-depth knowledge to leverage the power of R programming for machine learning tasks.
- Policy and advocacy for ecology and environmental management: What, why and how?, a CIEEM Webinar
- Monday 10 March, 5.00 pm.
- Free!
- Join the CIEEM policy team for an insightful webinar exploring what environmental policy and advocacy involves, why it is essential for nature and society, and how we influence policy and legislation across the devolved nations of the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
- Marine restoration: Policy and regulation, a Oceans and Coastal Futures Webinar
- Tuesday 11 March, 12.00 pm.
- Free!
- In this seminar, a range of experts will share their experiences of navigating the marine policy and licensing landscape while developing and delivering marine restoration projects. Further discussion will highlight why these challenges exist, how they can be overcome, and where opportunities lie for improving the current system to support marine restoration activity.
- Responding to Discrimination: How to be an Active Bystander, an Equate Scotland Online Training Course
- Wednesday 12 March, 2.00 pm.
- Free!
- This interactive workshop provides skills and strategies for participants respond to witnessing discrimination within their universities or careers, with a focus on STEM fields.
- Neurodiversity Celebration Week
- Monday 17 to Friday 21 March.
- Free!
- A week of panel discussions with inspirational speakers from a range of backgrounds and professions. The discussions will all be focussing on key neurodiversity topics, and aim to educate while inspiring conversations about neurodiversity.
- Progress made and exploring the future – Fisheries Management Plans, a DEFRA Event
- Tuesday 18 March, 2.00 pm.
- London and online.
- This interactive event will share updates and insights from different Research and Development projects which are currently working to address evidence gaps within the UK’s FMPs.
- Scotland’s Nature Student Conference
- Tuesday 18 to Wednesday 19 March.
- Botanical Gardens, Edinburgh.
- Free!
- This is the 7th installment of the conference previously known as the Scottish Ecology, Environment and Conservation Conference, geared towards postgraduate students. It offers fantastic opportunities to present the very best of research work and to meet with government staff, agencies, NGOs and researchers keen to make the best use of excellent research.
- Register by Friday 21 February.
- Mastering Environmental Data with R: From Basics to Efficiency, a UKCEH Training Course
- Tuesday 18 to Thursday 20 March.
- Wallingford or online.
- From £449.
- Gaining data transformation skills that will save you time, reduce errors, and create analysis-ready data.
- Fish and Amphibian Survey Methods, an Oxford University Online Training Course
- Wednesday 19 March to Wednesday 23 April.
- £520.
- This part-time course aims to provide in-depth training in fish and amphibian surveying and sampling from initial considerations through to methods and techniques, sampling strategies and reporting.
- Apply by Wednesday 5 March.
- Introduction to Machine Learning with R, a Transmitting Science Online Training Course
- Friday 21 March to Friday 11 April.
- 620€ (~£522) early bird pricing until Friday 31 January, 692€ (~£582) thereafter.
- The aim of the course is to introduce participants to the main components for implementing Machine Learning in R using the {tidymodels} and {tidyverse} framework packages. By the end of the course, students will be able to perform the necessary tasks for ML such as defining the problem, prepare and pre-process data, and apply different ML such as Random Forests.
- Thriving on the edge: Grey seal abundance and survival, a Biological Recording Company Webinar
- Tuesday 25 March, 7.00 pm.
- Free!
- Delve into research on the grey seals of the Calf of Man.
- How can you use your membership to learn about marine careers?, a CIEEM and the Marine Biological Association Webinar
- Wednesday 26 March, 12.00 pm-1.00 pm.
- Free!
- An introduction to careers at the Marine Biological Association from a PhD student, a research fellow, and the Head of Engagement. Through their talks you will discover the diversity of marine research that takes place at the MBA and inspiration for your future careers.
- The use of dynamic Bayesian network modelling for the spatial and temporal understanding of marine ecosystem dynamics, a Supergen ORE Webinar
- Wednesday 26 March, 1.00 pm-4.00 pm.
- Free!
- This webinar will discuss the use of machine learning techniques to understand the ecosystem-level effects at regional and shelf-wide scales following the deployment of large-scale offshore wind and under alternative fishing and climate change scenarios.
- SULSA Workshop x Science Entrepreneur Club Scotland Launch Mixer
- Wednesday 26 March, 2.30 pm-7.00 pm.
- Edinburgh.
- Free!
- SEC Scotland will be centred around creating a relaxed, safe and supportive environment for Scotland-based life science entrepreneurs, investors and academics to come together, socialise, discuss the industry, tackle common hardships, share advice and have a little fun.
- Marine restoration, an Ocean and Coastal Futures Webinar
- Thursday 27 March, 12.00 pm-1.30 pm.
- Free!
- A range of experts will share their science and research experience in relation to developing and delivering marine restoration projects.
- Drones 3: Autonomous Surveys, a Biological Recording Company Training Course
- Friday 28 March, 10.30 am-12.00 pm.
- £10.
- Learn about using drones to survey habitats and landscapes for ecological projects.
- Bioacoustics for regenerative agriculture, a Biological Recording Company Webinar
- Monday 31 March, 10.30 am-12.00 pm.
- Free!
- Learn how the sounds of nature can inform sustainable farming practices.
- Multivariate Analysis Of Ecological Communities Using R With The VEGAN package, a PR Statistics Online Training Course
- Monday 31 March to Friday 4 April.
- £485.
- This course will cover R concepts, methods, and tools that can be used to analyze community ecology data.
April 2025
- Introduction to Mixed Models, a BioSS Training Course
- Tuesday 1 to Wednesday 2 April.
- Edinburgh.
- £300.
- Mixed models are used when data have a complex structure with random variation occurring at different levels. REML provides a method to estimate how much variability is due to each level, and the extent to which factors and covariates of interest affect the outcome variables.
- Habitats Regulations Appraisal of Plans and Projects (Scotland), a CIEEM Training Course
- Wednesday 2 April, 10.00 am-5.00 pm.
- Glasgow.
- From £257.
- This beginner to intermediate level training will provide a thorough understanding of the overall purpose, process and methodology of Habitats Regulations Appraisal, including Appropriate Assessment and the roles of different organisations and individuals in the process.
- Data & AI: Life Sciences, The Data Lab Community Event
- Wednesday 2 April, 1.00 pm-3.00 pm.
- Glasgow.
- Free!
- A showcase of examples of data & AI in life sciences and discuss the future potential of these technologies.
- 9th European Marine Board Forum
- Wednesday 2 April.
- Brussels, Belgium and online.
- Free!
- The forum will discuss ‘Addressing coastal and water resilience on the land-sea interface’, considering aspects such as policy and governance for the land-sea interface, pollution crossing the land-sea interface, and coastal adaptation and livability on the land-sea interface.
- Introduction to Python for Biology, a Transmitting Science Online Training Course
- Monday 7 to Wednesday 16 April.
- 526€ (~£443) early bird pricing until Friday 31 January, 610€ (~£514) thereafter.
- After completing this course, participants will be able to apply Python programming automation to their own research problems. While this course will focus on data analysis, participants will gain language-agnostic principles of programming, like automation with loops and encapsulation with functions, that will serve as best practices for their scientific computing.
- Recovery and restoration – Policy needs from science, an ICES and BlueMissionAA Webinar
- Tuesday 8 April, 9.00 am to 2.00 pm UTC.
- Free!
- Join for an engaging and insightful webinar on marine ecosystem (and policy-driven) restoration, focusing on how science can inform and support effective restoration initiatives and policy frameworks.
- Deep-sea knowledge for effective ocean management, an EMB Webinar
- Friday 11 April, 1.00 pm UTC.
- Free!
- During this webinar, EMB will launch its Future Science Brief #12, titled “Deep Sea Research and Management Needs”. This brief addresses the critical need to increase our knowledge on the deep sea, an often-overlooked yet vital component of our global ecosystem and climate regulation.
- Biodiversity Net Gain and invertebrates: Are we getting it right?, a Biological Recording Company Webinar
- Monday 14 April, 1.00 pm-2.00 pm.
- Free!
- This presentation will discuss what BNG is, how it is measured, as well as research into the possible ecological outcomes of BNG for invertebrates.
- Experimental Design and Analysis, a BioSS Training Course
- Tuesday 15 to Wednesday 16 April.
- Dundee.
- £300.
- This course covers the important topics in design and analysis, including randomisation, replication, blocking, factorial treatment structures, use of covariates and choice of design. Analysis of variance is used to interpret experimental results.
- QGIS Essentials, a CIEEM Online Training Course
- Monday 21 April to Friday 16 May.
- From £150.
- The course is suitable for beginners to GIS, those looking to refresh their skills, or migrate to QGIS software. The course will cover some essential skills an ecologist would need to confidently start using QGIS.
- The Power of Data in Environmental Science: From Genomes to Ecosystems, The Data Lab Community Webinar
- Tuesday 22 April, 11.00 am-12.00 pm.
- Free!
- This webinar will showcase how advanced data analytics, AI, and computational tools are being applied to some of the most pressing environmental challenges, from climate resilience to species conservation.
- Sustainable Innovation Lunch, a Renaissance Philanthropy & Nucleate Event
- Tuesday 22 April, 12.00 pm-2.00 pm.
- Edinburgh.
- Free!
- These events will bring together researchers, aspiring biotech founders, and funders to explore new ideas, foster collaboration, and share insights on advancing biotech innovation.
- Sustainable Innovation Lunch, a Renaissance Philanthropy & Nucleate Event
- Wednesday 23 April,12.00 pm-2.00 pm.
- Dundee.
- Free!
- These events will bring together researchers, aspiring biotech founders, and funders to explore new ideas, foster collaboration, and share insights on advancing biotech innovation.
- Introducing Mapping, Spatial Data and GIS, an Oxford University Online Training Course
- Wednesday 23 April to Friday 4 July.
- £385.
- Investigate the power of maps and spatial data to document and illustrate local and global issues. Learn how to use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to explore the world around you and share ideas. Apply GIS principles and tools to create your own maps from freely-available online spatial data.
- Organise & manipulate data with R, a Transmitting Science Online Training Course
- Monday 28 to Wednesday 30 April.
- 294€ (~£246) early bird pricing until Friday 28 February, 376€ (~£314) thereafter.
- This course will highlight useful tools of data manipulation from R’s Tidyverse suite of packages.
- Qualitative Methods for Conservation, a Human Nature Online Training Course
- Monday 28 April to Friday 2 May.
- £385.
- This course gives you the skills, practice and confidence to use qualitative research methods in your projects.
- Probabilistic inference of Phylogenetic Comparative Methods (PCM), a Transmitting Science Online Training Course
- Monday 28 April to Friday 9 May.
- 492€ (~£407) early bird pricing until Monday 31 March, 576€ (~£476) thereafter.
- This course offers an advanced understanding of probabilistic inference and its application for PCM, exploiting the capabilities of the Julia language. Participants will gain a deeper knowledge of the stochastic processes, their inference and computation behind PCMs as well as their biological interpretations.
- Mobulid Rays in the Chagos Archipelago: Fisheries & conservation management, a Biological Recording Company Webinar
- Tuesday 29 April, 1.00 pm-2.00 pm.
- Free!
- This talk will outline collaborative efforts to improve catch recording and species identification through training and developing standardised data collection protocols, supporting evidence-based conservation management.
- Citizen Engagement for Open Responsible Research and Innovation, a University of Oxford Online Workshop
- Tuesday 29 April and Tuesday 6 May, 2.00 pm BST.
- Free!
- This workshop will explore how you can effectively include citizens in your research programmes and why citizen engagement is crucial to Open Responsible Research and Innovation.
- Talking turtle – Engaging communities in developing species conservation plans, a CIEEM Webinar
- Tuesday 29 April, 3.00 pm-4.00 pm.
- Free!
- Hear about how the documentary film-based Community Voice Method (CVM) has been used to engage Caribbean Island communities in developing marine turtle conservation policy.
- Community Perspectives of Wave Energy and Open-Water Testing at PacWave, Oregon, a Supergen ORE Webinar
- Tuesday 29 April, 4.00 pm-5.00 pm.
- Free!
- This session will explore the factors that influence public responses to new developments and help us to understand what may slow or hinder the planning and consenting processes.
- Introduction to Coastal and Marine GIS, a ABPmer Online Training Course
- Tuesday 29 April to Thursday 1 May.
- £695.
- Dates also for October.
- This course uses case studies and hands-on activities to provide you with the background and skills necessary to utilise powerful GIS tools to support sustainable development decisions.
- Invertebrates on the Move: Translocation & Reintroduction, a Biological Recording Company Virtual Symposium
- Wednesday 30 April, 10.00 am-1.00 pm.
- £25.
- Learn about the challenges, successes and surprises experienced by conservationists through invertebrate reintroductions and translocations.
- Virtual prototyping of offshore renewable energy technologies, a Supergen ORE Masterclass
- Wednesday 30 April and Thursday 1 May.
- Aberdeen.
- Free!
- This Masterclass aims to introduce the concept of full-scale virtual prototyping and simulation of ORE technologies. This will utilise the Marine Simulator situated at the National Decommissioning Centre.
May 2025
- Marine Connections: from Seagrasses to Cetaceans, a CIEEM Webinar
- Thursday 1 and Friday 2 May, 10.00 am-1.00 pm.
- From £142.
- This webinar split over two days aims to provide participants with the skills and understanding needed to recognise and identify salt tolerating plants, marine organisms, marine mammals and the complex connections and relationships that exist in the marine world.
- Introduction to Distance Sampling, a University of St Andrews Online Training Course
- Monday 5 to Friday 16 May.
- £225.
- Distance sampling concepts to be discussed include line transects, point transects, survey design, detection function models, estimation of uncertainty and its sources, stratification for variance reduction, and indirect (dung or nest) surveys.
- The deadline to apply is Wednesday 23 April.
- Life Sciences Skills & Opportunities in North East Scotland, a SULSA Event
- Tuesday 6 May.
- Aberdeen.
- Free!
- ECRs in Life Sciences are encouraged to attend to explore career opportunities in both academia and industry within North East Scotland.
- Evaluating species distribution models with R, a Transmitting Science Online Training Course
- Tuesday 6 to Thursday 8 May.
- 215€ (~£181) early bird pricing until Monday 31 March, 290€ (~£245) thereafter.
- This short course will use R to compute a wide range of model evaluation metrics, encompassing discrimination, classification, explanatory power and calibration. It will also see different ways to validate models outside their training area, including spatial block cross-validation.
- Association Mapping using R, a BioSS Training Course
- Wednesday 7 May.
- Dundee.
- £150.
- The course will introduce the basic concepts of Association Mapping. It will equip participants with the necessary information and software to conduct an Association Mapping Analysis on their own data, highlighting areas that need to be considered such as accounting for population structure and relationships between individuals.
- Development opportunities for ECOPs with The Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO), an ASLO Webinar
- Wednesday 7 May, 1.00 pm.
- Free!
- ASLO supports professional growth in aquatic sciences by offering mentoring programs, travel grants for ASLO conferences, research exchange funding, outreach support, a science communication internship, and more.
- Beyond the University: (Re)Imagining Your Research Career, The Thriving Researcher Webinar
- Wednesday 7 May, 3.00 pm.
- Free!
- Considering life beyond traditional academic pathways? Transitioning from academia requires practical strategies and emotional resilience.
- Modelling multivariate trait evolution using R, a Transmitting Science Online Training Course
- Monday 12 to Wednesday 21 May.
- 486€ (~£402) early bird pricing until Monday 31 March, 650€ (~£538) thereafter.
- On this course, participants will be introduced to multivariate phylogenetic comparative methods with the mvMORPH R package.
- Practical use of Earth Observation Data in Research, a NERC Field Spectroscopy Facility and Earth Observation Data Analysis and AI Service Training Course
- Tuesday 13 to Friday 16 May.
- Leicester and online.
- Free!
- This course aims to provide researchers with the skills and confidence they need to choose, access and use Earth Observation (EO) data in their work. The course will cover how to select and download satellite data, how to collect in situ data with field spectrometers, and how to process EO data from UAV, aircraft and satellites so it is ready for analysis. Image classification and machine learning approaches for EO data will also be introduced. There will be an emphasis on practical sessions including using field spectrometers to collect reflectance spectra from targets and aerosol optical depth from photometers, and tutorials on how to process and visualise data from satellites.
- Apply by Monday 14 April.
- Analysing image data harnessing AI: A case studies of seabirds, penguins and seals monitoring, a University of Iceland Training Course
- Thursday 15 to Thursday 22 May.
- Iceland
- Free!
- This summer school will show you how to harness the power of AI, citizen science and new monitoring techniques including drones and camera traps as well as how to best analyse those datasets.
- Contact SUPER for further information.
- Analysing animal movement in the marine environment, a MARE Training Course
- Monday 19 to Friday 23 May.
- Madeira, Portugal.
- 250€ (~£210).
- The workshop will guide participants through movement data processing and analysis stages.
- Apply by Saturday 25 January.
- Biological Recording: Local To National, a Biological Recording Company Virtual Symposium
- Friday 16 May, 10.00 am-1.00 pm.
- Pay what you can.
- Learn how biological records influence biodiversity monitoring, policy and management at all levels, from local to national and beyond.
- Research commercialisation – What’s it all about?, a SULSA Webinar
- Monday 19 May, 12.30 pm-2.00 pm.
- Free!
- The first of four sessions aims to increase your understanding of research commercialisation and the various ways in which research can generate a commercial return. Perfect for those new to the concept.
- Grant Writing for Researchers, a SMMR Online Training Course
- Tuesday 20 May, 1.00 pm-4.00 pm.
- Free!
- This course will cover all you need to know to write successful grant applications speedily and effectively. Offering lots practical tips and techniques, the session includes research councils and other grant-awarding bodies including philanthropic foundations, Fellowship applications, and collaborative applications.
- Insect welfare: What benefits bugs?, a Biological Recording Company Webinar
- Tuesday 20 May, 7.00 pm.
- Free!
- Join the Insect Welfare Research Society for an exploration of insect sentience, pain, and welfare considerations.
- Using Bioacoustics for Field Survey, a CIEEM Training Course
- Wednesday 21 May.
- From £121.
- The training will introduce and explain a range of hardware, software and methodological approaches, that will allow attendees to understand how they might be able to use bioacoustics within their own practice.
- Career Advice Hour: Master the art of interviewing, a jobs.ac.uk Webinar
- Wednesday 21 May, 12.30 pm.
- Free!
- Unlock your career potential by joining this webinar which will guide you through the essential steps to interview success.
- Topics at the nexus of climate change, fisheries, & blue foods, a Gulf of Maine Research Institute Webinar
- Thursday 22 May, 6.00 pm BST.
- Free!
- This virtual networking session is designed to connect Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOPs) working on or interested in the intersections of climate change, fisheries, and blue foods.
- Delivering successful mainstreaming of nature at the science-policy interface, a CIEEM Webinar
- Thursday 22 May, 6.00 pm-7.00 pm.
- Free!
- This talk will identify and assess lessons learned from several case studies working with a range of partners mainstreaming nature. In so doing they provide the common ingredients shaping success and highlight actions needed to change the way the value(s) of nature are communicated and captured in policy and practice.
- Crash course on Ecological Modelling, a CCMAR Training Course
- Monday 26 to Wednesday 28 May.
- Portugal.
- 180€ (~£156).
- Participants will gain hands-on experience with a modelling software (STELLA by Isee Systems) during the practical sessions. They will be encouraged to create conceptual diagrams of models tailored to their research interests. Additionally, they will learn how to mathematically translate the interconnections between model components and conduct initial simulations.
- Marine Soundscapes in the Anthropophony Era, an ECOWAVES Summer School 2025
- Monday 26 to Friday 30 May.
- Naples, Italy.
- 250€ (~£207).
- This summer school offers participants a comprehensive introduction to the application of acoustics in ecological studies.
- Apply by Friday 4 April.
- Software Carpentry, a MASTS NEHM Forum Training Course
- Tuesday 27 to Thursday 29 May.
- St Andrews
- Free!
- You can choose which day(s) to attend depending on your interests/capabilities. It’s expected that most will choose to attend one or two days only (Day 1: Automating tasks with the Unix Shell and Version Control with Git, Day 2: Building Programs with Python, and/or Day 3: Intermediate Research Software Development).
- Apply by Friday 2 May.
- Functional programming with R, a Transmitting Science Online Training Course
- Tuesday 27 to Friday 30 May.
- 174€ (~£144) early bird pricing until Monday 31 March, 260€ (~£215) thereafter.
- The objective of this course is to learn how to write functions and employ them in iterative programming, using both base R and the {purrr} package from {tidyverse}.
- What is Intellectual Property and why is it important?, a SULSA Webinar
- Wednesday 28 May, 12.30 pm-2.00 pm.
- Free!
- Learn about the different types of IP, what they protect, and how the IP system works. A key session for any researcher looking to protect their innovations.
- The Future of Marine Natural Capital Markets in Scotland, a MASTS Workshop
- Wednesday 28 to Thursday 29 May.
- Loch Lomond.
- Free!
- This interactive workshop will bring together researchers and practitioners to explore how Scotland’s coastal and marine science community can provide evidence to assess the feasibility, risks, and opportunities of natural capital markets. Building on an ongoing scoping review, we will co-develop a draft framework for translating Scotland’s Natural Capital Market Principles (2024) into the coastal and marine context.
- Submit EoI by Friday 28 March.
June 2025
- AI and citizen science in monitoring and assessing biodiversity and invasive species at sea, an AZTI Summer School
- Tuesday 3 to Thursday 5 June.
- Aquarium de Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.
- 100€ (~£83) early bird pricing until Friday 11 April, 170€ (~£141) thereafter.
- The main objective is to present, both theoretically and practically, different tools and methods for monitoring and assessing biodiversity and alien species, using among others, artificial intelligence and citizen science.
- Register by Friday 30 May.
- Visual exploration, analysis, and presentation of spatial data using the ‘tmap’ package in R, a PR Statistics Online Training Course
- Tuesday 3 to Friday 6 June.
- £450.
- This in-depth course focuses on the R package tmap, one of the most widely used packages for spatial data visualisation. The course covers all key steps, from reading spatial data to publishing high-resolution static maps or interactive maps that can be embedded in web articles and dashboards.
- An Update on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Where are we now? And what next?, a CIEEM Webinar
- Wednesday 4 June, 12.00 pm-1.00 pm.
- Free!
- Join a panel of experts in the field as they cover the progress of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, including its passage through Parliament, damning legal opinions, the view of the Office for Environmental Protection, and more.
- Project WOW: Collaborative research on offshore wind to advance integrated risk frameworks, a Discovery of Sound in the Sea Webinar
- Wednesday 4 June, 5.00 pm BST.
- Free!
- A team led by Duke University is conducting a comprehensive evaluation of the potential effects of offshore wind energy development on marine wildlife within this context. Titled Project WOW, standing for Wildlife and Offshore Wind, the goal is to develop frameworks for environmental assessment at site-specific and regional scales.
- Seascape Symposium 2025
- Wednesday 4 and Thursday 5 June.
- London and online.
- From £60.
- Advancing science, policy and practice to reconnect coastal habitats for delivery of global nature restoration targets.
- Improving your technology’s chances of success, a SULSA Webinar
- Thursday 5 June, 12.30 pm-2.00 pm.
- Free!
- Explore common reasons why new technologies fail and discover strategies to improve your chances of success in a competitive market.
- Ocean and climate: Building capacity and developing skills for a sustainable blue economy, an OGS Blue Skills Summer School
- Tuesday 10 to Tuesday 17 June.
- Trieste, Italy.
- Free!
- The summer school will cover multidisciplinary fields related to the marine and maritime sectors, providing both theoretical insights, practical applications and technological trends.
- Apply by 10.59 pm UTC Friday 28 February.
- Systems perspectives on sustainability and justice, a University of Bergen Summer Research School
- Tuesday 10 to Friday 20 June.
- Bergen, Norway.
- Free and travel/accommodation grant available!
- The five parallel courses next summer cover health financing, accounting for sustainability, democratic practices, innovations in HE, and climate change and health.
- Apply by Saturday 1 February.
- Practise your presentation skills, a SIIECS Seminar Series
- Tuesday 10 June, 12.00 pm BST.
- Free!
- The online seminar series provides an informal and supportive forum for especially ECRs to practise giving presentations. During the session, presenters receive constructive feedback while using the opportunity to get rid of nerves before their actual presentation.
- Insects That Live In The Sea: Why Are There Are So Few?, a Biological Recording Company Webinar
- Tuesday 10 June, 7.00 pm-8.00 pm.
- Free!
- Delve into the world of marine insects and why there are so few of them.
- Nutrients in Aquaculture and Fisheries, a European Sustainable Phosphorous Platform Workshop
- Tuesday 10 to Thursday 12 June.
- Bergen, Norway and online.
- Free online and 181.50€ (~£153) in-person.
- This workshop, with partners in Norway and with UNEP uPcycle, is on nutrient management in aquaculture feed, seafood processing and fish sludge valorisation, covering nutrient flows, environmental best practice, phosphorus recycling, regulatory challenges.
- Register by Friday 6 June.
- Visual Skills for Communicating your Science, a Transmitting Science Online Training Course
- Every Tuesday from 10 to 24 June.
- Early bird pricing of 330€ (~£278) until Saturday 31 May, 420€ (~£353) 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. This course is designed to enhance the attendees’ ability to use the power of images for scicomm.
- So you want to spin-out?, a SULSA Webinar
- Wednesday 11 June, 12.30 pm-2.00 pm.
- Free!
- Learn about different types of investors, what they’re looking for, and how to prepare for conversations with funders. Ideal for anyone considering launching a company.
- Climate Adaptation & Resilience and Water Systems & Blue Economy Networking, a 4WARD Event
- Wednesday 11 June, 5.00 pm.
- Free!
- Discuss and network with other climate adaptation, nature resilience, marine & ocean startups, professionals, and investors for collaboration.
- Purple Horizons and why Geology Matters to Successful Nature Recovery, a CIEEM Webinar
- Thursday 12 June, 6.00 pm-7.30 pm.
- Free!
- A two part talk looking at geological maps and how to use them to assist with habitat design and sustainability and how works to improve geological features can complement species focused works with a focus on invertebrates.
- Elevate your Python skills, a Transmitting Science Online Training Course
- Monday 16 to Friday 20 June.
- 343€ (~£284) early bird pricing until Monday 31 March, 412€ (~£341) thereafter.
- The course will cover intermediate topics of the Python programming language, including functional and object-oriented programming as well as the library biopython and APIs.
- Youth Manifesto for Scotland’s Seas – Orkney and Shetland, a Young Sea Changers Scotland Online Workshop
- Tuesday 17 June, 6.00 pm-8.00 pm.
- Free!
- 16-25 year olds.
- The 2026 Scottish Parliamentary elections are approaching, and political parties are busy shaping their manifestos. This is your chance to make sure young voices are heard when it comes to protecting and restoring Scotland’s marine environment.
- A how-to guide for applications, CVs and interviews, a SULSA Workshop
- Wednesday 18 June, 9.00 am-1.00 pm.
- University of Aberdeen.
- Free!
- Join SULSA for a workshop focused on life sciences careers in academia, industry, government and non-government sectors, and learn how to make your CV an impactful and memorable reflection of you.
- Letting Nature Lead, a SCOTLAND: The Big Picture Training Course
- Friday 20 June, 10.15 am-2.30 pm.
- Ballintean, Cairngorms.
- £70.
- Learn about the history and context of rewilding in Scotland, the ecological concepts that underpin rewilding, and how to get started on your own rewilding journey.
- Scotland Beyond Net Zero networking, an Edinburgh Earth Initiative Event
- Friday 20 June, 10.45 am-1.00 pm.
- Guardbridge, Fife.
- Free!
- Meet fellow climate researchers, with a particular focus on our themes of food and finance.
- Youth Manifesto for Scotland’s Seas – Inverness, a Young Sea Changers Scotland Workshop
- Saturday 21 June, 2.00 pm-5.00 pm.
- Inverness.
- Free!
- 16-25 year olds.
- The 2026 Scottish Parliamentary elections are approaching, and political parties are busy shaping their manifestos. This is your chance to make sure young voices are heard when it comes to protecting and restoring Scotland’s marine environment.
- From the Green Deal to the Oceans Pact: Strengthening Policy Coherence for Our Most Ambitious Marine Goals, a Crossgov Policy Day
- Monday 23 June.
- Brussels, Belgium.
- Discussions will cover key intersections between offshore wind, fisheries, and biodiversity conservation, as well as pathways to better regulation.
- Structures in the Marine Environment Conference
- Monday 23 to Tuesday 24 June.
- Edinburgh.
- From £33.
- Day 1 is centred around the Value of Marine Artificial Structures, and on Day 2 meet science/policy experts for talks, panel discussions and a workshop about sustainable management of Marine Artificial Structures, considering the value of biodiversity and nature associated with the structures, as well as the pressing issues relating to their future decommissioning…and beyond.
- The abstract deadline is Monday 28 April.
- Advances in Marine Biogeochemistry Conference
- Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 June.
- Edinburgh Climate Change Institute.
- From £45.
- The conference provides a technical forum for students, educators, researchers and governmental and industrial partners with shared interests in marine biogeochemistry.
- The abstract and registration deadline is Monday 2 June.
- Revolution VI: Quantitative ecology and spatial prediction of species distribution, a CCMAR Training Course
- Monday 23 to Wednesday 25 June.
- Portugal.
- 180€ (~£156).
- Main topics include basic R programming and automating tasks, preparing statistical reports, analysis of vector and raster cartography, connecting with GRASS and QGIS, diversity and multivariate analysis, ordination and gradient analyses, Ecological Niche Factor Analysis, habitat suitability maps, metapopulation simulations, construction, optimization and evaluation of linear models, representation and spatial interpretation, and construction, optimization and evaluation of non-linear models.
- Stock assessment with generalized depletion models combined with population dynamics models, a CCMAR Training Course
- Monday 23 to Thursday 26 June.
- Portugal.
- 180€ (~£156).
- This course shows how to use the R package CatDyn to achieve statistically solid estimations of stock abundance, natural mortality, fishing mortality, exploitation rate, maximum sustainable yield, among other quantities, using elementary fisheries monitoring data. This is useful to data-poor and data-limited fisheries, small-scale and coastal fisheries.
- Macroecology in R: Exploring Biodiversity Patterns at Large Scales, a Transmitting Science Online Training Course
- Monday 23 to Friday 27 June.
- Early bird pricing of 426€ (~£358) until Saturday 31 May, 520€ (~£438) thereafter.
- Students will learn to manipulate large geographic databases in R, grid-map biodiversity in various forms, conduct analyses of biogeographic regionalization incorporating evolutionary history, and estimate phylogenetic turnover and historical dispersal in geographic space. The practical sessions also cover common metrics in community phylogenetics and diversification, focusing on large geographic scales.
- Introduction to Network Analysis and Modelling, a Transmitting Science Online Training Course
- Monday 23 June to Wednesday 2 July.
- Early bird pricing of 452€ (~£380) until Saturday 31 May, 540€ (~£454) thereafter.
- This course is designed for researchers from diverse disciplines who are interested in understanding and analysing complex systems using network theory.
- Scotland’s New National Islands Plan, a Scottish Government Online Event
- Tuesday 24 June, 11.00 am-12.00 pm.
- Free!
- This session offers a chance to explore the results of the public consultation to inform a review of the first ever National Islands Plan and understand how they are guiding the development of the document. It’s also an opportunity to learn more about the proposed priorities and themes for the new Plan, allowing you to share your thoughts and shape its content.
- FMRI-Coastal Autonomy Workshop, a NOC Workshop
- Tuesday 24 to Thursday 26 June.
- Plymouth.
- Free!
- A workshop exploring the opportunities in autonomous observing for inshore and coastal research and statutory monitoring.
- 3rd Emerging Bioacousticians’ Day
- Tuesday 24 to Thursday 26 June.
- Normandy, France.
- 20€ (~£17).
- This event represents a unique opportunity to bring together students, PhD students and researchers at the start of their careers in the field of bioacoustics.
- The abstract deadline is Sunday 6 April.
- Commercialisation Competition Awareness Session, a YES Online Event (Your Entrepreneur Scheme)
- Wednesday 25 June, 1.00 pm-2.00 pm.
- Free!
- YES is an innovative global competition developed to raise awareness on how research ideas can be commercialised.
- Community voice method: Engaging local communities in turtle conservation, a Biological Recording Company Webinar
- Wednesday 25 June, 1.00 pm-2.00 pm.
- Free!
- Join to hear about how island fishing communities are being engaged in the development of turtle conservation policy.
- Translation rights of the more-than-human – Thoughts on whale bioacoustics, a University of Edinburgh Seminar
- Wednesday 25 June, 5.15 pm.
- Edinburgh.
- Free!
- This lecture will discuss issues of translation, representation, and ethics in relation to the communication systems of cetaceans.
- A how-to guide for applications, CVs and interviews, a SULSA Workshop
- Friday 27 June, 9.30 am-2.30 pm.
- University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.
- Free!
- Join SULSA for a workshop focused on life sciences careers in academia, industry, government and non-government sectors, and learn how to make your CV an impactful and memorable reflection of you.
- The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life Conference
- Sunday 29 June to Friday 4 July.
- Prague, Czech Republic.
- CZK 8,300 (~£277).
- This international conference promises to be a dynamic forum where scientists, regulators, and representatives from industry and environmental groups from around the world will converge to see formal presentations on the effects of anthropogenic sounds on aquatic life.
- The abstract deadline is Friday 28 February.
- The LifeWatch ERIC Biodiversity & Ecosystem eScience Conference
- Monday 30 June to Thursday 3 July.
- Crete, Greece.
- Free!
- The Conference brings together researchers, policymakers, and experts to tackle the Triple Planetary Crisis (climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution) through eScience and European Research Infrastructures.
- Statistical analyses with R, a Transmitting Science Online Training Course
- Monday 30 June to Friday 4 July.
- 470€ (~£389) early bird pricing until Monday 31 March, 540€ (~£477) 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.
- Harper Adams University & Royal Entomological Society Entomology Summer School
- Monday 30 June to Friday 4 July.
- Shropshire.
- Free! Includes food, accommodation, and travel reimbursement.
- The course provides foundational skills for ecological and evolutionary research in entomology, with a particular emphasis on field sampling techniques, insect identification, and essential laboratory skills such as insect culturing and specimen preparation and curation.
- The deadline to apply is Thursday 8 May.
July 2025
- 12th PRIMaRE Conference
- Wednesday 2 to Thursday 3 July.
- University of Bristol.
- Free!
- The annual PRIMaRE conference provides a forum for exchanging the latest research and development and fostering collaborations in Marine Renewable Energy.
- Abstract deadline is Sunday 30 March.
- Youth Manifesto for Scotland’s Seas – Dundee, a Young Sea Changers Scotland Workshop
- Saturday 5 July, 2.00 pm-5.00 pm.
- Dundee.
- Free!
- 16-25 year olds.
- The 2026 Scottish Parliamentary elections are approaching, and political parties are busy shaping their manifestos. This is your chance to make sure young voices are heard when it comes to protecting and restoring Scotland’s marine environment.
- European Marine Biology Symposium
- Sunday 6 to Wednesday 9 July.
- Bodø, Norway.
- 300€ (~£251) early bird pricing until Monday 31 March, 350€ (~£293) thereafter.
- This is the 58th annual EMBS, continuing an tradition since the 1960s to bring early career and experienced researchers together in a relaxed environment to share knowledge, know-how and thinking about marine biology and related sciences.
- Abstract deadline is Friday 28 February.
- Ocean Justice and Disability, a Ocean and Coastal Futures Webinar
- Monday 7 July, 12.00 pm-1.15 pm.
- Free!
- This webinar will explore what “access” to the ocean sector means to different communities, how a lack of access to the ocean can be a barrier to both ocean action, and to individuals wanting to experience the many benefits the ocean can provide.
- AI-powered Bioacoustics with BirdNET, a Biological Recording Company Webinar
- Tuesday 8 July, 10.30 am-12.00 pm.
- Free!
- This webinar will explore how AI is transforming biodiversity monitoring and conservation through bioacoustics.
- Interactive Data Visualizations in R: Create Your First Shiny App, a WiNoDa Knowledge Lab Webinar
- Tuesday 8 July, 11.00 am-12.00 pm.
- Free!
- This webinar will provide an introduction to interactive data visualization using R’s Shiny framework, enabling you to create dynamic and user-friendly tools for exploring complex datasets.
- Youth Manifesto for Scotland’s Seas – Scotland-Wide, a Young Sea Changers Scotland Online Workshop
- Tuesday 8 July, 6.00 pm-8.00 pm.
- Free!
- 16-25 year olds.
- The 2026 Scottish Parliamentary elections are approaching, and political parties are busy shaping their manifestos. This is your chance to make sure young voices are heard when it comes to protecting and restoring Scotland’s marine environment.
- Camera Trapping Mammals, a Biological Recording Company Virtual Symposium
- Wednesday 9 July, 10.00 am-1.00 pm.
- From £1.
- Explore research and conservation projects in the UK that are employing camera trapping techniques to study mammals.
- Investing in Nature for Business: Compliance, Competitiveness and Community, a National Trust and Natural England Webinar
- Wednesday 9 July, 1.30 pm-4.30 pm.
- Free!
- Join for a roundtable on boosting investment in nature to support business growth, your views will help shape impactful ideas.
- ReMeMaRe Conference
- Wednesday 9 to Thursday 10 July.
- Scarborough and online.
- From £45.
- The conference will bring together restoration practitioners, government bodies, environmental non-governmental organisations, industry and businesses, with a shared vision to restore our estuarine, coastal and marine environment.
- International Conference on Marine Protected Areas in Marine Spatial Planning
- Wednesday 9 to Saturday 12 July.
- Bodø, Norway.
- 120€ (~£100) early bird pricing until Thursday 3 April, 180€ (~£151) thereafter.
- Explore the latest updates and scientific advances in marine biodiversity conservation at the MPA in MSP Conference. The conference will cover topics such as MPA planning, climate change effects on marine biodiversity, blue carbon science, and spatial planning benefits. Immediately before the conference the organisers are hosting the 58th European Marine Biology Symposium.
- Abstract deadline is Monday 3 February.
- Creative approaches to science communication, an ECOP Webinar
- Thursday 10 July, 5.00 pm BST.
- Free!
- This interactive webinar will explore the four pillars of creative science communication and how they can elevate your storytelling in today’s fast-evolving landscape.
- 2025 Ocean Observatories Initiative Facility Board Summer School on Acoustics
- Monday 14 to Friday 18 July.
- University of Washington, Seattle.
- Free!
- This summer school is focused on the access, analysis, and interpretation of acoustics data and introducing complementary oceanographic data available through the National Science Foundation Ocean Observatories Initiative (NSF OOI). This week-long, intensive program will feature a mix of targeted lectures, hands-on tutorials, and practical exercises working with real-world examples and NSF OOI data products.
- Apply by 4.59 am UTC Wednesday 19 March.
- CIEEM 2025 Summer Online Conference – Embracing the AI revolution in ecology and environmental management
- Tuesday 15 July.
- From £31.
- This event aims to bridge the gap between technological innovation and practical application, fostering dialogue on how AI can enhance our collective capacity to address urgent environmental challenges while ensuring responsible implementation.
- Abstract deadline Friday 2 May.
- R as a Mini GIS: Build Interactive Maps from Scratch, a WiNoDa Knowledge Lab Webinar
- Tuesday 15 July, 11.00 am-12.00 pm.
- Free!
- In this webinar, you will learn how to create interactive maps in R from scratch.
- The Science of Procrastination: Understanding and Overcoming the Delay Loop, a Go To Yellow Online Workshop
- Thursday 17 July, 12.30 pm-1.30 pm.
- From £5.
- Delve into the world of procrastination, uncover the psychological underpinnings, and learn practical strategies to break free.
July 2025
- Implementing GIS Standards for BNG Assessments, a CIEEM Webinar
- Monday 21 July, 12.30 pm-1.30 pm.
- Free!
- The introduction of BNG legislation marks a significant shift in environmental planning. Yet, its success is being compromised by inconsistencies in GIS data submissions and the absence of standardised requirements. This webinar will introduce the FRIDAS® checklist—a practical framework for improving GIS data quality in BNG submissions.
- Generalized Additive Mixed Models (GAMM): Modeling space-time correlation structures, a Transmitting Science Online Training Course
- Monday 21 and Friday 25 July.
- 346€ (~£286) early bird pricing until Wednesday 30 April, 420€ (~£347) thereafter.
- The objective of this course is to teach participants to visualise and perform tests of correlation structures in time and space in their datasets, adjust a GAM model, plus adjust a GAM+M model with and without auto-correlation structure.
- ‘Sea-ing’ the value: A Natural Capital approach, a CIEEM Webinar
- Wednesday 23 July, 1.00 pm-2.00 pm.
- Free!
- This session will focus on the use of monetary valuation in at different scales and decision contexts in the marine environment, and how a natural capital approach supports this.
- Restore Scottish Seas, a Whale and Dolphin Conservation Webinar
- Wednesday 23 July, 7.00 pm-8.00 pm.
- Free!
- This webinar will take you behind the scenes of the Restore Scottish Seas campaign and share the next steps WDC are taking to give marine life a chance to recover and thrive.
- Early careers in marine mammal science incl. SUPER PGR Tim Awbery, an IMarEST Webinar
- Thursday 24 July, 5.00 pm-6.30 pm.
- Free!
- Through personal reflections, this webinar offers early career professionals an honest and supportive introduction to the realities of working in marine mammal science.
- Spotlight on action: the practice of protecting and restoring Blue Carbon ecosystems, an ECOP Webinar
- Friday 25 July, 8.00 am BST.
- Free!
- This webinar will showcase inspiring success stories from early – mid career practitioners actively protecting and restoring Blue Carbon ecosystems across the Indian Ocean region.
- Graphs with R’s ggplot, a Transmitting Science Online Training Course
- Monday 28 to Wednesday 30 July.
- 277€ (~£234) early bird pricing until Wednesday 30 April, 350€ (~£295) thereafter.
- This course will teach the core elements (data, aesthetics, and geometries) as well as more advanced topics of information communication and styling (annotation, themes, and facets). Class exercises will cover common visualisation tasks such as rescaling axes, managing legends, reordering categories, and highlighting data elements of special interest.
- Generating Impact Through Transdisciplinary Research: Co-Designing Solutions for Complex Marine and Coastal Challenges, a IOI Germany Training Course
- Monday 28 July to Tuesday 5 August.
- Online or Indonesia.
- Participants will interact with international and local academia and practitioners as well as experts in knowledge transfer and communication at the science/policy interface.
- Apply by Tuesday 15 July.
- Insights into scientific writing for early career scientists, ECOPs and students, an ECOP/ASLO Webinar
- Tuesday 29 July, 4.00 pm BST.
- Free!
- This webinar will guide you through key strategies for writing successful scientific papers—covering structure, visuals, titles, abstracts, journal selection, and more. With live Q&A.
- Blue Carbon as Natural Infrastructure: Funding Protection and Restoration of Coastal Habitats, a Pew Charitable Trusts Webinar
- Tuesday 29 July, 7.00 pm-8.00 pm BST.
- Free!
- Speakers will share insights on Maryland’s groundbreaking Conservation Finance Act and pay-for-success program, Duke University’s project registry for nature-based solutions, and Louisiana’s carbon credit feasibility assessment.
August 2025
- The Arctic Ocean Climate System, a Swedish Polar Research Secretariat Expedition
- Saturday 9 August to Friday 19 September.
- Sweden to Canada.
- Berth and travel expenses covered!
- The course combines practical work with observations and measurements in defined work packages with a curriculum of lectures covering the coupled Arctic climate system, and it will also allow for the enhancement of the participant’s own research projects. As an Early Career Scientist, you will participate in the data acquisition and ideally use the collected material and data in your research.
- Apply by Monday 20 January.
- ICES InterDis Summer School for interdisciplinary ocean management using integrated ecosystem assessment
- Sunday 10 to Friday 15 August.
- Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Free!
- InterDis is an interactive combination of instructional learning, hands-on activities, and a small collaborative project.
- Apply by Thursday 15 May.
- SETAC 13th Young Environmental Scientists Meeting
- Monday 11 to Thursday 14 August.
- York.
- Pricing TBD.
- The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry is dedicated to advancing environmental science and science-informed decision-making. This year’s YES meeting theme “Between Grinding Gears – Students and Early Career Scientists under Pressure,” emphasises the increasing pressures faced by ECRs in today’s rapidly changing world.
- Abstract and grant deadline is Tuesday 22 April.
- Register by Tuesday 1 July.
September 2025
- Taking the pulse of our ocean: Exploring biodiversity responses to global change, a EuroMarine Summer School
- Sunday 14 to Saturday 20 September.
- Naples, Italy.
- Free!
- Using new technologies to better understand a changing ocean at unique shallow CO2 vent systems. Practical work will include snorkeling, underwater sensors, lab work, AI image analysis, aerial drones, data science (R and GitHub) and insights into blue carbon.
- Apply by Monday 26 May.
November 2025
- A multidisciplinary approach to the study of Symbiosis in Marine ecosystems: From taxonomy to potential biotechnological applications, a CRIMAC International School
- Tuesday 4 to Friday 7 November.
- Italy.
- Early bird pricing of 350€ (~£293) until Sunday 15 June, 400€ (~£336) thereafter.
- The international school adopts a multidisciplinary approach, covering diverse aspects of marine symbiosis, including taxonomy and evolution, biology, adaptation, climate change, ecological interactions and biotechnology. By examining these topics, the program provides a comprehensive understanding of the key factors influencing marine symbiotic relationships.
- Register by Sunday 6 July.
March 2026
- Global change in the polar regions: An introduction to safe and effective fieldwork, a NERC/BAS Training Course
- Saturday 7 to Monday 23 March.
- NERC Arctic Station, Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway.
- Free!
- Leading operational polar experts and researchers will teach participants to translate exciting scientific ideas into safe, achievable, and effective field plans. The aim is to give general experience of living and working in the polar regions.
- For PGRs working on polar-based projects with little/no fieldwork.
- Apply by 11.59 pm Tuesday 1 July.