Archived Events 2026

This is for external opportunities only. If you are looking for previous Graduate School activities, please see our Events page.

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.
  • 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.
  • Qualitative data analysis, a University of Edinburgh Training Course
    • Wednesday 28 January.
    • Edinburgh.
    • £90.
    • The workshop focuses on learning about qualitative data analysis through a hands-on, creative approach. The principles of analysis you learn will be applicable to any method of data analysis, whether manual or computer assisted.  
  • 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 is 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.
  • 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.
  • Coastal Resilience Talks: Connecting disciplines through Social-Ecological Systems, a UN Ocean Decade Webinar
    • Tuesday 24 February, 2.00 pm-3.00 pm.
    • Free!
    • This session will explore how the Social-Ecological System Framework can be applied in practice to connect disciplines, knowledge systems, and stakeholders in coastal and marine contexts. Drawing from a case study in Costa Grande, Guerrero (Mexico), the webinar will focus on the interconnections between small-scale fisheries and sustainable tourism, highlighting both challenges and opportunities emerging from a social-ecological perspective.

March 2026

  • The role of marine life in storing carbon in the ocean, a BIO-Carbon Workshop
    • Monday 2 to Wednesday 4 March.
    • Free!
    • The workshop will bring together scientists from around the world, to pool data on key processes and to determine how we should go about capturing those processes in the next generation of climate models. A major aim of the workshop is to bring modellers, observationalists and experimentalists together to co-design roadmaps for how this should happen.
  • Scotland’s Nature Student Conference 2026
    • Tuesday 3 to Wednesday 4 March.
    • Stirling.
    • Free!
    • Geared towards advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students, the event is a fantastic opportunity to present research and to meet with government staff, agencies, NGOs and researchers keen to make the best use of excellent research. This year’s theme is ‘People and Planet: Innovation and resilience in a changing world’. 
    • Registration closes and abstract deadline is Wednesday 11 February.
  • Sea-Bird University 
    • Tuesday 3 to Thursday 5 March.
    • $375/dy (~£276). 
    • NOC, Southampton.
    • From profiling systems and moored sensors to oxygen, pH, optics, and advanced CTD data processing, this immersive Sea-Bird Scientific seminar is designed to give you the practical skills and technical confidence required for flawless field operations. Whether you’re new to the instruments or looking to sharpen high-level data analysis techniques, this workshop delivers actionable knowledge you can apply immediately on your next deployment or cruise. 
  • CIEEM 2026 Spring Conference: Championing nature-positive development
    • Wednesday 11 March.
    • Birmingham.
    • From £43. Early bird pricing ends Friday 20 February.
    • This conference will shine a spotlight on the work of passionate practitioners who understand how to deliver the real win-wins, and who can demonstrate, through practical examples, how high-quality ecology adds value to projects, places and communities.
    • Abstract deadline is Saturday 31 January.
  • Policy Engagement Essentials, a SPRE Online Training Course
    • Wednesday 11 March, 1.00 pm to 3.30 pm.
    • Free!
    • This training workshop will provide essential context and understanding on how, when, and why to engage the Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament with research evidence and expertise.
  • 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.

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