GlobalSeaweed-SUPERSTAR

Wondered about a career in seaweed aquaculture? Well the applications are NOW OPEN for the Erasmus Mundus MSc in Aquaculture, Environment and Society (ACES-STAR) (www.emm-aces.org)! Our first ever student podcast about ACES-STAR is also now available. So if you're interested in applying, then hopefully this episode can give you more insights about what the course is all about. Here's the link to the episode: https://lnkd.in/eNSBMYKQ

🌊 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼 🌡️ While #seaweed is often celebrated as part of the solution to rising CO₂ levels, it is also facing significant challenges due to climate change 🌍 As the seaweed farming industry in Europe grows, scientists from our Scottish partner, the Scottish Association For Marine Science (SAMS), warn that seaweeds thriving in the North Atlantic’s cooler coastal waters could struggle to survive over the next 50 years. Rising ocean temperatures, increased storm activity, and fluctuating salinity levels pose severe risks to these species 🌡️ However, with the right investment in seaweed farming #research and #innovation, building #resilience within this essential industry is possible. For instance, a SAMS study published in Frontiers in Marine Science explores methods like “early-stage priming” as possible solutions to increase seaweed resilience to climate-related stress 🌿 🔗 You can read more about SAMS' research on this critical topic in this article by Euan Paterson: https://lnkd.in/euNYgPRg BlueBioClusters Project 🇪🇺 European Research Executive Agency (REA) Mission Ocean #BlueBioClusters #SeaweedResearch #SustainableSeaweed #ClimateResilience #NorthAtlanticFarming #SeaweedSolutions #OceanHealth #BioeconomyInnovation #HorizonEU #REA_research #BlueBioMatch #MissionOcean #BlueEconomyEU #BlueEconomy #BlueBioTech

On International Day of Rural Women, let's celebrate the women who make up the backbone of the global #seaweed industry. Globally, women make up majority of the seaweed farming workforce, playing a central role, particularly in countries such as Indonesia, the Philippines, and Tanzania, where seaweed farming is a critical source of income for coastal communities. Our programme aims to produce a global strategy, or ‘Seaweed Breakthrough’, to be launched at COP31 in 2026 to urgently protect wild stocks. #InternationalDayOfRuralWomen #RuralWomen #Sustainability United Nations FAO

Many thanks to Prof Phaik Eem Lim and her team at the University of Malaya for hosting our first GlobalSeaweed SUPERSTAR capacity building workshop on seaweed conservation, restoration and biosecurity. Was great to welcome so many other researchers from the University and Mr Muru Loganathan from the British High Commission, Malaysia to our series of seminars on the work that we are doing as part of this project funded through the UK Global Centre for Climate on Biodiversity (GCBC). For more information about our project, please see www.globalseaweed.org #seaweed hashtag #aquaculture hashtag #conservation hashtag #restoration hashtag #biosecurity #GCBC

Just a few more days until the application deadline for this PDRA position - closing date this FRIDAY 19 APRIL.

The Scottish Association for Marine Science is recruiting for a PDRA in Marine Conservation, Restoration and Management to join our GlobalSeaweed-SUPERSTAR Team! This is a full time, fixed term position for 24 months, with a salary range of £29,915.19 - £33,647.14 per annum. This role will identify the key gaps in global policies and legislation to support the protection, conservation and restoration of marine habitats, specifically those supporting wild seaweeds. Full details, and guidance on how to apply, can be found below 👇 https://lnkd.in/dy3AM5iw Closing date for applications is Friday 19th April 2024. Applications should be made in accordance with the guidance included in the above link. #pdra #postdoc #postdoctoral #seaweed #macroalgae #marinescience

The Marie Curie PHABB (PatHogens of Algae or Biocontrol and Biosecurity) project is now recruiting 10 PhD students across 9 European institutions. The overall aim of the project is to develop the tools and concepts needed to design new, sustainable solutions for the biocontrol of harmful algae by their pathogens, and for the control of diseases in cultivated macroalgae. To this end, PhD students will study the biological and evolutionary processes linked to microbial community dynamics, the virulence and host specificity of pathogens targeting these algae, both in freshwater or marine environments. This new knowledge will be applied to the development and implementation of new biosafety, biocontrol and disease control strategies.   The link to the dedicated website and the list of projects are here: https://lnkd.in/eUxawwqX  https://lnkd.in/eXYQGAsb    Please note that to be eligible, candidates must not already be in possession of a thesis, nor have resided for more than one year in the last three years in the country where they will be hired for their thesis (except for compulsory national service and refugees under the Geneva Convention). In return, the consortium foresees a unique training program, highly motivating mobility opportunities in other universities and in the private sector, as well as an attractive remuneration package.    Please feel free to pass on this information to your networks.

The Scottish Association for Marine Science is recruiting for a PDRA in Marine Conservation, Restoration and Management to join our GlobalSeaweed-SUPERSTAR Team! This is a full time, fixed term position for 24 months, with a salary range of £29,915.19 - £33,647.14 per annum. This role will identify the key gaps in global policies and legislation to support the protection, conservation and restoration of marine habitats, specifically those supporting wild seaweeds. Full details, and guidance on how to apply, can be found below 👇 https://lnkd.in/dy3AM5iw Closing date for applications is Friday 19th April 2024. Applications should be made in accordance with the guidance included in the above link. #pdra #postdoc #postdoctoral #seaweed #macroalgae #marinescience

With the expansion of the global seaweed industry in a time of warming oceans and biodiversity loss, biosecurity has become of major importance. A very relevant new publication, based on work done during the GlobalSeaweed-STAR programme, the precursor to our project: https://lnkd.in/epKptedK