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📰 The consequences of floating offshore wind farms (FLOW) on life throughout the marine food chain will be explored in a new study led by #LyellCentre researchers at Heriot-Watt University. The 4-year FRONTLINE project - supported by NERC: Natural Environment Research Council - will employ state-of-the-art technologies and seabird and fisheries tracking on the Celtic Sea to find out how the rapid expansion of wind farm infrastructures - vital for achieving global #NetZero targets - could affect the ocean's natural ecosystem. 🌊 🪽 The team will harness seabirds' 'animal oceanography' abilities to provide a birds'-eye view on changing seas and turbine perception to help understand whether wind farm structures create collision hazards, which could, in turn, affect their foraging habits. Read more at: https://lnkd.in/eYKmbzdx The Marine Biological Association | University of Plymouth | Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) | University of Oxford | University of Liverpool | HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited | UK Research and Innovation | The Crown Estate #Sustainability #SustainableHWU #MarineEnvironments #UKNetZero #SeabirdEcology #science #research #technology #innovation #OffshoreWind #WindFarms #RenewableEnergy #GlobalResearch #GlobalImpact

📜 Associate Professor in Environmental Law at the #LyellCentre Dr Daniela Diz was part of a team of technical and legal experts who recently participated in the passing of an historic UN decision to protect marine biodiversity. 🤝 At #COP16, the 2024 United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Conference, 196 parties agreed on new modalities for describing areas important for global marine and coastal biodiversity, a decision that will pave the way for the implementation of marine conservation and management strategies to address biodiversity and climate crises. 🗣 Dani, who has been involved in CBD negotiations for the past 14 years, said: “This agreement heralds an important mandate for greater conservation, sustainable management and protection of marine ecosystems, without which, the foundation of life on our planet couldn’t function.” Find out more on our website: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eQhJP2be 🌍 The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was adopted in 1992 and signed at the UN Conference on Environment and Development at the ‘Earth Summit’ in Rio, where the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change was also approved, leading to the annual Conference of Parties (COP) with member nations focused on solutions to tackle climate change. This year’s #COP29 takes place from 11-22 November in Baku, Azerbaijan. Find out more about how Heriot-Watt University is contributing to the climate debate. ☀ https://lnkd.in/e_K-N6Tx #SustainableHWU #sustainability #biodiversity #MarineBiodiversity #ProtectingOurPlanet #COP #HeriotWatt #TheLyellCentre #GlobalResearch #GlobalImpact Heriot-Watt GRID

We are successfully running our #geoenergy #MSc (Subsurface Energy Systems) for the 5th year now. It is the first one in the UK integrating #CCS, #geothermal and underground #hydrogen storage, along with necessary geoscience and engineering skills like fluid dynamics, reservoir geomechanics or geophysics. The majority of our students were successful in finding jobs in the #energy #transition and we would be keen on providing more students with this opportunity. Please join us for a live introductioon and Q&A on what this MSc has to offer and how it will help you developing your skills further to make you a leader in the #energy #transition. The event will take place on November 27th at 10 am GMT. Please register here to get the meeting link: https://lnkd.in/ejEJaptZ And all details on our course can be found here: https://lnkd.in/ev2YHn55 Hannah Menke, Uisdean Nicholson, Florian Doster, Alexis Cartwright-Taylor, The Lyell Centre for Earth and Marine Sciences, Heriot-Watt University

Professor of Paleoceanography and Biogeochemistry at the #LyellCentre Babette Hoogakker is speaking at the Global Ocean Oxygen Network (GO2NE) webinar, taking place online on 31 October. 🌐 🤝 GO2NE is an international UNESCO working group of experts that promote knowledge and scientific advice to policymakers and other global stakeholders. As part of its ongoing ocean deoxygenation series, Babette will discuss past ocean oxygen contents of the Pacific and the work of #TheLyellCentre paleobiogeochemistry team. 🌊 💻 Join online from 1400 GMT (1500 CET) at: https://lnkd.in/ecJfCCyN Heriot-Watt University | Heriot-Watt GRID #MarineSciences #EarthSciences #oceanography #paleoceanography #GlobalResearch #GlobalImpact

Associate Professor in International Law at the #LyellCentre Dr Daniela Diz is continuing her globally significant work to protect ocean biodiversity across international borders. 🌍 Next week she will attend the UN Biodiversity Conference in Columbia, during which she'll support the identification of 300 new 'Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas' (EBSAs) as part of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. The framework sets out global targets to halt and reverse biodiversity loss on land and in marine environments. 🌊 Dani said: “These areas are all over the world, including the Northeast Atlantic, Northwest Atlantic, Southeast Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Pacific and Arctic. Some of them are important because they are very unique or unspoiled. Others might be important spawning grounds or habitats for certain species. "The most important thing is agreeing on a list of gaps or areas that need further attention from the Convention"." https://lnkd.in/e2Gtrzsx 💡Learn more about how Dani is contributing to protecting marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) at the Lyell Centre web pages: https://lnkd.in/eKmiKr4q 📺 https://lnkd.in/eZfEvXCU Heriot-Watt University | Heriot-Watt GRID | #Biodiversity #EnvironmentalLaw #MarineSciences #EarthSciences #SustainableFutures #HWUSustainability #GlobalResearch #GlobalImpact #TheLyellCentre

Researchers at the #LyellCentre are supporting a UK-wide survey of fishermen on behalf of Scottish Government's Marine Directorate. The Fishing Lives survey seeks to explore the challenges currently facing fishers across the industry. The pilot survey will: 🐟 Provide a range of fishermen, including skippers and crew, the opportunity to have their voice heard; 🐟 Improve understanding of the issues currently affecting the fishing industry; 🐟 Inform the development of policies and other tailored measures; Read more and complete the survey at: https://lnkd.in/eBtU98Ra ⌛ Closes 20 Oct⌛ Heriot-Watt University | Ingrid Kelling | Michel Kaiser | The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations | Heriot-Watt GRID #SustainableFisheries #Fisheries #Sustainability #GlobalResearch #GlobalImpact #TheLyellCentre

Discover how Scotland's oil and gas infrastructure could be key to a sustainable future. In his latest contribution to Energy Voice, Professor Andreas Busch from Heriot-Watt University explores the innovative potential of repurposing North Sea platforms and onshore facilities for geothermal energy production and storage. A must-read for those interested in the future of energy: https://lnkd.in/eTbM-j-Y #GeoEnergy #Sustainability #EnergyTransition #Innovation #GeothermalEnergy The Lyell Centre for Earth and Marine Sciences

Attending the Responsible Seafood Summit In St Andrews later this month? Be sure to go along to Paul Fernandes presentation where he will be discussing Smartrawl. #ResponsibleSeafoodSummit #BycatchSolutions

This #ScottishClimateWeek, we're pleased to announce that Assistant Professor in #Geosciences at the #LyellCentre Dr Aaron Cahill has been named as a recipient of the UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Centre (UKCCSRC) 2024 Flexible Funding awards. Each year #UKCCSRC funds #research projects that advance Carbon Capture and Storage - #CCS - solutions to tackle #ClimateChange. Aaron's project, "Development of a Quantative Wellbore Leakage Risk Assessment Tool for Screening Storage Projects (Q-WELLRATe), aims to develop a tool to simplify how CO2 leakage from legacy wells is evaluated. Two other researchers from Heriot-Watt University - Reinaldo Juan Lee Pereira and Farshad Jafarizadeh - have also been successful in securing funding for their respective projects: 'Large language models for high-throughput discovery of novel metal oxides for carbon capture' and 'Minimizing Environmental Impacts of CO2 Storage Projects: Time-Lapse Monitoring of Fault Reactivation for Safe Sequestration'. Net Zero Scotland | Heriot-Watt GRID #ScottishClimateWeek24 #ClimateWeek #NetZero #EnergyTransition #GlobalResearch #GlobalImpact #TheLyellCentre

Professor of Fisheries and academic co-lead of the #LyellCentre Michel Kaiser gave evidence at a meeting of The Scottish Parliament Rural Affairs and Island Committee last week. He sat alongside other leading experts to discuss the state of Scotland's marine science sector and suggested ways in which it can flourish for the benefit of fishers, researchers and the Scottish economy. Read the full meeting report at: https://lnkd.in/eA6wVf_p Watch the meeting online at: https://lnkd.in/eSJVqjZS As a Heriot-Watt University Global Research Institute (GRI) for Earth and Marine Sciences and Technology, the Lyell Centre is a driver for socially and industry-relevant research, informing policy and advancing science-based solutions to address globally-significant challenges. Find out more on our new web pages: https://lnkd.in/eRvV8muX #MarineSciences #marine #Scotland #research #policy #engagement #GlobalResearch #GlobalImpact #TheLyellCentre Heriot-Watt GRID