The July 2025 issue of the SOLAS newsletter can be found here.

Applications Open!

We are pleased to announce that the next Regional Graduate Network in Oceanography (RGNO), a SCOR-supported cooperative research and capacity building initiative, will take place from 29 September to 17 October 2025 at the University of Namibia’s Sam Nujoma Marine Research Center in Henties Bay and Namibia’s National Marine Information and Research Center in Swakopmund, Namibia.

The RGNO is a research-driven, intense learning experience in the biogeosciences of the Benguela Current Ecosystem (BCE), a particularly interesting ocean habitat. Participation is most valuable for people who are actively involved in an ongoing research project to which the course topics can contribute and who would like to apply their skills to a better understanding of the BCE. Participants will have opportunity to work at sea on the R/V Mirabilis as well as conduct laboratory analysis.

The course is for dedicated early career researchers with an international perspective and who care about the Ocean: PhD candidates and honors MSc students majoring in one of the natural science fields, professors, and young scientists holding an equivalent degree with specialization in oceanography

Information about the course and instructions for applications can be found here (please click “Guest Access” if prompted).

Applications are due 25 July. Financial support is available.

View the announcement.

SCOR’s Changing Ocean Biological Systems (COBS) project will be teaching two free training courses at the BECoME-2025 conference in Hong Kong next month

Course 1: Designing Multiple-Driver Experiments

Course 2: Data Analysis for Multiple-Driver Experiments Join us!

Apply through the conference website: www.become2025.com/registration

SCOR would like to share the following announcement on behalf of the Norwegian Marine University Consortium, host to the Norwegian national committee to SCOR.

China–Norway Conference 2025: Sustainable Blue Futures
When: 5–6 November 2025 | Format: Digital | Language: English

The China–Norway Conference 2025 brings together researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders to explore how we can ensure sustainable ocean management while balancing resource use and environmental protection.

The conference will address topics including ocean health, aquaculture, Arctic cooperation, and ocean governance in the High North and the South China Sea.

The event is hosted by the Norwegian Marine University Consortium (NMU) and organized in collaboration with the Chinese Marine University Consortium (CMUC).

The event is free and open to all, but registration is required.

The programme will be updated continuously as moderators finalize their sessions.

Learn more and register here.

The Second International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE-2) is a major scientific program executed with the engagement of the global scientific community in collaborative marine research in the Indian Ocean. With participation from scientific institutions in more than 22 countries, IIOE-2 strives to advance our understanding of the physical, chemical, biological, geological and climatological aspects of the Indian Ocean thereby contributing to the sustainable management of this region and its resources which are critical to livelihoods of millions of people and economies of Indian Ocean rim and island nations.

We are pleased to announce that the International Indian Ocean Science Conference 2025 (IIOSC-2025) will be held from 01–05 December 2025 in Hyderabad, India.

The event will be hosted by the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Govt. of India.

IIOSC-2025 aims to highlight the scientific progress and knowledge generated during the past decade of the Second International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE-2: 2015–2025).

The call for abstracts is now open and the details of technical sessions under various themes of are available in the First Announcement of IIOSC-2025.

This conference will serve as a vital platform for researchers and professionals working on various aspects of the Indian Ocean to present their work, engage in scientific discussions, identify existing knowledge gaps, and chart a course for future collaborative research.

Kindly consider attending this conference by submitting an abstract and also give a wide publicity by encouraging your peers and junior researchers to attend and submit an abstract.

The deadline for submitting an abstract is 04 August 2025.

Further details are available on the conference website https://iiosc2025.incois.gov.in/

The Saroma Sea Ice School 2026 will be held from 28 February to 9 March 2026 in Saroma-ko Lagoon, Hoakido Island, Japan.

The Saroma Sea Ice School is an interdisciplinary winter field school for early-career scientists – primarily Ph.D. students, but also open to master’s students and early postdocs – focused on the interactions among sea ice, snow, clouds, and aerosols in polar regions. Through a combination of classroom lectures, expert-led workshops, and hands-on fieldwork (including sea ice coring and atmospheric sampling), participants will explore the key processes that shape the Arctic and Antarctic climate systems. Organised by the BEPSII, SCOR WG 163 CIceClouds, and CATCH working groups, the program aims to equip the next generation of sea ice researchers for Antarctica In Sync and the International Polar Year among other international polar initiatives.

The application is open and closes at the end of September 2025. More information can be found here. The application is here.

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SCOR is conducting an online questionnaire/survey for early career scientists (ECS), defined as students and those less than 10 years since their last degree. This survey aims to reach a broader range of ECS within and beyond the current SCOR network, gauge your familiarity with SCOR, and explore how we can better serve the oceanic research needs of the ECS community, such as promoting international cooperation in the planning and execution of oceanic research. This survey builds upon a similar one conducted in 2020.

Your participation is crucial, as you will help us prioritize our role in supporting the next generation of ocean scientists amongst the broader landscape of ECS opportunities and networks, and help identify the most effective channels for reaching and engaging with ECS. Your input is invaluable to both SCOR and your fellow ECS. We estimate the survey will take approximately five minutes to complete. We greatly appreciate you taking the time to share your perspectives.

Please feel free to forward this invitation to other early career colleagues in ocean science.

We wish you all the best and look forward to growing in our abilities to support you in your scientific careers!

Take the Survey

The June 2025 issue of the IIOE-2 newsletter is available here.

Read the full news item: https://www.ioccp.org/index.php/more/1011-call-for-two-new-members-of-the-ioccp-scientific-steering-group