Events
Twenty-sixth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice
Monday, May 13, 2024
Nairobi, Kenya
PML's Professor Matt Frost will be attending this key event in Nairobi, Kenya, he will also be a panellist
Restoring Meadow, Marsh, and Reef (ReMeMaRe) Conference 2024
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Scarborough Spa, England
ReMeMaRe Conference 2024: Restoring Estuarine & Coastal Habitats
Wednesday 10th and Thursd...
Climate Now Live Debate: What’s the state of the European climate today?
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Online
To mark the publication of the Copernicus Climate Change Service's annual European State of the Climate report,
55th International Liège Colloquium on Ocean Dynamics
Monday, May 27, 2024
Liège, Belgium
Our Director of Science Professor Steve Widdicombe is a keynote speaker for the session 'Impacts and Adaptation' at the 55th Internationa...
Our Ocean Conference
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Athens, Greece, at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
Greece will host the 9th Our Ocean Conference in 2024. The Conference is scheduled to take place in Athens, at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultura...
European Marine Board Third Thursday Science Webinar
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Online
On Thursday 18 April 2024, EMB will host its 39th Third Thursday Science Webinar featuring PML's
PLYMSEF Spring Lecture 2024
Thursday, May 30, 2024
National Marine Aquarium
Thursday 30th May 2024 at 6:00pm at the National Marine Aquarium. Tickets are free!
2024 Ocean Decade Conference & Ocean Decade Week
Monday, April 8, 2024
Hosted by the Government of Spain in Barcelona, Spain
Delivering the science we need for the ocean we want
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9th Our Ocean Conference
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Athens, Greece
The 9th Our Ocean Conference (OOC) with the theme “Our Ocean - An Ocean of Potential” is a two-day event of global scope, focusing on: cli...
Ocean Tech Expo 24
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
University of Plymouth, Roland Levinski Building
Driving Technology Development for Sustainable Exploitation of the rapidly growing Ocean Economy.
Royal Society Summer Science Festival
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Carlton House Terrace, London
Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) will be participating in the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition in London from July 2nd to 7th, 2024
Oceanology International 2024
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
ExCel London
Oceanology International brings together 500+ exhibitors in the only event that links the three key players in the industry: businesses, academics ...
World Ocean Summit 2024
Monday, March 11, 2024
Lisbon, Portugal
Turn the tide to a sustainable ocean economy
20th MBA Postgraduate Conference
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Rolle Building, University of Plymouth, Plymouth Devon PL4 8AA
The Global Dialogue on Sustainable Ocean Development
Monday, July 1, 2024
Bali, Indonesia
The 5th Global Dialogue from the Global Ocean Accounts Partnership1st -...
Cornwall Marine Network Discovery event
Friday, March 15, 2024
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
15th March - Plymouth Marine Laboratory
8th UK National Decade Committee Meeting
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Edinburgh Napier University
Tuesday 5th - Wednesday 6th March 2024
7th Zooplankton Production Symposium (ICES & PICES)
Sunday, March 17, 2024
Hobart, Australia
The 7th ICES/PICES Zooplankton Production Symposium will be held in Hobart, Australia, 17-22 March 2024. The Symposium will cons...
The Royal Society (Pairing Scheme) - Week in Westminster
Sunday, March 17, 2024
Westminster, London
The Royal Society pairing scheme gives policymakers and research scientists an opportunity to experience each other’s worlds. Each year 30 resea...
Planet Ocean exhibition - The Box Plymouth
Saturday, March 16, 2024
The Box, Plymouth
The Planet Ocean exhibition is drawn from the natural history, art and social history collections at The Box and supported by a ran...
Blue Belt Symposium - The Blue Belt Journey: Celebrating the past, charting the future
Monday, February 26, 2024
London and online
Join Blue Belt Programme, UK Overseas Territories and partners as they host 'The Blue Belt Journey: Celebrating the Past, Charting the Future'...
Marine Research Plymouth Research Dialogue #5 – “Clean Seas”
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Ocean Sciences Meeting 2024
Sunday, February 18, 2024
New Orleans
The Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM) is a flagship conference for the ocean sciences and the larger ocean-connected community. The 2024 meeting will...
Indian Ocean Regional Decade Conference 2024
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, India
An Official Prelude to the 2024 Ocean Decade Conference
Dates and location: 1-3 February 2024
Ocean Acidification - Linking Science with Society
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Kolkata, India
1-2 February 2024Kolkata, India
Arctic Frontiers 2024
Monday, January 29, 2024
Tromsø, Norway
Tromsø, Norway 29 January – 1 February, 2024
ICES Zooplankton Ecology Working Group annual meeting
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Coastal Futures 2024
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
London and online
January 24th & 25th | The Royal Institution, London and Online
Net-Zero Solutions: Kickstarting your collaboration
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
University of Plymouth
'Net-Zero Solutions: Kickstarting your collaboration' is an ideal opportunity for you to meet the potential partners who can help you ...
PML at the UN Climate Change Meeting COP28
Thursday, November 30, 2023
Expo City Dubai, United Arab Emirates
International Symposium - UN Regular Process: Strengthening the ocean science-policy interface
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Paris, France
Professor Steve Widdicombe will be speaking at the International symposium of the United Nations Regular Process on strengthening the ocean science-po...
36th Annual PlyMSEF Medal Lecture
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Devonport Lecture Theatre, Portland Square Building, University of Plymouth
The 36th PlyMSEF Plymouth Marine Science Medal Lecture, entitled 'Marine microbial respiration – a known unknown' will be given by ...
Ocean acidification: a threat to marine ecosystems and economies in the Commonwealth and beyond
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Online
Ocean acidification will have disastrous effects to livelihoods if left unchecked–the consequences will be both ecological and economic.
Free Marine and Maritime Launchpad briefing and networking event
Friday, November 3, 2023
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Advances in Marine Ecosystem Modelling Research Symposium
Monday, July 8, 2024
Hybrid conference: at University of Plymouth and online
AMEMR (Advances in Marine Ecosystem Modelling Research) Symposium series provides an opportunity to present, discuss and learn about a wide variety...
Ocean Hackathon: Plank-tonnes of fun; gamifying plankton data to increase ocean literacy
Friday, November 17, 2023
Plank-tonnes of fun; gamifying plankton data to increase ocean literacy in non-scientific communities
GEO BON Global Conference: Monitoring Biodiversity for Action
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Montreal, Canada
Workshop on Climate Change Considerations in Marine Spatial Planning (WKCCCMSP)
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Online
Convention on Biological Diversity 25th meeting of the Subsidiary Body (SBSTTA 25)
Sunday, October 15, 2023
Nairobi, Kenya
Twenty-fifth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 25) and the resumed second part of the Fifteenth...
The Global Development Conference 2023: Biodiversity and Sustainable Development
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Quito, Ecuador
Industrial Technical Advisory Committee for Oil Response (ITAC) 2023
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK
World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Open Science Conference
Monday, October 23, 2023
Kigali, Rwanda
Marine Autonomy Technology Showcase (MATS) 2023
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK
Marine Research Plymouth: Research Dialogue #4 -"Climate change mitigation and adaptation"
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Plymouth University, Sherwell Upper Lecture (SHC 2) and open foyer
Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) annual ITAC meeting
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK
G7 FSOI – GOOS workshop: Towards a global marine plankton observing network
Monday, September 25, 2023
Paris, France
National Decade Committee (NDC) meeting
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML)
Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST) 50 year anniversary event
Thursday, September 21, 2023
Advances in Marine BioGeochemistry (AMBIO) Conference
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Webinar - Ocean acidification: Exploring the ripple effects on local fisheries and livelihoods
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Zoom
ICES Annual Science Conference 2023
Monday, September 11, 2023
Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain (and online)
DUEC: Digital, Unlocking Environmental Challenges meeting
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, St. James’s, London SW1Y 5AG
Connecting our Oceans alumni conference - The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Alumni Conference
Monday, July 31, 2023
Japan
ReMeMaRe 2023: Estuarine and Coastal Restoration Conference
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
The Scarborough Spa, Scarborough
Double Seminar - Dr Rebecca Millington and Dr Becca Millard
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Plymouth Marine Laboratory or Microsoft Teams
Seminar: 'Time to kick some butt! Environmental impacts of smoking-related litter'
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Plymouth Marine Laboratory or Microsoft Teams
Seminar: From plankton-based indicators to ecosystem service indicators: when Ecology meets Society
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Online
Seminar: Innovating & adapting global best practice for managing marine environments in Gibraltar
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Plymouth Marine Laboratory and online
We're delighted to welcome visiting PhD Researcher Natalie Muirhead-Davies to PML to give a seminar on 'Leading the way in conservation: ...
UN Climate Change meeting SB 58 side event: The GST & Ocean-based Carbon Dioxide Removal
Monday, June 12, 2023
Bonn, Germany
SB58 Cryosphere Pre-sessional Technical Workshop
Friday, June 2, 2023
Bonn, Germany
Our Dr Helen Findlay, an acknowledged Polar Oceans expert, is an invited participant to th...
SoapBox Science: Exeter
Saturday, June 10, 2023
Exeter Quayside, Piazza Terracina
Our Dr Lauren Biermann will be speaking at SoapBox Science Exeter this year, on the 10th June between 12pm - 3pm at Piazza Terracina, Exeter Quayside.
Seminar: Blue carbon, saltmarsh restoration, and seascapes.
Monday, May 15, 2023
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Seminar: Phytoplankton photosynthesis in a deoxygenated ocean
Monday, May 22, 2023
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
The 66th Marine Measurement Forum
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML)
We are sorry to inform you that due to lack of registrants for the upcoming Marine Measurement Forum 66 a decision was made to cancel the even...
ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting 2023: Resilience and Recovery in Aquatic Systems
Sunday, June 4, 2023
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Exploring Marine Management and Policy Response to Ocean Acidification
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Brest, France
North Atlantic Microplastics Centre science-policy input to 2nd session negotiations in Paris
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Online
European Space Agency (ESA) Commercialisation Day - Health and Biotech
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, the Netherlands
MRP Research Dialogue #3 - Marine monitoring: Long-term and sustained ocean observation
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Marine Biological Association
Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution
Monday, May 29, 2023
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France
2023 KAUST Research Conference on Robotics and Autonomy
Monday, May 8, 2023
Kaust Research Centre, Saudi Arabia - or online
Seminar: From Blue Natural Capital to Blue Finance: Innovative finance for ocean governance
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Microsoft Teams
The Royal Society Theo Murphy Scientific Meeting: Algal holobionts: challenges and opportunities
Monday, May 15, 2023
Novotel Hotel Reading
Climate LinkUP webinar: Nature Positive Solutions for Climate Resilience
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Online
Second International Ocean Data Conference
Monday, March 20, 2023
IOC UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France.
Velmu Conference: Bringing Marine Nature Back to Our Lives – the Role of Science conference
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Helsinki
Horizon Europe Mission: Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030 - Community Building Event
Friday, March 10, 2023
Online
Our Chief Executive Professor Icarus Allen will be speaking at the 'Horizon Europe Mission: Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030 - Community Build...
MAR+Invest roadshow: develop market-ready solutions for the threats that affect coral reefs
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
The Mesoamerican Reef (MAR), shared by Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras, is the largest coral reef in the Atlantic. The MAR programme is support...
COP27 Virtual Ocean Pavilion
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Online
Plymouth Marine Laboratory are proud to be co-organisers of the COP27 Virtual Ocean Pavilion - an online platform dedicated to raising the visibility ...
'Effects of Climate Change on the World's Oceans' Symposium
Monday, April 17, 2023
Bergen, Norway
Plymouth Marine Laboratory will be attending the 5th 'Effects of Climate Change on the World's Oceans' (ECCWO5) Symposium, held from 17th ...