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Sponsorship opportunity: ESA Ocean Synergy Training Course 2025 and the One Ocean Expedition

Plymouth Marine Laboratory joins the Trevor Platt Science Foundation to announce the sponsorship of a trainee from a developing country to participate in the #OTC25, through the Trevor Platt Science (TPS) Fund at PML. One of the successful applicants selected for the #OTC25 training course will be sponsored by the PML-TPS Fund.

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