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Shaping European Research Leaders for Marine Sustainability (SEAS)

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Grafikk med marine dyr og marin teknologi

SEAS is a career and mobility fellowship programme for 37 postdoctoral research fellows within marine sustainability. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 101034309.

Marine and coastal areas face multifaceted challenges, threatening biodiversity and humanity on a global scale. To have an impact on marine sustainability, there is an urgent need to integrate perspectives and insights from a diverse range of fields and sectors.

The SEAS programme brings together a variety of aspects of marine sustainability, involving all UiB faculties, and many academic and non-academic partners.

We have had five calls for a total of 37 fellowships (2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024). There will be no more calls. 

You can find information about our current SEAS fellows here. 

SEAS Researcher Profile:
Virginie workin in the lab with colleague

- Developing methods to reduce stress and promote health in salmon  

– If we’re able to develop a vaccine against the salmon louse, this will be a more sustainable alternative than chemical treatments, which are harmful for the environment or stressful for the fish, SEAS fellow Virginie Comorge says. 

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Joao Bettencourt was a moderator at a recent event co-hosted by UiB.

Reaching the 2030 goal of a sustainable ocean, through shared governance, must belong to everyone

We can only reach the 2030 goal of a sustainable ocean, as SDG14, Life Below Water, envisages, through common and shared governance that excludes no one and belongs to everyone, SEAS Postdoctoral fellow João Bettencourt writes.

SEAS Researcher Profile:
Zoran on a research cruise in the misty fjords

– Findings from my project have the potential to enhance aquaculture production

– Findings from my project have the potential to enhance aquaculture production, increase the sustainability of marine food production and consumption, improve management of marine habitats and help in reducing invasive species, says SEAS fellow Zoran Šargač.

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Juan sampling in the chilly fjords

- Studying the effect of climate change on the algae life cycle gives vital knowledge of coastal ecosystems

- The study of the effect of climate change on the algae life cycle brings about needed actions for the future of coastal ecosystems, says SEAS fellow Juan Manuel Valero Rodríguez. Only by analyzing how severe our impacts are on such important food chain components can measures be taken to minimize...

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SEAS fellows atending workshop

SEAS fellows exploring interdisciplinary approaches

How do you get a group of social scientists, biologists, oceanographers, mathematics and informatics scientists to find common ground? How do they overcome their differences in background, methodology and language to unite to address questions and issues that span their different disciplines? Maybe...

SEAS will facilitate international mobility of high-potential, experienced researchers, and provide exposure to world-class international working environments, networks, supervision, and training. The postdoctoral research fellows will be part of a support and training scheme that will give the opportunity to build highly valued competencies in the competitive international academic and non-academic job markets.

Marine collaboration among the academic, business, government, and civil society (e.g., NGOs) sectors is particularly strong in the Bergen region, given the city’s long history as a maritime port and trading centre. UiB’s campus-area, Marineholmen, is a marine hotspot in Europe, with over 150 companies and organisations collaborating in seafood, energy, subsea technology, and other maritime activities. Many of these are partners of the SEAS programme and can provide mentoring, secondments, and collaboration opportunities.

The SEAS programme will boost UiB’s long-standing cooperation with industry partners and public institutions, united in their support to accelerate “blue growth” and enhance the region’s potential to create marine jobs and innovations within a guiding framework of sustainable marine development.

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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 101034309.