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Register here - https://www.york.ac.uk/yesi/events/2022/exploring-narratives-in-enviro-challenges-workshop/ Using SMMR Funded Project 'Pyramids of Life' as a case study, this workshop will explore the opportunities and limitations of narratives in the area of environmental challenges. Narratives can be extremely powerful. We often use narratives (sometimes in the form of stories) in the area of environmental challenges to help us to […]

The Sustainable Management of UK Marine Resources (SMMR) first Annual Conference will be held as a hybrid event from 9th – 11th May 2022.  This transdisciplinary conference brings together members of the UK marine science community, with the aim of promoting and communicating research and policy excellence. The first two days will bring together expert plenary speakers and […]

Sign Up HERE Join us for our next SMMR webinar, where we will hear from Dr Chis Leakey and Professor Abigail McQuatters-Gollop, followed by a Q and A session. Dr Chris Leakey (MASTS and the People Ocean Planet iniative) Dive-In, an interdisciplinary museum exhibition for public engagement in marine science and climate action. Chris Leakey […]

Exploring Challenges, Opportunities and Alliances for the Protection of Small-scale Fishers’ Human Rights REGISTER HERE This two-hour roundtable is organised by the One Ocean Hub with the support and technical assistance of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The event will explore the need for a comprehensive understanding of the human […]

Important to note this event is INVITE ONLY ROCC, ‘Resilience of Coastal Communities’, is a collaborative project led by the University of Exeter and funded by SMMR, which seeks to explore the interplay between resilience, wellbeing, and environmental sustainability in coastal communities in Southwest England. Industries and individuals who rely on marine resources make up […]

Transforming Evidence for policy and Practice are running a series of three webinars around Evidence Intermediary Organisations: How can they better connect research, policy and practice? 7th June (5pm - 6.30pm) - How can evidence intermediary bodies work in a wider system? 21st June (5pm - 6.30pm) - Should intermediary organisations be involved in advocacy? […]

Transforming Evidence for policy and Practice are running a series of three webinars around Evidence Intermediary Organisations: How can they better connect research, policy and practice? 7th June (5pm - 6.30pm) - How can evidence intermediary bodies work in a wider system? 21st June (5pm - 6.30pm) - Should intermediary organisations be involved in advocacy? […]

Transforming Evidence for policy and Practice are running a series of three webinars around Evidence Intermediary Organisations: How can they better connect research, policy and practice? 7th June (5pm - 6.30pm) - How can evidence intermediary bodies work in a wider system? 21st June (5pm - 6.30pm) - Should intermediary organisations be involved in advocacy? […]

Nigel Hawtin was the graphics editor at New Scientist for 20 years and companies including BBC, the UN, the NHS and many more have all been clients of his infographic content. In this training Nigel expertise will help you to learn how to take your own research and tell a story and how to visualise […]

Enhancing natural capital is a core element of the UK Government 25 Year Environment Plan (YEP). As such, we need to understand how we can enhance natural capital to achieve the ambition of providing multiple benefits to people and wildlife. So, what would happen if we closed fisheries? This online webinar, on 6 July, 12:15 pm […]

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PUf4-QviST-OL7Sv_N5DXw Join us for the next SMMR Webinar in the series with Tara Marshall from the University of Aberdeen. Lessons learned from the design and deployment of an industry-based tool for avoiding by catch in Scottish fisheries C. Tara Marshall University of Aberdeen c.t.marshall@abdn.ac.uk An innovative, web-based app, known as the Bycatch Avoidance […]

Hold the date and watch our for a sign up link coming soon for for the training with Paul Hibbert surrounding Skills for Collaborative Inter-disciplinary research. This will run over two half days on the 1st and 2nd of August in the afternoon. Exact times to be confirmed. This will be the second time SMMR […]