Programme news | 29 October 2021

The Blue Communities Early Career Researcher Network (BC ECRN) has initiated a photography competition to call the young generation (BC ECRN members and local youth within the BC study area) to express their discovery of the harmony between humans...

Programme news | 18 August 2021

Blue Communities held its Annual Science Meeting from 21st – 29th July and once again showcased that a huge amount of progress continues to be made, despite these challenging times during the pandemic.

Programme news | 26 July 2021

Blue Communities researchers have been successful in securing a share of £9.2 million from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to investigate how to safeguard the future of the UK’s marine and coastal economy whilst also protecting marine...

Programme news | 17 March 2021

Blue Communities is pleased to announce the launch of the first updatable, interrogable and comprehensive systematic evidence map on the interaction between marine conservation management and the health and well-being of coastal communities in...

Programme news | 10 March 2021

Associate Professor Dr Goh Hong Ching was recently featured as part of the British High Commissioner to Malaysia's Commonwealth Day speech, alongside two other Malaysian women scientists highlighting their contributions to science and ocean...

Programme news | 23 December 2020

The latest Blue Communities newsletter is now available with updates from the projects since the Annual Science Meeting in July 2020.

Newsletter article | 21 December 2020

By Dr Matt Fortnam, University of Exeter   Hard choices often need to be made when conducting marine planning. Choices between which sectors can operate where or when on the ocean, choices between benefiting one stakeholder group or...

Newsletter article | 21 December 2020

By Dr Matt Fortnam, University of Exeter   Co-writing a journal article that draws from several datasets across four countries with over twenty co-authors can be challenging at the best of times.

Newsletter article | 18 December 2020

By Carya Maharja and Dr Jito Sugardjito, Universitas Nasional (Indonesia)   At the beginning of the pandemic, with plenty of uncertainties surrounding how Indonesia would respond to the situation, our team felt a degree of trepidation...

Newsletter article | 18 December 2020

By Prof. Melanie Austen, University of Plymouth   Blue Communities focuses on building research capacity towards improving the health, well-being, livelihoods and environmental outcomes of the interactions between people and their marine...