Project partners Marine Institute and Seascape Belgium represented AQUARIUS at the All Atlantic Forum (Brussels, Belgium) on 25-26 September 2025, to promote project and the 2nd AQUARIUS Transnational Access Funding Call. The event brought together this inspiring and welcoming community dedicated to advancing ocean science, innovation, and cooperation from pole to pole.   Bernadette Ní Conghaile…

AQUARIUS was represented by Frank Armstrong from the Marine Institute (Galway, Ireland - project coordinator) at the ICES Annual Science Conference, to promote the 2nd AQUARIUS Transnational Access Funding Call. The event is a flagship event of ICES, bringing together marine scientists from around the world to share innovative research and ideas, and build lasting…

The first three AQUARIUS funded projects are now underway! The Stream-Danube project in the Black Sea Received FREE Access to the RV Mare Nigrum through the first AQUARIUS Call to study benthic & pelagic processes in the Danube River plume from Romania to Bulgaria. Why RV Mare Nigrum? CTD Rosette for detailed water…

The first AQUARIUS Transnational Access (TA) Funding Call closed on 20 January 2025 and, following a robust evaluation phase, we are now moving forward with the selected projects!  In total, 298 days of transnational access across 11 research infrastructures have been granted, with research vessels ⛴️ proving especially popular in the Atlantic-Arctic region. 🔬 Funded…

Meet Bernadette Ní Chonghaile, the AQUARIUS Project Manager based at the Marine Institute in Ireland. With a background in marine operations and EU-funded transnational access projects, Bernadette plays a central role in coordinating activities across the consortium’s 45 partners. She helps ensure that researchers across Europe can benefit from free access to world-class marine and…

AQUARIUS is building a diverse pool of scientific reviewers to evaluate proposals submitted to its Transnational Access Funding Cals, of which the second one is opening on 2 September 2025. We are inviting experienced scientists from fields related to the atmosphere, earth, marine and freshwater, to register in our expert database. Join the AQAURIUS expert…

Following the success of the first Transnational Access (TA) Funding Call, AQUARIUS is preparing to launch its second Funding Call on 2 September 2025. With a total of €4 million to support scientific projects to access world-class research infrastructures, this is a unique opportunity for research scientists from academia, industry, public bodies or citizen science…

From 19 to 23 May 2025, the OceanICU Annual Meeting 2025 took place in Sopot, Poland. OceanICU is a five-year Horizon Europe project that seeks to gain a new understanding of the biological carbon pump and its processes in order to provide fundamental knowledge and tools to help policy makers, regulators and Ocean industry–fishing and…

Read our new blog, and learn about the glider training and access opportunities at PLOCAN via AQUARIUS. We spoke with Carlos Barrera, Head of the Ocean Vehicles Unit at the Plataforma Oceánica de Canarias (PLOCAN) and AQUARIUS partner, about PLOCAN's summer school opportunities for early-career scientists and technicians. AQUARIUS placements are available during the PLOCAN…

AQAURIUS is currently at European Maritime Day 2025 in Cork, Ireland. Come and say hello at booth 22, operated by AQUARIUS Coordinator Marine Institute of Ireland.

Apply to the AQUARIUS Seabed Mapping Training Programme! Applications are accepted until 31st July 2025 or until all available slots are filled. The training will take place 📅 October 3rd - 6th aboard the RV Tom Crean, Galway, Ireland. ➡️ Who should apply? 👩‍🔬 Early Career Researchers, Hydrographic Surveyors and Seabed Mappers. ➡️ How to…