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Open Call for Projects – Apply by Nov. 15!

1.10.2024

SOS announces an open call for projects in biodiversity-related marine research that explore its potential for a societal transition to sustainability. The aim is to foster collaboration, explore innovative ideas, and to test preliminary research questions in the context of SOS.  The available funding amounts to 45 000 € in total, and each project can apply for between 5 000 and 20 000 €.

Press release: New research centre at ÅAU tackles marine wicked biodiversity problems

1.9.2024

The recently established Centre for Sustainable Ocean Science (SOS) organizes its kick-off event on Sept. 10-11 in Turku. The program addresses questions related to transdisciplinary research and sustainability transitions, bringing together viewpoints from various societal, scholarly and artistic fields.

The wicked problem of eutrophication

19.8.2024

BSR Policy Briefing series 8/2023. The wicked problem of eutrophication – next steps in the process towards sustainable agriculture in Finland. By Anna Törnroos-Remes.

We are hiring!

5.6.2024

Åbo Akademi University and SOS invite applications for a fixed-term Project Researcher position at the Faculty of Science and Engineering for 30 months, starting on September 1st, or according to agreement. The location of work is Turku, Finland.

Understanding Marine Changes: Environmental Knowledge and Methods of Research

7.5.2024

(Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023) Studying environmental changes to the seas and oceans through a variety of perspectives and disciplines, this pioneering book outlines the challenges of researching marine environmental issues.