The Scottish Association for Marine Science
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The Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) is one of Europe's leading marine science research organisations and one of the oldest oceanographic organisations in the world. Sited beside Dunstaffnage Castle
, in Argyll, Scotland, the institute carries out advanced research in the marine environment, including polar research in the Arctic and Antarctic.
In addition to marine research, in the fields of marine processes and climate change, renewable energy, the Arctic, marine prosperity and sustainability, and mining impacts, the institute has a commercial branch and an education department. Students study for the B.Sc.(Hons) in marine science, for Masters and for Ph.D.s.
SAMS hosts the National Facility for Scientific Diving and the Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa
It is an independent collaborative centre of the Natural Environment Research Council
(NERC) and an academic partner to the UHI Millennium Institute
. It officially became part of the University of the Highlands and Islands in February 2011.
SAMS is also a member of the Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MASTS), and leads the MASTS Graduate School.
On the 28th of may , SAMS had an 'open day'.
Dunstaffnage Castle
Dunstaffnage Castle is a partially ruined castle in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland. It lies N.N.E. of Oban, situated on a platform of conglomerate rock on a promontory at the south-west of the entrance to Loch Etive, and is surrounded on three sides by the sea.The castle dates back to the 13th...
, in Argyll, Scotland, the institute carries out advanced research in the marine environment, including polar research in the Arctic and Antarctic.
In addition to marine research, in the fields of marine processes and climate change, renewable energy, the Arctic, marine prosperity and sustainability, and mining impacts, the institute has a commercial branch and an education department. Students study for the B.Sc.(Hons) in marine science, for Masters and for Ph.D.s.
SAMS hosts the National Facility for Scientific Diving and the Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa
It is an independent collaborative centre of the Natural Environment Research Council
Natural Environment Research Council
The Natural Environment Research Council is a British research council that supports research, training and knowledge transfer activities in the environmental sciences.-History:...
(NERC) and an academic partner to the UHI Millennium Institute
UHI Millennium Institute
The University of the Highlands and Islands is a federation of 13 colleges and research institutions in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland delivering higher education. Its executive office is in Inverness.-History:...
. It officially became part of the University of the Highlands and Islands in February 2011.
SAMS is also a member of the Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MASTS), and leads the MASTS Graduate School.
On the 28th of may , SAMS had an 'open day'.