UK Decade Activities
This page provides an overview of all endorsed Decade Activities led by UK institutions. Full summaries of each activity can be found here: UK Decade Activities (.xlsx, 36KB)
2025
| Name of Activity | Lead Institution | Start Date | ||
| Tropical Marine Ecology, Fieldwork to Conservation | Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) | 12-Dec | ||
| Climate Adaptation Toolkit for coastal communities | Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum CIC | 01-Dec | ||
| United Kingdom Seagrass Symposium | Project Seagrass | 10-Nov | ||
| Plastic Clever Schools International Day of Action | Common Seas | 07-Nov | ||
| Marine Science Careers Workshop | Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) | 22-Oct | ||
| Oceans of Knowledge 2025 | Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) | 08-Oct | ||
| Source to Sea: Working Across Landscapes | Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) | 02-Oct | ||
| Marine Mammal Monitoring Through eDNA | Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) | 22-Sep | ||
| ECORD Summer School: Downhole Logging for Marine Science | University of Leicester | 30-Aug | ||
| Mentoring Matters Building Inclusive Futures | Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) | 13-Aug | ||
| Real Talk: Early Careers in Marine Mammal Science | Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) | 24-Jul | ||
| Free Range Ocean | Free Range Ocean | 01-Jul | ||
| Young Leaders in Ocean Governance | The Ocean Rights Coalition | 16-Jun | ||
| 36 for Coral | Project Zero Ocean Movement | 12-Jun | ||
| Shetland Marine & Coastal Biodiversity Conference | University of the Highlands and Islands - Shetland | 10-Jun | ||
| SUBMERGENCY | Newtoy | 01-Jun | ||
| Greening Coastal Infrastructure: Eco-Engineering | CIRIA | 01-Jun | ||
| IMarEST M2M Mentoring Programme | Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) | 01-Jun | ||
| FLINTS Coastal Permaculture | Newgate Gap CIC | 01-May | ||
| Sea What Develops | Chris G Smith Photography | 01-Apr | ||
| Shetland's Sublittoral Blue Carbon Habitats | University of the Highlands and Islands - Shetland | 01-Apr | ||
| Non-Destructive Core Scanning & Digitisation | National Oceanography Centre (NOC) | 21-Mar | ||
| The Next 5 Years: UK science & policy for the Decade | UK NDC; Defra; Cefas; FCDO | 10-Mar | ||
| Bil Loth Ocean Decade Award | Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) | 01-Mar | ||
| Navigate with Care: Protect our Oceans | International Foundation for Aids to Navigation | 28-Feb | ||
| Marine Mammal Monitoring Innovation Workshop | Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) | 25-Feb | ||
| Connecting to the Blue Talks & Training Roadshow | University of the Highlands and Islands - Shetland | 17-Feb | ||
| SUHI Winter Seminar: Marine Restoration & Action | University of the Highlands and Islands - Shetland | 07-Feb | ||
| Great Ocean Share | Great Science Share for Schools / University of Manchester | 05-Feb | ||
| Book Festival Talk 'The Last Sunset in the West' | Wild Writers Festival | 24-Jan | ||
| Careers in Marine Mammal Science and Industry | Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) | 21-Jan |
2024
| Name of Activity | Lead Institution | Start Date | ||
| 2nd World Congress of Marine Stations | Plymouth Marine Laboratory | 26-Nov | ||
| Blue Nature Based Solutions Week | University of Portsmouth | 05-Nov | ||
| Online Course: Marine Ecosystems | Marine Diaries | 01-Oct | ||
| Motion in the Ocean | University of Leicester | 17-Sep | ||
| Marine Restoration and Enhancement Action Plan | University of the Highlands and Islands - Shetland | 01-Sep | ||
| ECORD Summer School: Downhole Logging for IODP | University of Leicester | 03-Aug | ||
| Community Waterscapes | University of Hull | 11-Jul | ||
| Free Range Ocean | Free Range Ocean | 01-Jul | ||
| Turning the Tide: Systems thinking for a sustainable ocean | Institution of Environmental Sciences | 23-Apr | ||
| Colonsay Biodiversity | Island of Colonsay Community; University of Glasgow | 01-Apr | ||
| Advances in Marine Ecosystem Modelling Research | Plymouth Marine Laboratory | 07-Jan |
2023
| Name of Activity | Lead Institution | Start Date | ||
| The Oceans and Implications for Climate Change | London School of Economics and Political Science | 29-Nov | ||
| Instabilities and Threshold in Antarctica | Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) | 09-Nov | ||
| Oceans of Knowledge | Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology | 18-Oct | ||
| World Ocean Day for Schools | Gulbenkian Foundation | 06-Aug | ||
| Meet the Deep Sea: should we mine the seabed? | Arts Council England | 29-Apr | ||
| Oi Americas | RX Global | 14-Feb | ||
| Greening Coastal Infrastructure - P3216 | CIRIA | 24-Jan | ||
| Museums for the Post 2020 Biodiversity Framework | Curating Tomorrow | 07-Jan |
2022
| Name of Activity | Lead Institution | Start Date | ||
| NGS SW UK Explorers Hub x Ocean Conservation Trust | SW England National Geographic Explorers' Hub and the Ocean | 12-Nov | ||
| Arctic Horizon Scan 2022 | Oxford University Polar Forum | 07-Sep | ||
| Blue Food Innovation Summit | Rethink Events Ltd | 14-Jun | ||
| International marine identity co-conceptualisation | University of Exeter | 10-Mar | ||
| Open Data Day 2022: Ocean Data for a Thriving Planet | Open Knowledge Foundation | 05-Mar |
2021
| Name of Activity | Lead Institution | Start Date | ||
| World Congress of Marine Stations / World Association of Marine Stations | Marine Biological Association | 01-Nov | ||
| Oceans of Knowledge 2021 Conference | Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) | 26-Oct | ||
| Respect: Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at Sea | National Oceanography Centre (NOC) | 01-Oct | ||
| Empowering Traditional Communities in the Brazilian Coastal Zone to adapt to the Climate Crisis | Manchester Metropolitan University | 12-May | ||
| UK Polar Early Career Conference | UK Polar Network | 05-May | ||
| Song of the Ocean | Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative | 02-Mar | ||
| Ocean Decade edition of the 'Journal of the Institution of Environmental Sciences' | Institution of Environmental Sciences | 01-Mar | ||
| Citizens of Surf | Citizens of Surf Working Group | 01-Jan | ||
| The Southern Ocean UN Decade (SOdecade) | Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) | 01-Jan |