The CAO Projects
The CAO programme started in February 2017 with four large projects (Arctic PRIZE, ARISE, ChAOS, DIAPOD) funded by NERC. A further 12 projects joined the programme in July 2018, co-funded by NERC and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Each one investigates different aspects of the Changing Arctic Ocean. Combined, the projects involve 32 research institutions and organisations in the UK and Germany, and more than 180 scientists.
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13 June 2019
Negative effects of micro-plastics on marine plankton
With concerns around the presence of microplastics in the environment growing, two new research papers from Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) and partner research institutes in the UK and Norway have highlighted their impact on crucially important members of the zooplankton, known as copepods.
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28 May 2019
Thawing permafrost – an underestimated threat to global climate
Scientists are investigating how the thawing of soils that have been frozen for thousands of years affects the climate.
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Opportunities
From time to time, the Changing Arctic Ocean Programme has opportunities to recruit PhD students and post-doctoral research associates (PDRAs).
View available opportunities below:
- 11/07/2019
Research Fellow in Arctic Ecosystem Modelling
Seeking an enthusiastic and highly skilled individual to investigate the microbial foundations of the Arctic Ocean food-web. Part of the Micro-ARC project.
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