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GEORGE at One Ocean Science Congress 2025
The One Ocean Science Congress will be organised in Nice, France on 4-6 June 2025. The Congress will feature a mix of plenary sessions, including opening and keynote speeches, alongside parallel oral and poster presentations. To enhance interactions between science and society, action and policy, and to engage civil society more broadly, ‘townhalls’ such as…
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New autonomous Total Alkalinity sensor improves ocean carbon measurements
New scientific article by GEORGE partner National Oceanography Centre (NOC) presents new developments in Total Alkalinity (TA) measurements. The authors have developed a submersible sensor for autonomous direct (in situ) measurements in full ocean depths. Direct measurements are critical for understanding the ocean’s role in the carbon cycle and for evaluating emerging marine carbon dioxide…
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Applications now open for Technical Forum II – see how participants viewed the first forum
The first GEORGE training session, called Technical Forum I, was held in May 2024 in Villefranche-sur-Mer, France. The four-day training focused on ocean observing platforms. According to feedback from participants, the training provided valuable learning opportunities. The call for applications is now open for the second Technical Forum, organised in Oostende, Belgium in October 2025.…
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GEORGE at EGU 2025
The EGU General Assembly 27 April–2 May 2025 brings together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary, and space sciences. The EGU aims to provide a forum where scientists can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geoscience. Members of…
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Argo BGC float prepared for an upcoming deployment at Porcupine Abyssal Plain Sustained Observatory (PAP)
After a series of rigorous tests, a BioGeoChemical (BGC) float, used by Euro-Argo ERIC in ocean observations, is now fully prepared for a GEORGE deployment taking place in June at the Porcupine Abyssal Plain Sustained Observatory (PAP) site off the coast of the United Kingdom. The PAP deployment will be one of the largest ones…
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Apply for GEORGE Technical Forum II: Sensors
What: Training session for technicians and scientists in marine Research InfrastructuresWhen: 6 – 10 October 2025Where: Flanders Marine Institute – VLIZ, Marine Station facilities, Oostende, BelgiumHow to apply: Submit your application by 14 April 2025 through this form. About The Horizon Europe funded GEORGE project develops new sensor and sampler technologies for monitoring the ocean carbon…
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GEORGE makes progress in ocean data integration and pCO2 data quality improvement
The ocean plays a crucial role in the global carbon cycle. Long-term, sustained in situ ocean observations are essential for understanding its role and supporting key climate policies. To meet this challenge, GEORGE is advancing the technological readiness of European ocean observing infrastructures (EMSO, ICOS, Euro-Argo) by developing and demonstrating an integrated, state-of-the-art multi-platform system…
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Euro-Argo, EMSO and ICOS at ICRI2024 – summary of key highlights
The International Conference on Research Infrastructures (ICRI) 2024 served as a key event for the global research infrastructure (RI) community to discuss the role of RIs in tackling some of the world’s most pressing challenges. This year’s conference, held in Brisbane, was especially significant in framing climate change and sustainability as central themes in the global research agenda. Representatives from the three…
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Innovation Under the Waves: How the GEORGE project advances pCO2 measurements on EMSO’s EGIM platform
A few decades ago, the European landscape of ocean observation facilities was characterised by the diversity of equipment, methodologies, and operational models, often operated independently, deployed for short periods and centred on one specific scientific discipline. The societal context urged for a unified framework of European initiatives. The communities who shared common strategic visions, scientific…
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GEORGE annual meeting in Rome highlights progress and prepares for 2025 milestones
The GEORGE consortium gathered in Rome, Italy on 19-21 November 2024 for its second annual meeting and general assembly, bringing together partners from across Europe to reflect on achievements and plan future actions in autonomous ocean observing technologies, integrated data flow and training. The agenda included progress updates from work package leaders, presentations and discussions…
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ICOS station Finnmaid Offers Testing Facilities for GEORGE for the Development of New Sensors
Have you ever taken a ferry and wondered about the machinery hidden beneath the deck? If you’ve travelled between Helsinki and Lübeck-Travemünde on a ferry, you might have encountered an ICOS station onboard. This particular station, in addition, is also an important testing facility for new sensors developed in the GEORGE project. Since the beginning…
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One Ocean Science Congress in Nice, France, 4-6 June 2025
The Ocean is under threat from combined pressures such as climate change, overfishing, pollution, and conflicting uses. It is also a source of solutions, for example to mitigate and adapt to climate change. The Ocean urgently needs decisive, swift, and unified efforts to address its critical condition and maximize the solutions it offers. This presents…