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We’re hosting another lunchtime learning opportunity, hearing from Lorna McKellar who will be sharing her insights into how setting thresholds for different marine values can help improve ecosystem management. Interested? Sign up here to attend: loom.ly/bXUg6bE

Missed our latest SMMR-Net webinar? Don't panic. You can find it over on our YouTube channel or follow the link here: loom.ly/SEjCD-k This webinar heard from Dr Ethan Addicott on what methods we can use to account for climate change effects on sustainable resource

Join us for our lunchtime webinar with Louise Anderson and Sam Matthews from JNCC. We will be discussing how JNCC's 'universal' asset service matrix (ASM), an evidence-driven tool that maps ecosystem service provision, can help support decision-makers and better inform marine

Last month, National Institute for Health and Care Research opened applications for their new grant, supporting research that evaluates interventions impacting the health and wellbeing of coastal communities. Applications for this funded opportunity close in August - head over to their webpage to find out more:

The team at ROCC have released their latest video, breaking down their latest findings. Key takeaways include a set of indicators of coastal community resilience and the development of a 'nexus approach' for integrating resilience into policy. Watch the presentation

Don't miss our upcoming SMMR-Net lunchtime webinars! Next Tuesday we'll be hearing from Lorna McKellar, discussing how thresholds for marine values can help improve ecosystem management. Sign up here to attend: loom.ly/bXUg6bE Next Wednesday, Louise Anderson and Sam

The team at MSPACE have released their latest report looking at marine planning in response to climate change. The report created novel 'input-output' tables for 6 areas across the UK, designed to help policymakers evaluate how successful these alternative marine plans would

If you're in the #conservation sector and curious about #socialscience, this webinar is for you! @DRRJefferson, founder of Human Nature, will reveal the secrets of social science and how this can transform the way nature conservation works. With two time options available,

Do you need some help writing grant applications? SMMR-Net are excited to host Dr Kate Smith to help break down the do's and don't's of grant writing, providing practical tips from lived experience. Interested? Only 40 spaces are available so sign up before the 14th to secure

Applications are open for another great funding opportunity from National Institute for Health and Care Research. The grant applies to research that evaluates interventions aiming to enhance health and well-being through improved access to green spaces and natural environments. They are also offering a webinar to

Are you wanting to diversify your skills in the environment and sustainability sector? This 3-day intensive training course could be for you. Taking place 10-12th June, the sessions will provide you with an integrated leadership tool kit, covering strategical thinking,

Don't forget to book your space for SMMR's latest training, 'Grant Writing for Researchers'. Dr Kate Smith will be breaking down the do's and don't's of grant writing and providing practical tips for speedy and effective applications. With only 40 places available, and a

It's been a busy couple of months for #SMMR! The May issue of the SMMR-Net Newsletter includes programme highlights across the last 8 weeks and a whole host of opportunities and events for you to get involved with. Didn't catch the newsletter in your inbox? Find it here:

Exciting news from the SMMR Community - our funded project MSPACE has officially been endorsed as a UN Ocean Decade Action! MSPACE was designed to support government policy, industry officials and local communities through world-leading modelling and spatial meta-analyses, and

It's just under two months until UK Coastal Research Conference (UKCRC) 2025 and we're delighted that SMMR-funded project #CoOpt is taking part, hosting a project workshop on July 1st. Their one-day workshop, within the three-day conference, will combine role play with lessons

Join ZSL for their Seascape Symposium II: Reconnecting the Seascape. Taking place at ZSL on the 4th and 5th of June, the conference will explore the ecology, connectivity, and interactions between habitats across the temperate coastal seascape. With a myriad of expert

Do you want to build your skills in conservation social science? Human Nature are offering a one-day online 'Essentials of Conservation Social Science' course, exploring a range of different methods and providing guidance on how to start integrating these into your research.

Early bird tickets for 'Blue Finance 2025: Investing in Ocean Sustainability', hosted by Ocean and Coastal Futures (OCF) at the Royal Geographical Society, London, are now available! Ocean sustainability experts and financial specialists will come together to explore how we can redirect funding to

Next week, join Dr Gina Yannitell Reinhardt and Pat Danahey Janin from University of Essex for SMMR's latest free lunchtime webinar! Covering stakeholder perceptions of the marine planning process in the United Kingdom, they will break down four case studies from our MSPACE project, and explore how

Later this month, Ocean and Coastal Futures (OCF) are hosting the Structures in the Marine Environment (SIME) 2025 conference. Taking place in Edinburgh on the 23-24 June, the event will explore the value of Marine Artificial Structures (MAS), considering not only the structures themselves but their