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For the second year running, the free Deep-Sea and Ocean Science Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is your opportunity to build your knowledge, awareness, and passion for deep-sea science and the specialised technologies and tactics deployed to explore this type of environment.
The course has been designed to provide a basic introduction to the unique ecosystems of the deep sea, the environmental driving forces that live there, how animals have adapted to survive in these harsh environments, the threats they face, how we can mitigate our impact, and how to study these systems using advanced and affordable technologies.
In particular, this course focuses on the Western Indian Ocean region, with the goal of helping to develop capacity for deep-sea research in Africa, building on the Nekton expeditions First Decent: Seychelles, which took place 2018 – 2022.
This course is open to anyone with an interest in deep-sea science and exploration, however it is designed in particular for early-career scientists, from undergraduate to post-doctorate level, and professionals who live and work in the Western Indian Ocean region.
Registration for the course will open on 15 May 2024. Make sure you register to ensure that you are enrolled and have a place on the course. The course will start on 1 June 2024.
The first event is scheduled to take place on Friday 26 April, led by Dr Kirsty McQuaid, a South African PostDoc Research Fellow currently working on One Ocean Hub.