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SAMS appoints new Associate Director
SAMS appoints new Associate Director
A marine biologist who has helped to develop international environmental policies with the United Nations (UN) has been appointed as an Associate Director at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) in Oban. Prof. Liz Cottier-Cook, who has studied and worked at SAMS, a partner of UHI, since 1996, will help the ocean research institute to strengthen its existing national and international partnerships, as Associate Director for Science and External Engagement.
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Transatlantic connections in the Canadian Arctic
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#WhaleTalk campaign engages Edinburgh audience
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