|
 |
Marine
Academic Research in Iceland (MARICE)
is a
research group at the University of Iceland |
Our
group membership is diverse consisting of faculty, postdocs and
students currently originating from Iceland, UK, Germany, USA and
Uganda. Our
diversity
is also reflected in the wide breadth of scientific research pursued by
group members and their collaborators.
However, the Icelandic marine
environment is the common theme and focus of MARICE research
activities. We investigate life history variation;
reproductive
biology;
behavioural and physiological ecology; population genetics; marine
biogeography and phylogeography; and utilise statistical, ecological,
and
oceanographic modelling tools to do so. |
|
 |
|
| Current
News - In Brief |
|
 |
[01.2012] Register now for the
University of Iceland Graduate summer program in Marine &
Fisheries Science
The
University of Iceland will be running three graduate courses in May to
July 2012: Data Analysis
for Scientists using R, Fisheries
Ecology -
Management and Conservation of Resources in a Changing Ocean,
and Studying
Marine Mammals in the Wild.
The program aims to provide graduate students a one of a kind,
immersive experience in fisheries ecology, marine resource management
and marine conservation within the perspective of climate change.
Courses and hands-on fieldwork are conducted at various locations in
Iceland.
All lectures are conducted in English by professors and researchers at
the University of Iceland. Additional lectures are conducted by invited
guest speakers internationally recognized for their outstanding
achievements in their respective fields.
Courses vary in size from 2-8 ECTs and each lasts a period of 1-3
weeks. The courses consists of a mixture of formal lectures, discussion
groups, field or laboratory exercises, and computer modeling.
Information about the program can be found on the Marine Education in
Iceland
website,
or in the student guidelines available
here.
Deadline for registration
is 26th February 2012.
|
|
  |
[01.2012]
MARICE welcomes two new PhD students
MARICE
has gained two new members – Teresa Silva and Cecilia Kvaavik. Teresa's
project is entitled 'Ecology of euphausiids in Icelandic waters' and
based at the Marine Research Institute of Iceland -
Hafró, and funded by the EURO-BASIN project -
Euro-basin.
Cecila's project is entitled 'Identification of Atlantic mackerel
(Scomber Scombrus L.) spawning grounds in Icelandic waters and the
effect of different climate change scenarios' and is funded by the
Icelandic Food and Biotech R&D Institute -
Matis.
Welcome to MARICE Teresa & Cecilia! |
|
 |
[11.2011] Pamela Wood
successfully defends her PhD thesis
Friend
of MARICE, Pamela Wood, successfully defended her PhD thesis "Ecological
diversity in the Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus" on
the 22nd November. Congratulations Pam! |
|
 |
[10.2011] Two MARICE PhD
students attend and present at the NorMER annual meeting 2011
MARICE
PhDs, Hlynur Bárðarson and Will Butler, attended the 2011 NorMER annual
meeting where they presented overviews of their projects to NorMER
staff, associates and fellow students. This took place in Oslo, 11-12
October 2011. |
|
 |
[09.2011] MARICE
members chair session on Intra-stock diversity
MARICE
postdocs, Heidi Pardoe and Bruce McAdam, will be chairing a session
entitled 'Intra-specific diversity in marine fish stocks' at the World
Conference on Marine Biodiversity, hosted by the University of
Aberdeen, 26–30
September 2011. |
|
 |
[09.2011] MARICE
welcomes two new PhD students
MARICE
has gained two new members –
William Butler (UK) and Hlynur Bárðarson
(Iceland). Will's project is entitled 'Impact of climate change on
processes that influence survival of
Atlantic cod
eggs and larvae in Icelandic waters' and is funded by NorMER –
a Nordic Centre of Excellence. Hlynur's project 'Understanding and
identifying the sub-stock structure in the Icelandic cod stock' will
work alongside the new CodMorph project, and is funded by the Icelandic
Centre for Research, Rannis. Welcome to MARICE Will & Hlynur! |
|
 |
[06.2011] New
research grants for MARICE in 2011
We
are very pleased to announce that 2011 has been a successful year for
grant proposals involving MARICE members, with 7 new or continuing
projects having received funding. We look forward to detailing the
outputs from these new and continuing projects over the coming months. |
|
 |
[06.2011] MARICE
PhD student presents at International lobster conference
Heather
Philp gave two talks at the 9th International Conference and Workshop
on Lobster Biology and Management, in Bergen 19–24
June 2011.
Congratulations to Heather for being awarded the runner-up prize for
the best conference presentation! |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MARICE website created and maintained by
Heidi
Pardoe |
|
