Meet the 2022 Ocean Leaders, the third cohort of exceptional ocean professionals selected through a global nomination process to take part in the Edinburgh Ocean Leaders executive leadership programme. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzKZYKSMVTU
We are thrilled to announce the ten ocean professionals that will make up the 2022 cohort of the Edinburgh Ocean Leaders (EOL) executive leadership programme. The Ocean Leaders were found through a global nomination process and chosen to take part in the programme by an international selection panel. They come from eight countries and work …
In the recent Nat Geo and Disney + series ‘Welcome to Earth’, hosted by Academy Award winner Will Smith, deep-sea biologist and Ocean Leader Diva Amon guides us on a journey to experience some of the most thrilling spectacles in the ocean. In her leading episode, Diva is joined by Will in a deep water …
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Edinburgh Ocean Leaders (EOL) are delighted to welcome investment managers Baillie Gifford as supporters of the programme. Baillie Gifford’s new multi-year gift helps to secure the next phase of the programme and will support the leadership development of new Ocean Leader cohorts in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Meriwether Wilson, Co-Director said: “We are thrilled that …
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From the 15th to the 18th October, around 600 climate change leaders gathered in Edinburgh for the TED Countdown Summit – a conference entirely dedicated to the climate crisis. Just two weeks ahead of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow in policymakers, business leaders, scientists, activists and creatives came together for four days …
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In a week’s time, the brightest thinkers and doers from around the world will gather in Edinburgh, for the first-ever in-person TED climate conference. Ahead of the pivotal 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, the Countdown Summit will bring together 1,000 leaders for four days of inspiring talks, collaboration, connection and commitments to …
The Marañón River is a vital link between the Andes and the Amazon basin, delivering nutrient rich sediment from the Andes mountains to the Amazon rainforest. Owing to its isolation, the river is home to many species that exist nowhere else on the globe, with new species regularly discovered. Its banks are also home to …
On July 1st, Her Majesty The Queen and Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited the University’s newly-named Edinburgh Climate Change Institute in recognition of pioneering climate change initiatives. The tour coincided with the announcement of the Edinburgh Earth Initiative (EEI) – introduced to Her Majesty The Queen by EOL co-Director Sandy Tudhope. EEI will …
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Ocean Leader Harriet Harden-Davies was interviewed for the latest issue of Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation’s magazine, IMPACT. In the article, we hear about what sparked her passion for the ocean, what she has learned from the Edinburgh Ocean Leaders programme and her advice to the younger generation of leaders. Read the full interview …
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UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission have announced more than 60 programmes and contributions in the inaugural batch of endorsed Ocean Decade actions. Led by diverse groups, from industry, philanthropy, government, international organisations, civil society and science, the flagship endorsed actions will work towards the Ocean Decade vision of ‘the science we need for the ocean we …
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