The S+T+ARTS AQUA MOTION project officially kicked off on January 30, 2025, bringing together 12 partners from across Europe to rethink water management through art and technology.
As of today, AIR Centre is a proud member of IRSO, the International Research Ship Operators Forum. The primary objective is to connect AIR Centre members with research vessels and the broader IRSO community, promoting the adoption of best practices in vessel operations and the management and accessibility of data gathered during oceanographic campaigns.
The launch of INESCTEC.OCEAN, Portugal’s first Center of Excellence focused on ocean engineering, marks the beginning of an ambitious six-year journey in maritime innovation led by INESC TEC.
On January 27, 2025, Red BEAM held its kick-off meeting at PLOCAN, Las Palmas, bringing together the 11 project partners in the consortium. The project aims to create a distributed hub of testbeds for developing, testing, and validating emerging and disruptive ocean technologies in the Macaronesian region and West Africa.
The OCEANIDS workshop on Shaping the Future of Resilient and Inclusive Coastal Communities, held on March 11, 2025, will bring together leading experts, policymakers, and industry stakeholders to address the pressing challenges facing coastal communities in an era of climate change.
The Atlantic Whale Deal is supporting a Workshop on Marine Animal Movement Analysis that will take place on May 19-23 in Madeira.
The UT Austin Portugal is announcing a training program for PhD students for the One Ocean Expedition Course on Climate Science, Policy, and Human-Nature Connections.
The Copernicus Marine Service will host the Marine Data 4 Ocean Health 2025, a comprehensive two-day workshop from January 29-31, focused on ocean ecosystem monitoring and health assessment.
The Portuguese Institute of Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) and the AIR Centre signed an agreement for the development of sustainable collaboration projects between the participants in the cooperation networks in the Atlantic Space.
The Regional Government of Madeira has officially become an associate member of the AIR Centre, expanding the network to 20 Atlantic member countries/regions.