Last year on International Women’s Day, I started my journey on a new venture in storytelling, communicating the aims, activities and achievements of a pan-European ocean science project, driven by a consortium of partners from major research institutes and featuring a tribe of awesome women!
I’ve been deeply inspired by these dedicated women working in ocean observation to help us better understand our climate and the ocean’s role in it. These are remarkable human beings, balancing family life with the complex problems inherent in the deeply technical disciplines of research and piloting best practices to define pathways for knowledge and equipment sharing. For any young woman interested in a career of science, the personal stories of some of these women are available in a series called Postcard from the Sea on the project website. I’m spotlighting one here: a quick read with an accompanying video about what it’s like to work on a research vessel in the Mediterranean sea for three weeks: https://eurogo-ship.eu/being-a-seagoing-physical-oceanographer-is-my-dream-job/
We made a little video to honour International Women’s Day–a 15 second glimpse at the work going on. One of these days, I’ll get around to updating my plan to embed videos but for now, check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WhmQ9N8owM
More videos and stories on our website: https://eurogo-ship.eu
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