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Anna Pfoertner, BSc (Hons) Marine Science student

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Remembering today our former Director, the late Pr

Remembering today our former Director, the late Prof Graham Shimmield, who was born on this day in 1958.

Prof Shimmield, who died on Christmas Eve 2016, was at the helm of SAMS between 1996 and 2008 and transformed the institute. Much of what SAMS is today it owes to Graham’s vision.

Under his leadership we doubled the number of staff; developed the UHI BSc and PhD marine science programmes; built our ‘Sir John Murray’ main laboratory building; developed a business incubator for marine biotech, the seed corn for the European Marine Science Park; broadened SAMS’ research to include Arctic science, biotechnology and social science; and set up our main commercial subsidiary, now known as SAMS Enterprise.

He later continued his contribution to marine science as Director of the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in Maine, USA.

#MarineScience #ThinkUHI

'Sea' you again, Adrian! 💙 The very best wishes

'Sea' you again, Adrian! 💙 The very best wishes from everyone at SAMS to Dr Adrian MacLeod, who is leaving us for pastures new.

During his 15-year association with SAMS, Adrian was a PhD student and also worked for our commercial company before returning to a research role, developing our experimental seaweed farm.

No surprise then, that Adrian will be joining the fledgling Scottish seaweed industry with a role at Atlantic Mariculture Ltd.

Among his leaving gifts was an aerial picture of his (not always) beloved SAMS seaweed farm.

#Seaweed #MarineScience

🎄 Christmas is coming! 🎅 And we've got a fan

🎄 Christmas is coming! 🎅 And we've got a fantastic range of marine science themed Christmas jumpers and gifts available to buy over on our Ocean Explorer Shop. Proceeds go towards vital marine science research carried out by SAMS. Visit www.oceanexplorershop.co.uk.

What a week to get some of our staff out modelling a few of our jumpers on the SAMS beach. We've been enjoying spectacular winter sun at our campus this past few days!

@thinkuhi #ChristmasJumper #MarineScience #Oban #UniversityOnTheBeach #ThinkUHI #EthicalGifts #SustainableGifts

Happy St Andrew's Day from everyone at SAMS! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Did you know that SAMS has its own tartan? It's a way for us to share our values and celebrate our enviable research location on the west coast of Scotland, on the shores of the deep Atlantic ocean.

The SAMS Ocean Explorer tartan's dominant medium blue represents the global ocean, while the light blue stands for clean water and air. The white symbolises Scotland’s connection with, and SAMS’ research expertise in, the Arctic while the yellow represents biodiversity and oceanographic technologies. The purple recognises SAMS’ deep commitment to the community, to education and to the founding partnership with @thinkuhi, while the bright green stands for SAMS’ mission for a sustainable ocean future where human society is in harmony with nature.

You can even buy tartan products through the the @crubagofficial website. Proceeds from any sales go towards our marine science research and outreach efforts. https://crubag.co.uk/

Aurora Borealis at SAMS 💚 Another amazing pictu

Aurora Borealis at SAMS 💚 Another amazing picture of the northern lights visible from right here at SAMS, this time captured by staff member Alice Aspinall.

Taken from the back beach on the SAMS @ThinkUHI campus last Saturday. 😍

#Aurora #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights #UniversityOnTheBeach #ThinkUHI #BestPlaceToWork #Oban #Argyll #MarineScience

First sea dive for SAMS undergrad students Matt an

First sea dive for SAMS undergrad students Matt and Archie with UHI student dive club @hisac.oban today - well done guys! A spectacular day for a lunchtime dive right here on campus at SAMS 🌞 and sounds like there was plenty marine life popping out to say hello too.

Thanks to 3rd year SAMS student @isla_ew, Marine Biologist and HISAC Diving Officer @rohanhfh and students Matt and Archie for giving us this quick interview fresh out of the water!

@ThinkUHI #UniversityOnTheBeach #ThinkUHI #MarineScience #MarineBiology #Oban #Diving #ScubaDiving #Scuba #SeaDiving #WildAboutArgyll @WildAboutArgyll @thisisoban @loveoban_ @bsacdivers

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