Underfunded academic, seeking tenure, attempts to steal research ship
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By , on April 10th, 2013 4 comments   Life of Science, Scientist!, Vessels and Equipment, Weird   , , , ,  

David Aldridge is a phytoplankton-loving marine biology PhD student at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK. Also the founder and editor of Words in mOcean, a website dedicated to publishing blog posts and features on marine science. We’ve asked David to guest post for us here at DSN. Enjoy! Disclaimer: not everything in the . . . → Read More: Underfunded academic, seeking tenure, attempts to steal research ship

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SeaOrbiter: amazing breakthrough or cool-looking boondoggle?
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By , on July 2nd, 2012 20 comments   Vessels and Equipment   , , , ,  

I swear, I don’t want to be a nay-saying science crankypants. I want to dream big and have my own submarine and frolic on the Deep Sea News private island hideout. I don’t want to be the lab-coated finger-shaking wench that crushes new ideas before they are even born. But sometimes a girl just . . . → Read More: SeaOrbiter: amazing breakthrough or cool-looking boondoggle?

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I Got 99 Problems and a Ship Ain’t One
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By , on December 14th, 2011 6 comments   Industry & Government, Uncategorized, Vessels and Equipment   , , , ,  

When I say I am going on research cruise, I get two responses. 1. “Well that sounds nice, do they serve cocktails and is there shuffleboard?” 2. “How much a day does a ship cost?” In response to one, I do enjoy working at sea. If I didn’t I would be on fast track to . . . → Read More: I Got 99 Problems and a Ship Ain’t One

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EPIC WIN: Cruise Cruise Baby
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By , on July 23rd, 2010 2 comments   Life At Sea, Music, Pictures and Movies, Reviews, Uncategorized   , , , , , ,  

Words cannot even express the pure genius contained in this video…

Chilean marine science devastated by earthquake
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By , on March 12th, 2010 Leave a comment   Natural Disaster, Vessels and Equipment   , , , ,  

From the INSPIRE cruise blog: “The research vessel Kay Kay II, belonging to the University of Concepción. The 18m ship was washed 1km inland following the Feb. 27 earthquake. Vandals subsequently stripped the ship of its oceanographic instruments. Image courtesy of Ruben Escribano.” UPDATE: The Consortium for Ocean Leadership has set up a University of . . . → Read More: Chilean marine science devastated by earthquake

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