Building capacity in ocean data management at AWI
TwinDEEPS team members Maria Paola Tomasino (Head of Open Science Data at CIIMAR) and Carolina Ventura (TwinDEEPS Data Steward) are currently visiting the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI). They are working closely with the PANGAEA team to receive the best training in data management, in line with FAIR and open science principles, both at the institutional […]
TwinDEEPS’ Cruise Leadership Workshop at NIOZ
TwinDEEPS partner NIOZ organized and hosted the first TwinDEEPS training activity: the Cruise Leadership workshop held on 22-23 April 2025. The workshop brought together scientists across various career levels to receive hands-on training in designing and planning oceanographic campaigns, preparing them for their future role as lead scientists on research cruises. This workshop marked a […]
TwinDEEPS is officially an UN Ocean Decade project
The TwinDEEPS project has been officially endorsed by the UN Ocean Decade! Under the umbrella of the Deep Ocean Observing Strategy programme, TwinDEEPS will directly contribute to three of the ten Decade Challenges: Challenge 7 – Sustainably Expand the Global Ocean Observing System Challenge 9 – Skills, knowledge, technology and participation for all Challenge 10 […]
Oceanus Seminar at CIIMAR
On January 31, 2025, Joana Xavier, principal researcher at CIIMAR and coordinator of TwinDEEPS, presented the project to researchers and staff from the Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR). The event was held in CIIMAR’s headquarters as a special edition of the Oceanus seminar series, with a full room of over 30 participants. […]
TwinDEEPS Kickoff meeting
On the 12th and 13th of September 2024, the SeaPorto hotel in Matosinhos received the Kick-off meeting of the TwinDEEPS project, led by CIIMAR researcher Joana Xavier. Funded by the EU Horizon Widera programme, TwinDEEPS main goal is to increase the research capacity of CIIMAR, and Portugal, in the area of deep-sea exploration and observation. […]
