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Steve Bourne’s talk

Steve Bourne’s talk

Steve Bourne presented a Marine Life talk entitled ‘Using DNA to explore invasive species – how four letters open up a window into the world of the globe’s hitchhikers‘.

Bioinformatic courses

Steve Bourne attended three bioinformatic courses: ELIXIR-ITA, Transmitting Science and NERC-MDIBL between November 2015 and March 2016.

NRF grant awarded

Marc Rius, Peter Teske and Christopher McQuaid were awarded a NRF Grant from the Competitive Programme for Rated Researchers 2015. This 3-year grant will sponsor research projects in South Africa.

LifeWatch grant awarded

Marc Rius was awarded a LifeWatch grant. This grant will sponsor a WoRMS editor workshop at Flanders Marine Institute, Belgium.