The meeting will be held at QUB Riddel Hall (https://www.qub.ac.uk/events-at-queens/VisitingUs/) on 7–8 January 2027, with a drink’s reception and registration on the evening of Wed 6th January.
The meeting covers a broad range of topics, from fundamental seaweed and algal phycology through to applied research.
The sessions will be:
- General Phycology (taxonomy, ecology, physiology, evolution, biodiversity, and algal biology)
- Applied Phycology (Cultivation, aquaculture, ecosystem services, industry, bioeconomy, food, feed, and environmental applications)
- Marine Heat waves & coastal restoration (Seaweed restoration, biocarbon, impact of climate change on our coastlines)
- Manton Prize (PhD students only)
- Lough Neagh Special session
- Biotechnology & Applications (Translating marine resources into commercial applications)
- Science Outreach (Outreach, education, citizen science, public engagement, and art–science)
Confirmed Keynote Speakers:
Prof Michele Stanley, Scottish Association of Marine Sciences
Dr Vincent Laizé, Senior Researcher at Algarve Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), University of Algarve, Portugal
Dr Dan Smale, Senior Research Fellow of the Marine Biological Association
Prof Matt Julius, St Cloud State University, Minnesota
Abstracts for presentations and posters to be opening soon (more details to follow)
