Throughout the week Alex participated in panel presentations, group discussions and side meeting with key partners interested in collaborating with REV Ocean. Many of these opportunities will help us develop our science priorities, develop pilot projects for innovative research, and collaborations on education activities. REV Ocean is developing the Ocean Data Platform (ODP), and there […]
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The REV team visits the Vard Shipyard to see progress on construction of the research vessel
The REV Ocean team visited the Vard shipyard in Tulcea, Romania to see firsthand the progress on the vessel construction, create photos and videos, and plan future visits to construction milestone events.
REV Ocean expands partnerships on a visit to Northeastern United States research hubs.
REV Ocean Manager for strategy and partnership Gry Ulverud and Chief Financial Officer Martin Moen spent an exciting week in Washington, D.C., New York, Boston, and New Hampshire meeting with prospective partners and collaborators. The meetings focused on opportunities to link with the REV vessel, piloting activities related to the World Ocean Headquarters and linking […]
REV Ocean signs a new collaboration agreement with the Centre for the Ocean and the Arctic in Tromso.
The amount of plastic waste is increasing rapidly in the once untouched nature of the Arctic. REV Ocean’s ambition is to work with partners and jointly increase knowledge and find solutions to this critical problem. We are happy to cooperate with the Centre for the Ocean and the Arctic, and to work together on our […]
REV Ocean signs cooperation agreement with the Institute of Marine Research in Bergen.
Norway has for many decades had a leading role in the management of the sea, much thanks to the Institute of Marine Research (IMR). When REV Ocean is now building the world’s most advanced research vessel, developing a global ocean data platform and working to bring the “World Ocean Headquarters” to Norway, the Marine Research […]
Alex Rogers, the REV Ocean Science Director attended the 25th Meeting of the International Conference on the Unity of the Sciences.
Alex was invited to give a talk on ocean stresses and their solutions as part of an intense two days of talks on a range of sustainability issues from agriculture, building and urban development to drinking water and the ocean. The meeting comprised of a series of excellent talks, many of which were extremely inspiring […]
Alex Rogers, our Science Director visited Rio de Janeiro at the end of January for discussions around a new foundation for marine conservation.
The meeting was hosted by GIP / URCA and took place in an old radio station for Rio de Janeiro, now the European Institute of Design. REV Ocean received a warm Brazilian welcome and Alex spent two days hearing about the state of the oceans around Brazil, their management and research needs. The overall picture […]
REV Ocean engages in a discussion with residents and stakeholders in the Bærum municipality regarding the World Ocean Headquarters.
Lively debate and spirited opinions were shared at an open public forum in Bærum municipality. The REV Ocean team was thankful to hear local perspectives on the World Ocean Headquarters building and we look forward to continued input and reactions from the community. Our web-based opinion form is still open and available for input as […]
Key Norwegian marine research institutions come to Fornebu to discuss cooperation.
Our common interest is the sea and to strengthen Norway’s role as an #ocean nation. To succeed, we must work together with relevant partners and complement each other’s important initiatives. To reach this goal, REVOcean organised an informative meeting with key Norwegian institutions to provide an update on our current plans and to discuss cooperation […]
REV Ocean at the World Economic Forum
REV Ocean’s CEO Nina Jensen had a busy week meeting with partners and participating in high-level events at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Taking Action for the Ocean Nina discussed opportunities and solutions with an esteemed panel of experts including Enric Sala, Michelle Bachelet, Marc Benioff and Al Gore. The panel was moderated by […]