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Studentship beneficiary reflects on hands-on marine research at the MBA. Exeter University student and MBA Student Member, Jasmin Orak, joined the Marine Biological Association (MBA) last summer as a Spooner-Parke […]
A year of global impact and growth for the Marine Biological Association: MBA Chief Executive, Professor Willie Wilson, reflects on 2025. December always brings with it one of the highlights […]
Plymouth graduate earns outstanding MBA honour. The Marine Biological Association (MBA) is pleased to announce the winner of 2025’s prestigious MBA Prize. Matilda Powell, who recently graduated with a BSc (Hons) Marine […]
The Marine Biological Association’s long history of fisheries management research. By Nicky Jordaan, National Marine Biological Library volunteer The release earlier this year of Ocean with David Attenborough, and the accompanying […]
MBA Research Fellow recognised in Highly Cited Researchers list for the seventh year running. The Marine Biological Association (MBA) are proud to announce that Dr Dan Smale, Senior Research Fellow at […]
Applications now open for the 2026 Molly Spooner Studentship. The Marine Biological Association (MBA) is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the Molly Spooner Studentship, a unique opportunity […]
Oceans under pressure: warming seas weaken Earth’s greatest carbon sink, threatening marine life and livelihoods. Earth’s natural defences are losing strength as temperatures rise, major new report warns. The planet’s […]
MBA hosts advanced PRIMER & PERMANOVA+ Course. The Marine Biological Association (MBA) is hosting the internationally-recognised PRIMER and PERMANOVA+ two-week hybrid (in-person and online) course in multivariate analysis, delivered by […]
Marine Biological Association welcomes High Seas Treaty ratification. The Marine Biological Association (MBA) has welcomed the ratification and imminent entry into force of the High Seas Treaty (formally the Agreement […]
New marine tardigrade ‘water bear’ species discovered. Scientists from Borneo Marine Research Institute (BMRI) and Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) have discovered a new marine tardigrade species, Batillipes malaysianus, found along […]
Diatoms reveal survival strategy under nutrient co-limitation. New research reveals a hierarchy of nutrient stress responses in marine diatoms faced with nitrogen and phosphorus co-limitation. Scientists at the Marine Biological Association […]
Public surveys launched to investigate extraordinary ‘octopus bloom’ in South West waters. The Marine Biological Association (MBA) has launched two public surveys to gather vital information on the unusual surge in […]
What decades of data on plankton populations are telling us about climate change. Unique long term UK-led ocean monitoring may explain why plankton populations thousands of miles apart are rising […]
Extraordinary sea fan reef discovered off England’s Southwest coast during filming of ‘Ocean with David Attenborough’. Hidden but vulnerable marine treasure discovered in collaboration between the Marine Biological Association, Silverback Films […]
The marine scientists helping to shape the global dialogue on marine conservation. As advocates of the world of marine observation and conservation gather in Nice for the Third United Nations Ocean […]
Ocean science brought to life through stunning marine photography at ‘Coast’ Exhibition in Plymouth’s Royal William Yard. The Marine Biological Association (MBA) is proud to be taking part in a […]
Join the Big Rock Pool Challenge to help monitor and protect our ocean life. Our UK coastline is under threat, and now the Marine Biological Association (MBA) is calling on […]
MBA celebrates Professor Richard Thompson OBE FRS named in TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2025. The Marine Biological Association (MBA) proudly congratulates Professor Richard Thompson OBE FRS, long-standing MBA Member and […]
Marine Biological Association calls for urgent policy action to reverse decline in UK fisheries. A major new study co-authored by the Marine Biological Association (MBA) has issued a stark warning that the UK […]
Where do sharks go to give birth? Could extreme ocean environments hold the key to locating mysterious shark birthing grounds? New research from the Marine Biological Association (MBA) aims to shed light […]
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