Applying Varied Skills – creative and scientific – to an Internship with Archipelagos
Julia Sweatman joined both the media and terrestrial teams at Archipelagos in May 2019, soon after she achieved her BSc in biology and global health from the University of Toronto, in Canada. Julia was dually interested in working on the ongoing golden jackals (Canis aureus) projects as part of the terrestrial team, and in creating […]
The Synergy of Scientific Knowledge and Media Tools is Essential for Conservation
Before starting her studies in Biology at Radboud University in the Netherlands, our diving enthusiast Jente, is spending her gap year at Archipelagos. Through her internship, she has experienced how the synergy of scientific knowledge and media tools is an essential combination,l in order to effectively communicate the important message of marine conservation. Having always […]
Terrestrial and Marine Conservation Internship
Tom, a wildlife conservation student at the University of Salford, came to Archipelagos in the winter of 2018 as part of his placement year. As part of the Marine Mammal team, Tom actively contributed to research and surveys as well as participating in terrestrial monitoring surveys, giving him a rounded and varied experience of Samos’ […]
Through The Lens: A Conservation Film Maker and the Craft of Storytelling
Andres, originally from Colombia, and is currently a student of BA (hons) media production of Bournemouth University. He has been working at Archipelagos for 3 months and will stay in the organisation for 4 months. During his internship, he has been working on an emotion-led film, presenting the Aegean Marine Life Sanctuary that is […]
The Importance of Visualisation in Environmental Awareness
An important part of science is the way it is presented. The media team plays a large role in this at Archipelagos. Infographics, scientific posters, business cards; our interns are always designing things to communicate what we do at the institute. A primary part of our work is data visualisation. Data visualisation is the presentation […]
Joint Educational Oceanographic Research Course between the University of Essex, University of Cardiff and Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation
The joint Educational Oceanographic Research Course between the University of Essex, the University of Cardiff and Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation was successfully completed in two consecutive periods during September 2018, in the marine region between Samos, Fourni and Ikaria. The multi-diciplinary research that was conducted included: – the use of cartographic vessel “Okeanos” and […]
The TV crew of British ITV visit the research base of the Archipelagos Institute
The TV crew of British ITV, Britain’s largest private channel, traveled from London to the Aegean Sea, to visit the research base of the Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation in Samos Island. The crew’s goal is to produce reports for the newscast and other ITV broadcasts on the worrying extent of global plastic pollution in […]
Creative cooperation with the journalist Panos Haritos and his film crew from Greek public TV ET1
During the last 3 days, Archipelagos Institute had a creative cooperation with the journalist Panos Haritos and his film crew from Greek public TV ET1, for the filming of a documentary for the series “ROADS”. This filming aimed to present various aspects of the critical problem of the plastic pollution of the Greek Seas. The […]
The Importance of Scientific Illustrations
Our generation is accustomed to having easy access to high quality images of everything, at nearly no expense and in no time at all. Despite of this, scientific illustrations are still needed because of only a very small detail can help differentiate one species from another. Hence scientific illustrations are useful as they can be […]
Joint Research Course in Applied Oceanography and Conservation by the University of Essex, UK and Archipelagos Institute
The Joint Educational Oceanographic Research Course of the University of Essex UK with the Archipelagos Institute, took place in the marine area between Samos and Ikaria islands. For one week, with parallel recordings by Archipelagos’ 3 research vessels, with the aid of contemporary research equipment, the final year students of Marine Sciences from Essex university, […]
