To help you find out more about careers with Marine Sciences, Marine Scotland has put together some information to inform and inspire you.
I want to study Marine Sciences, but where can I go to study it?
Have a look at the Careers in Marine Science section which tells you what kind of subjects you might want to study and school and the different kinds of qualifications you can get when you leave school.
What kind of things do marine scientists do?
There's a huge range of things that you can do with marine science but Marine Scotland, we also have lots of people who aren't scientists - there are a wide range of people doing an even wider range of jobs! Over the next few weeks you'll be able to read more about some of them as they tell you about their role in our Day in the Life section.
There are some stories from students who have done work with the Marine Scotland scientists in Aberdeen, which will hopefully inspire you:
- Deborah McGill from Glasgow School of Art approached scientists at the Marine Laboratory about a design for a sediment trap that she was working on. These pieces of equipment are used to monitor what drops out of water columns and can be an important indicator of the general condition of the water. Read more...
- Two Aberdeen school pupils, Katie Forbes and Mairi Bell did six week placements with Marine Scotland Science (MMS), through the Nuffield Science Bursary Programme. Katie, who did her placement in 2010, carried out a study in to the efficiency of plankton nets, a measure used to assess the impact of climate change. Mairi, who just completed her placement this summer, made a break-through that will help scientists determine the health of a marine ecosystem. Read more...