12 Moments of Philanthropy: #9 TREC research expedition
Connections The Manfred Lautenschläger Foundation helped fund EMBL’s Advanced Mobile Lab, enabling many experimental concepts.
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TREC expedition concludes sampling in Greece
Connections The TREC expedition concluded its sampling in Greece and strengthened scientific exchange and collaborative networks with their Greek partners during a political and scientific stakeholder event in Athens.
2024
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TREC in Italy – sampling from coast to coast
Connections For almost two months, Italy was the stage for the TREC expedition, with a rich programme of events organised across the country attended by the public, scientists, schools, and high-level political stakeholders, including Minister of University and Research Anna Maria Bernini.
2024
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TREC sets off along the Mediterranean coast
Connections The second phase of the TREC expedition focuses on the Mediterranean coast, with Barcelona, Spain, hosting the first ‘superstop’ of 2024
2024
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Insights and wisdom from the women of TREC
Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives On International Women’s Day 2024, we hear from some of the women who have been working tirelessly in the field and behind the scenes as part of the Traversing European Coastlines (TREC) expedition.
2024
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TREC in 2024: bringing it home
Science & Technology The Traversing European Coastlines (TREC) expedition prepares to begin its next phase of sampling, with stops in Spain, Greece, Italy, and beyond.
2024
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TREC – Towards the end of the first phase
ConnectionsLab Matters The TREC expedition has come to the end of its first phase. The last superstop of 2023 was hosted by CIIMAR in Porto and, despite the adverse weather conditions, included many scientific and public engagement activities.
2023
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Celebrating European collaboration at the TREC supersite in Bilbao
ConnectionsLab Matters A celebratory event at the Maritime Museum Bilbao marked the partnerships that make possible the TREC expedition on land and at sea along the European coast.
2023
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We are EMBL: Thomas Haize on sampling along the coast of Europe
Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives Thomas Haize talks about his passion for the ocean, what TREC means to him, a day in the field, and the captivating beauty of underwater photography.
2023
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TREC: Exploring the ocean’s oxygen supply
Lab MattersScience & Technology As part of the EMBL-led Traversing European Ecosystems (TREC) expedition, scientists are studying plankton to understand biodiversity, health, and our planet’s future.
2023
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Bringing advanced life science technologies to the field
Lab MattersScience & Technology EMBL’s newly deployed Advanced Mobile Laboratory (AML) is bringing cutting-edge technologies to the European coast to help researchers study ‘life in context’.
2023
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Connecting scientists, engaging citizens
ConnectionsLab Matters The TREC expedition stop in Sopot offered an opportunity to create connections with Polish scientists and citizens around the topics of planetary biology and ocean science.
2023
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TREC on Twitter: a life-in-context journey through the social media lens
ConnectionsLab Matters TREC scientists, outreach specialists, and a crucial support team have been on the road, exploring life at European coasts.
2023
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TREC is underway!
EMBL Announcements EMBL’s planetary biology flagship TREC expedition has officially started. The new project applies EMBL's expertise and technologies in molecular and cellular biology to current environmental challenges, and connects with a wide range of research disciplines.
2023
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TREC: A two-year mission to study human impact on Europe’s seas and coastal regions
EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters EMBL is leading the TREC project: the first pan-European and cross-disciplinary effort to examine life in its natural context.
2023
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Understanding marine biodiversity across space, time, and human impacts
ConnectionsLab Matters Europe-wide project studies coastal and marine biodiversity from viruses to whales
2022
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Examining life along Iceland’s coasts
Lab MattersScience & Technology The final pilot project in Iceland marked the countdown to the ‘Traversing European Coastlines’ (TREC) expedition to study coastal ecosystems and their response to changes in the environment.
2022
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Strengthening scientific ties between EMBL and Iceland
ConnectionsLab Matters EMBL delegation including the Director General visits Iceland marking another stage in this deepening scientific collaboration
2022
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