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20 July 2008 - Send us your big files!
SERPENT now have an ftp site so you can upload your big video or image files.
Contact Rob Curry to find out more.
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19 July 2008 - Tall Ships, Deep Seas
SERPENT had an exciting display in the NOCs marquee at the prestigeous Tall Ships event in Liverpool. Families that visited our stand used a Mini ROV to try to fish for a coin in our big aquarium tank!
Visit the SERPENT page of the Sailing Over Changing Seas site
Visit the Tall Ships Liverpool site
Buy a Mini ROV from Mad Lab
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10 July 2008 - Chevron Environment Week presentation in Aberdeen
Dr Andy Gates and Rob Curry of SERPENT put on a very well received presentation highlighting the biodiversity of life in the deep Faroe-Shetland channel this week at Chevrons Aberdeen facility today. The presentation highlighted research work undertaken on the Rosebank prospect at a depth of 1090m.
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25 - 26 June 2008 - SERPENT supports Science Fair in Dorchester
The SERPENT project was delighted to be invited to the Thomas Hardye School in Dorchester when it held its first Science Fair. Up to 250 children were treated to presentations and activities highlighting the work of SERPENT. The children, from 11 Dorset schools showed a great deal of interest in the project.
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19 June 2008 - SERPENT project has enthusiastic support from the children of Tunza 2008
A thousand participants from 106 countries descended on Stavanger, Norway last week to attend Tunza 2008, the UN's International Children’s Conference on the Environment.
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Visit StatoilHydro for a video of the event
Visit the Tunza 2008 web site
Download Tunza Program and activity overview (8 MB)
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18 - 22 May - New visit to Cashel Prospect off Eire
SERPENT scientist Dr Andy Gates took a helicopter trip to visit the offshore rig Ocean Vanguard this week. You can read about this recent mission on the Cashel mission report page.
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30 April 2008 - HORIZON article on SERPENT Project
BPs HORIZON Magazine has an article on SERPENT in its April 2008 issue entitled "Closing the gulf of aquatic mystique".
View the pdf (page 36) | View the text-only version (page 33)
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26 - 27 April 2008 - SERPENT Project goes Caribbean!
Southampton City Council ran a hugely sucessful Carribean Festival this weekend and SERPENT were there to meet the public. More than 35,000 visitors enjoyed the two-day event, and the SERPENT stand was busy entertaining and educating children and adults with images, videos and games linked to the project.
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18 April 2008 - SERPENT Project up for EU Award
The SERPENT Project, of which Subsea 7 is a founding partner, has been nominated as one of only a handful of finalists at this year’s prestigious EU European Business Awards for the Environment (EBAE) from a selection of 86 UK entries.
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15 April 2008 - BP Supports GOM Marine research project
BP has donated $30,000 to Louisiana State University to purchase a digital
camera system to support the SERPENT project operations in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Blue Planet Live! 5 April Wembly Arena, London
BBC’s much loved natural history series, The Blue Planet which contains contributions from the SERPENT project, will be touring live on the UK’s biggest screens with a full orchestra conducted by composer George Fenton.
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15 March 2008 - SERPENT at NOC's Oceans and Earth Day
The National Oceanography Centre played host to 2008 National Science and Engineering Week event "Oceans and Earth Day". The SERPENT display was buzzing with excitement as more than 200 children became involved in the activities on offer. There was a great deal of interest in the work of the SERPENT Project from adults, children and teachers alike. Congratulations to Aimee Penley-Martin who won a copy of "Deeper than Light" in the "Spot the Difference" challenge! |

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11 - 13 March 2008 - SERPENT at Oceanology International 2008
SERPENT had a prominent position and much interest at the National Oceanography Centre stand at the Oceanology International 2008 exhibition at London's Excel Centre last week.
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03 March 2008 - New SERPENT Outreach Coordinator
Rob Curry started today as the new SERPENT Outreach Coordinator. Thanks go to our previous Outreach Coordinator Lis Maclaren for her excellent work in making the SERPENT site such a useful and interesting resource. Please don't hesitate to contact Rob if you have any questions about the SERPENT Project.
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23-25 January 2008 - SERPENT at the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø
Dr Andrew Gates presented a poster and gave a short talk about SERPENT’s work with StatoilHydro at the Tornerose well in the Barents Sea, focussing on the responses of meiofaunal organisms to drilling disturbance. Arctic Frontiers is an annual science and policy conference aimed at promoting sustainable human use of the Arctic. More details about the conference can be found on the Arctic Frontiers web pages. http://www.arctic-frontiers.com
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