Research
In addition to marine research, in the fields of marine processes and climate change, renewable energy, the Arctic, marine prosperity and sustainability, and mining impacts, the institute has a commercial branch and an education department.
SAMS hosts the National Facility for Scientific Diving and the Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa
It is an independent collaborative centre of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and an academic partner to the UHI Millennium Institute. It officially became part of the University of the Highlands and Islands in February 2011.
SAMS is also a member of the Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MASTS), and leads the MASTS Graduate School.
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