The Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO) was founded in 1999 by directors of oceanographic institutions around the world as a forum to promote and advance the observation of the global ocean. POGO is a UK-registered charity with member institutions from around the world, and works closely with other international and regional programmes and organisations.
POGO seeks to expand international support for ocean observing, through innovation of the ocean observing system, capacity development and outreach/advocacy.
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Applications open to the 2025 NF-POGO-DTU Aqua Fellowship for hands-on shipboard training on the IBTS cruise in the North Sea.Deadline: 24 May 2025
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The NoSoAT OceanCapX expedition will depart from Bremerhaven, Germany, on 20 November 2025. Arrival in Walvis Bay, Namibia, is scheduled for 17 December 2025. APPLY BY 15 MARCH 2025 https://mailchi.mp/976e62873b3c/nosoat25
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POGO is partnering with OceanX & OceanQuest to offer training for ECOPs aboard the OceanXplorer—one of the world’s most advanced research vessels! 🌊 To apply, complete the application form by 31 December 2024 (23:59 UTC):https://mailchi.mp/9b8033a52bee/xplorer
POGO-OceanX-OceanQuest Fellowship for Training on the Around Africa Mission Read More »
Call for applicationsNF-POGO-JAMSTEC Fellowship for Shipboard Training on the GO-SHIP P4W Expedition About the cruise: The 2025 JAMSTEC GO-SHIP P4W expedition will traverse the western end of 10oN line (P4W) in the tropical northwest Pacific Ocean, observing a variety of Essential Ocean Variables (EOVs), including temperature, salinity, oxygen, major nutrients, dissolved inorganic carbon, and microbial communities. This
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A 5-day regional training, targeting early and mid-career scientists, seeks to address the shortage of experts specializing in marine geochemistry, biogeochemistry, and pollution science in West Africa.
A POGO-funded, international training initiative on “Statistical Analysis of Oceanographic Data” – organised by SUST in collaboration with NIOMR; Universiti Sains Malaysia and INCOIS.
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Apply now: 2024 Open Call for Shipboard Training Fellowship POGO offers a shipboard training fellowship programme which is designed to promote training and capacity development building leading towards a global observation scheme for the oceans. We welcome applications from any early career scientists, technicians, postgraduate students (PhD or MSc) and Post-doctoral Fellows who are nationals
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A POGO-supported training initiative will be delivered by INCOIS in February 2024. It will include practical knowledge-sharing on various observational instruments, their working principles, tools and techniques to measure and analyse the data, areas of their applications with proven examples of data utilization and services.
Ocean Observations for Coastal Applications (2024) Read More »
POGO Member, Second Institute of Oceanography (SIO, China) has received funding approval for a 6-day training course on “Principles and Applications of BGC-Argo”. It is expected to have around 20 participants, mainly from China and other developing countries. It will take place from 15 – 20 November 2023.
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NF-POGO Regional Training Programme on Marine Pollution and Biogeochemistry in coastal environments. 12th November – 25th November 2023 The LaMERE laboratory from the Department of Physics at University of Kara will host the 2023 NF-POGO Regional Training Programme on Marine Pollution and biogeochemistry in coastal zones. This Nippon Foundation (NF) and Partnership for Observation of
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The Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO) and Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) are pleased to announce that the POGO-SCOR Visiting Fellowship programme for 2023 is now open for applications. The deadline for applications is 15 May 2023
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A 7-day training course on Subsurface Mooring Design, Recovery and Deployment by IOCAS in conjunction with JAMSTEC and SCRIPPS.
Subsurface Mooring Training Course, China (2023) Read More »
Apply now: NF-POGO-CSIRO Shipboard Training International Nutrient Inter-comparison Voyage The Nippon Foundation, POGO, CSIRO and the Ocean Training Partnership are offering one fellowship onboard RV Investigator, plus participation in pre- and post-cruise activities in Hobart, Australia. We welcome applications for from any early-career scientists, technicians, postgraduate students (PhD/MSc), post-doctoral fellows involved in seawater nutrient analysis
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POGO – ITCOocean Training Program on “Ocean Observations to Societal Applications”: – 31 October – 05 November 2022 Organized by International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography (ITCOocean) ESSO-INCOIS, Hyderabad, India, in collaboration with Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
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Announcement by the Trevor Platt Science Foundation (TPSF) on the training course preceding the 2023 TPSF Symposium. POGO is pleased to be one of the sponsors of the event by supporting the participation of early career ocean professionals from developing countries. More here: https://mailchi.mp/bdb75637b1ec/2023tpsftraining
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Call for applications: 2023 NF-POGO Regional Training Programme (Bangladesh) – Deadline 23 December 2022. More details at https://mailchi.mp/aa0daa4a6de9/2023-nf-pogo-sust-rt-bgd
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The Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO) is pleased to announce a Nippon Foundation-funded Fellowship for on-board training on an Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT) Cruise in partnership with Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) and the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in the UK. One berth has been reserved on the next AMT cruise (AMT-30) for
The Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO) and Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) are pleased to announce that the POGO-SCOR Visiting Fellowship programme for 2022 is now open for applications. The deadline for applications is extended to 18 May 2022.
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A Regional Training Workshop on ‘Observing the Coastal and Marginal Seas in the Western Indian Ocean including the Arabian/Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman’ will be organised in a hybrid format on 7th – 9th June, 2022. The workshop is organised by IORP, with the support from the Partnership for Observation of the Global
The organisers are holding a virtual version of the School from 13-17 June 2022. The call for applications is open until 11 March 2022.
SOLAS International Virtual Summer School 2022 Read More »
Thematic Session B: Ocean sound Essential Ocean Variable and low-cost acoustic devices (Co-Chairs Gilles Lericolais & Peter Tyack) Session outline/objectives: The discussion will engage the membership in thinking about possible expansion of the JPI Oceans model for funding international projects on ocean sound -particularly thinking about how this could be applied to fund development of
Thematic Session D: Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (Co-Chairs: Margaret Leinen & Willie Wilson) Session outline/objectives: This session will provide an update on the OBON Programme endorsed by the UN Ocean Decade. This will be followed by discussion of topics where OBON could benefit from the input of POGO members. Presentations: Introductory presentation about OBON and
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Thematic Session C: Engagement with GOOS (Co-Chairs: Anya Waite & Ed Hill) Session outline/objectives: This session aims to better define the differences as well as the synergies between POGO and GOOS, in order to develop a plan for more effective collaboration and maximised use of each organisation’s resources. The session will build on some discussions
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Apply now: 2022 Open Call for Shipboard Training Fellowship POGO offers a shipboard training fellowship programme which is designed to promote training and capacity development building leading towards a global observation scheme for the oceans. We welcome applications for from any early career scientists, technicians, postgraduate students (PhD or MSc) and Post-doctoral Fellows involved in
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Invitation to contribute to the inaugural Ocean Observing Supplement
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POGO is issuing a call for proposals for 2021 POGO working groups, observational training, travel support and other support for ocean observing-related initiatives, with a deadline of 1st June 2021. Further information can be found and the relevant documents downloaded from https://pogo-ocean.org/call-for-proposals/. Requests for extension of existing WGs are also invited at this time. The
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The POGO-SCOR Visiting Fellowship programme for 2021 is now open for applications. The deadline for applications is 30 April 2021.
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POGO is seeking a Freelance Journalist, Science Writer or Science Communication Consultant to write Case Studies on Societal Benefits of Ocean Observations. Please view the attached PDF for full details. https://pogo-ocean.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WriterCall_OceanObs-Case-Study-1.pdf
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Apply now: 2021 Open Call for Shipboard Training Fellowship POGO offers a shipboard training fellowship programme which is designed to promote training and capacity development building leading towards a global observation scheme for the oceans. We welcome applications for from any early career scientists, technicians, postgraduate students (PhD or MSc) and Post-doctoral Fellows involved in
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Apply for the next NF-POGO Centre of Excellence at the AWI on Helgoland and Sylt – call open from January 2021. Your application should be submitted by 29th March 2021. Applicants will be notified if they have been selected by end of June 2021. The training is scheduled to begin in late 2021 / early 2022. Scholarships will be provided from NF-POGO
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The Nippon Foundation (NF) and the Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO) are pleased to announce that the 2020 Shipboard Training onboard the Gulf of Guinea cruise is now open for applications. As part of the POGO-supported project Acquisition of Oceanographic Data for Sustainable Resources Management in the Gulf of Guinea, two cruises will sample diverse parameters such
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The application window for the next NF-POGO Centre of Excellence is expected to open in the first quarter of 2021. Subscribe to our mailing list to stay informed
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The application window for the next round of POGO-SCOR Fellowships is expected to open in the first quarter of 2021. Subscribe to our mailing list to stay informed
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DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 29 MARCH 2020 Apply for the next NF-POGO Centre of Excellence at the AWI on Helgoland and Sylt – call open from January 2020. Your application should be submitted by 15th March 2020. Applicants will be notified if they have been selected by end of June 2020. The training is scheduled to begin in the second half of October 2020.
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