CCU professor Rob Young at floating university

Students from the floating university program, “Semester at Sea,” visited Galway in September on a collaborative marine science field-trip led by NUI Galway and the Strategic Marine Alliance for Research and Training (SMART).

More than 570 students from 20 different countries were aboard the MV Explorer, which docked in Dublin. The vessel previously visited Galway in 2012 after a trans-Atlantic voyage in which marine science students from NUI Galway participated. The field trip was led by NUI Galway oceanographer Rachel Cave and investigated submarine groundwater flow in County Clare and East Galway.

According to Professor Rob Young, professor of marine biology and oceanography for Semester at Sea, and professor of marine science at Coastal Carolina University, “Collaborative programs such as the one between SMART/NUI Galway and Semester at Sea give students the opportunity to see ongoing research projects in action while promoting intercultural understanding.”

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