This year, British Science Week (6-15 March 2026) is all about curiosity. A wonderful theme because:
Read MoreCuriosity is the essence of human existence – Gene Cernan (1934-2017)
Imagine you have sailed through the night, watched a beautiful sunrise and finally the anchor has found a firm hold…you are enjoying the calm of the morning…when a buzzing sound alerts you to the presence of a drone overhead, rudely interrupting the privacy of having your breakfast on deck.
That sums up my irritation with drones…up to now!
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The ROV is deployed and we’re watching the seabed habitat in real time. Seaweed…a crab…a glimpse of a fish… What if we could find out what animals are actually living in the sea beneath the waves?
We can and we did!
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Let’s spell it out: cleaning communal toilets, sharing a dormitory with strangers, travel sickness, washing up for 46 people and standing in the wind and rain for hours on end are not common entries on people’s lists of favourite activities.
Yet 27 young people chose to do just that for a chance to live on ‘planet Pelican‘ for a while and experience all the good stuff that comes with it…
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Growing (up) is all about exploring and once more, sail training on board the tall ship Pelican of London proved to be an excellent vehicle for both, exploring self and the world and finding out how we deal with challenges along the way …
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Scientist in Residence Mauricio Ferreira spent several weeks on the sail training tall ship Pelican of London and involved teenagers in a plankton research project that compared biodiversity in coastal waters around the Irish Sea. With the right methodology, STEM education is an amazing tool to engage young people, and Mauricio hit the spot!
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One of the most rewarding aspect of my job on Pelican of London is to sit down with a group of trainees, who just obtained a bunch of data from a scientific instrument, graph it, kick ideas around to make sense of it and place it into a bigger context.
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I work with very special people …
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Megan Farrer is a talented videographer who captured the spirit of our voyage and trainees perfectly on the Plymouth Ocean Science Voyage in nine short videos…
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Plankton, fish, water, sand, sediment and bleach: 25 young people from Devon and Cornwall explore the marine system in a beautiful bay off Sark in the Channel Islands.
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If these are words that chime with you, read on…
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As an environmental scientist, I value biodiversity and working with the sail training charity Seas Your Future* I found myself in an organisation with innate knowledge that diversity in people and their talents is as important for society as biodiversity is in ecosystems.
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Challenging Habitat 