Aberdeen University Marine Society
Aberdeen University Marine Society
The Aberdeen University Marine Society was founded in 2014. The society is designed for people who are passionate about the ocean and want to take an active role in protecting it. We help students interested in careers in marine science to gain practical skills and further knowledge about marine conservation, ecology and sustainable management of marine resources. However, our members come from many different backgrounds and degrees, which shows how many people are passionate and interested in the sea.
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We are highly involved in the community with beach clean up events, volunteering and our Schools Outreach Project, which was successfully launched in 2017.
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Our educational program involves talks from academics and professional marine scientists, documentary screening and collaborations with the newly established Taxonomy Club. We plan to participate in conferences and organise practical courses for this coming academic session.
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We also have lots of fun, with movie nights, pub quizzes, nights out, and pub crawls (see more details in the Past Events section).
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Join us and find out more about the new exciting plans for 2020/2021!!!
Memberships are open to everyone.
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For any enquiry get in touch at:
or use the contact form below.
Past Committees
The AUMS Network
Virginia Iorio
Virginia was the President of the AUMS in 2017/2018. Now she is doing further studies at the University of Aberdeen Lighthouse Field Station.
v.iorio.14@aberdeen.ac.uk
Jennifer Finlay
Jennifer has been the Vice President of the AUMS in 2017/2018 and the Social Secretary 2016/2017. She is now doing further studies at Exeter Univeristy.
jennifer.anne.finlay.13@aberdeen.ac.uk
Anastasia Moutaftsi
Anastasia has been the Secretary of the AUMS for 2 years from 2016 to 2018. She is currently doing her Master at the University of Aberdeen and working at Marine Scotland while still helping out when she can with AUMS.
a.moutaftsi.14@aberdeen.ac.uk
Emma Lindsay
Emma was the president for the society during the 2016/17 session. She left Aberdeen to do further studies on Climate Change in London.
Daisy Burnell
Daisy was vice president during the 2016/17 session while doin gher masters at The Lighthouse Field Station. Daisy is now a seabird ecologist and is a Project Coordinator at JNCC.
Megan Riddell
Megan was involved in the soviety during 2016/17 session as the committee personal realtions officer. She has now went on to become a Field Scientist at Intertek.
Ella Sophia Benninghaus
Ella was the School Outreach Programme coordinator during the 2017/18 session and has now graduated.