Maike Nicolai
mnicolai@geomar.de
WASCAL Floating University
Video from the first WASCAL Floating University MSM106
How is oceanographic sampling carried out? What marine laboratory techniques are available? How can water samples containing microplastics be taken from the sea surface?
For 14 students of the two-year WASCAL Master's programme "Climate Change and Marine Sciences", an academic training and research expedition lasting several weeks started on 25 February 2022 from Mindelo (Cape Verde island of São Vicente) to Bremerhaven. The curriculum of the "WASCAL Floating University" includes lectures on topics such as ocean observation and marine ecology as well as practical research such as measurements of surface properties of the ocean.
During the expedition, scientists from Cape Verde and Germany will share their knowledge with the students and guide them through the experiments for their master's theses. The WASCAL students will then take their final Master's exams in October 2022.
