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Report - 16/05/25
Our new key stage one teaching resources take young learners on a journey through the ocean, exploring marine habitats, animals, and the connection between humans and the sea.
Report - 14/05/25
Using a new historical tidal model alongside existing geological data, our research team have helped to explain the development of three large mud deposits across European seas. This new information could support effective management of these carbon-storing deposits.
Report - 04/04/25
Strong European bias in fishing gear data means climate cost of global trawling is still uncertain.
Report - 26/02/25
Exciting Antarctica fieldwork draws to a close after seven weeks of extensive sampling by KAUST team.
Report - 21/02/25
From whale poo to tiny plants: It’s half term and we’re having fun at Convex Insurance learning all about the amazing ‘whale pump’.
Artist Collab - 27/11/24
Key stage two students learn about the amazing seabed hero species helping to tackle climate change.

CSS In The News

CSS in the News - 09/06/25
‘Mud is one of the most important natural archives of Earth’s past – holding clues of shifting climates, coastlines, ocean conditions and carbon storage.’ Dr Sophie Ward and Dr Zoe Roseby share how they use computer models to trace how thick, carbon-rich seafloor mud patches have formed over thousands of years.
CSS in the News - 05/06/25
A group of international scientists, led by Callum Roberts from the Convex Seascape Survey, make a bold call for a permanent ban on all extractive activities in the high seas ahead of the UN Ocean Conference in Nice.
CSS in the News - 30/05/25
Lemma Shehadi from The National explores seabed carbon, the impact of human activities, and how the Convex Seascape Survey’s findings are highly relevant to the Arabian Gulf.
CSS in the News - 27/05/25
Dr Sophie Ward and Dr Zoe Roseby chat to Forbes about the crucial role of sea mud in long-term carbon storage and their new paper which harnesses hydrodynamic tide models to identify carbon-rich mud deposits.
CSS in the News - 16/05/25
‘Terms like ‘net zero’ and ‘carbon sequestration’ aren’t easy to grasp, but building understanding around these terms is key to making sustainable choices’: Blue Marine Foundation’s Victoria Turner discusses new data revealing a lack of public awareness about the environment. [see pg.20]
CSS in the News - 08/05/25
In response to Sir David Attenborough’s new film Ocean, Professor Callum Roberts calls for action to protect marine life and the planet’s largest carbon stores from destructive fishing methods.

Media

Video - 18/06/25
The National visits the Convex Seascape Survey team in Exeter to find out more about their work investigating sediment carbon stores and how the Survey’s open source data could be harnessed in the Arabian Gulf.
Video - 10/06/25
Speaking live from the UN Ocean Conference, Professor Callum Roberts advocates for a global ban on fishing and deep-sea mining in international waters, as well as highlighting the crucial role of seabed carbon stores and the potential risk to these stores from bottom trawling.
Podcast - 02/06/25
Take a deep dive into mud and the diverse, weird and wonderful invertebrates who live in it, with Dr Ceri Lewis on on The Convex Conversation podcast.
Podcast - 23/09/24
The Insurance Covered podcast chats to Convex’s Rachel Delhaise about all things sustainability, including the Convex Seascape Survey.
Video - 19/09/24
Channel Four reports on exciting new research quantifying the blue carbon stored in the UK’s seabeds. Convex Seascape Survey scientist, Dr Ceri Lewis, provides expert commentary.
Podcast - 12/09/24
Artist Chris Levine describes 7.83 Hertz – his new immersive installation featuring cutting edge lasers – which highlights the vital role our ocean plays in tackling the climate crisis.