
Activities

Citizen Science Program
This project has created awareness of Oceans and Human Health issues in the tourism industry.
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Policy Review
By analysing current marine, ecosystem and health management plans, this project has identified how different policies can be brought together.
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Review of Marine Data
This review examined marine and public health data portals for understanding interactions between the marine environment and human health.

SOPHIE Survey
This pan-European survey aimed to improve our understanding of the European public’s beliefs about how marine issues affect human health and wellbeing.
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Stakeholder Discussions
Listening to people from across Europe to define future oceans and human health research priorities.
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Asking the Experts
The Expert Group combined interdisciplinary knowledge from researchers and professionals to develop a vision for the future of Oceans and Human Health.
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Strategic Research Agenda
The SOPHIE Strategic Research Agenda is a comprehensive overview of the required research and capacity to develop Oceans and Human Health in Europe.
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Mapping the Evidence
This project has reviewed existing research into the links between the marine environment and health and wellbeing, and created a systematic map of its findings.
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Innovative Solutions
This project has gathered information about initiatives which aim to enhance the interactions between oceans and human health.
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Community Platform
A space for researchers and professionals to meet, interact and build working partnerships.
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Future scenarios
Balancing future trends and local ambitions for Seas, Oceans and Human Health
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SDG Workshop
This project brought together SOPHIE experts to raise the awareness of the ocean in society and politics.
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Higher education courses
The SOPHIE team contributed to several educational courses in oceans and human health.