In June this year, the Marine Biogeochemistry Forum joined forces with the Challenger Society to host Advances in Marine Biogeochemistry (AMBIO)conference. AMBIO is a Challenger Society the special interest group, and provides a technical forum for students, educators, researchers and governmental and industrial partners with shared interests in marine biogeochemistry. Hosted by the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute, the conference was a great two days covering all things biogeochemistry, with a range of talks and posters focussing on the inorganic carbon pump, primary productivity, nutrient cycling and new approaches. Excellent keynote talks were given by Dr Ruth Parker from CEFAS, Dr Emma Cavan from Imperial College London, Prof. Alessandro Tagliabue from University of Liverpool, Prof. Alex Poulton from Herit-Watt University.

BIOPOLE was represented through a talk by Anna Belcher, presenting on the BIOPOLE broadcast station campaign in Chile in January 2025, ‘Fresh to marine gradients and cycling of major nutrients in Almirantazgo Sound and, Parry and Marinelli fjords, Southern Patagonia, Chile’. The talk was well received and it was great to engage with nutrient biogeochemists for their insights.

It was fantastic to see many PhD students and Post-docs presenting their latest work. To support this group, AMBIO hosted an excellent panel event for early career researchers; ‘Career Discussions: Next Steps after PhD or Post-Doc’ which was really well attended and a great opportunity to ask questions to a diverse panel who’d taken different paths on their scientific journey. Overall a fantastic two days, engaging in the latest science, forming new networks and catching up with friends and colleagues from this great community. Do look out for the next AMBIO meeting (hosted every 2 years) to present your BIOPOLE work.

The Author of this Article Anna Belcher (NOC)