Invasive alien species are one of the biggest threats to Earth's biodiversity. In the BiodivOcean project, we use the VIRTUE method and citizen science to search for and report invasive alien species.

In the age where professional cameras can fit into the pocket of your jeans and artificial intelligence can create detailed images from a single prompt in seconds, the field of scientific illustration may seem like a remnant from the past.

Discover how to bring citizen science into the classroom, why is it important and some tips to design a good citizen science activity.

As biofilms start to develop, they are an excellent tool for educators to draw in students and then keep them engaged. An understanding of how biofilms develop under different conditions can provide students with real-world scenarios of how changes in variables like temperature, sunlight, or salinity can affect biodiversity.

At first glance, tunicates hardly look remarkable. Often mistaken for sponges, blobs, or bits of rock glued to piers and reefs, these soft bodied marine animals are easy to overlook.

Barnacles may look like tiny white specks on rocks and piers, but they’re some of the ocean’s most extraordinary creatures!

How can we promote a project of ocean literacy in a way that inspires action, inclusion, and curiosity? 

When VIRTUE (Virtual University Education) began in 1997, it was an ambitious idea ahead of its time: could universities in different countries use emerging digital tools to build a shared virtual

The ocean covers more than 70% of our planet – yet we still know surprisingly little about life beneath the surface.

Welcome to the website of the new BiodivOcean project! The BiodivOcean project is funded by the European funding programme Erasmus+.