Safe seas

Learn how the Marine Institute is protecting those working at sea and safeguarding coastal communities
Huge wave hitting the seawall at Porthleven, Cornwall
 
 
 
Our world-leading expertise and facilities in cyber security drive innovative solutions to protect infrastructure at sea.
Our forecasting and analysing of extreme natural events, alongside ground-breaking numerical modelling and novel engineering solutions, underpin impact mitigation of flooding and other coastal hazards.

Research centres and groups

Through our whole-system transdisciplinary approach to solutions-oriented research, we are accelerating sustainable developments to safeguard our seas

Maritime cyber security ship simulator
UAV Flight over Slapton Sands for Photogrammetry
Aerial view of volcano Etna

More centres and groups aiming for safer seas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Research projects and initiatives

Cyber-SHIP lab
Cyber-SHIP Lab

A £3.2 million hardware-based maritime cyber security research and development platform
Atoll island
Natural adaptation of atoll islands to sea-level rise offering opportunities for ongoing human occupation (ARISE)

A £2.8 million project aiming to increase our understanding of overwash processes to develop practical management tools
Offshore wind farm
Cyber-Resilience of Offshore Wind Networks (CROWN)

Facilitating the development of a new maritime cyber cluster

More projects aiming for safer seas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Making an impact through leading research and expertise

Our longstanding, reputable portfolio of research and innovation, ensures we are well-placed to address the UN Sustainable Development Goals and inform national and international policy.
  • A UK and global focus for maritime cyber security training, policy development and commercial testing in the UK and globally.
  • At the forefront of efforts to help communities address the potential impacts of storms, developing new innovations and technological solutions that will change the way they are both predicted and managed.
  • Informed , including a recent inquiry into ransomware.
  • The only University credited in the development of the first maritime cyber scenario that featured in the Bank of England’s General Insurance Stress Test .
 
 
 

Study opportunities

Our marine- and ocean-related degrees are supporting the next generation of thinkers and change-makers to make our seas more safe.
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We supervise postgraduate research in the following areas: