The SponGES project featured at the CIIMAR Annual Open Day, on September 21st 2019. This is a regular event attracting over 20K visitors every year, including kids and families. Have a look at this amazing stand, with videos, microscopes and… … Read More
The second leg of the SponGES touring exhibition was held in Gijón, from the 19th to the 23rd of November 2018. The exhibition took advantage of the local Science Week, and of the kindness of researchers and technicians at the … Read More
Our team member Ute Hentschel-Humeida (from GEOMAR’s Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel) introduced an audience of over 1000 high-school students to the secret world of sponges, and to the scope and activities of project SponGES. The talk was … Read More
The three European “sister projects” SponGES, MERCES and Atlas joined forces to bring collaborative research funded under the Galway Statement agenda to the global stage of marine biodiversity. The projects participated together in the World Conference on Marine Biodiversity (Montreal, … Read More
You can download the Press Release (PDF) here.