Centre for Maritime and Marine Research

Centre for Maritime and Marine Research is an interdisciplinary research center focusing on research and solutions for the maritime and marine area. The centre not only focusses on research in the area but also on outreach creating a link between students and researchers and the maritime and marine area.

Vision

The vision of the Centre for Maritime and Marine Research is to ensure a green, sustainable and innovative maritime and marine environment in the future. The center for maritime and marine research is to offer interdisciplinary research in line with RUCs strategic aims. The centre will be working across a broad spectrum of highly relevant research areas and education aspects ensuring collaboration with different external stakeholders in the maritime and marine sector including private companies and organizations, public institutions and NGOs.

The purpose of Centre for Maritime and Marine Research is to strengthen:

• Collaboration with external parties in the maritime and marine area.
• Student project activities within in the maritime and marine area through collaboration with external partners.
• Research with in the area of maritime and marine area
• RUCs position within the maritime and marine sector
• Interdisciplinary research and externally funded projects within the maritime and marine area.

Focus

Centre for Maritime and Marine Research focusses on ensuring a sustainable, green and innovative maritime and marine area with focus on the following UN sustainable development goals:

• SDG 8 Decent work and economic growth
• SDG 9 Industry innovation and infrastructure
• SDG 13 Climate action
• SDG 14 Life below water

The aim is to ensure a healthy marine environment and industry ensuring a sustainable business with newest knowledge to ensure a 50% reduction of CO2 emissions by the maritime industry, which is the ambitious target, set by the International Maritime Organization.