Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS)

Scientific research: research conducted at bios is relevant to the waters surrounding bermuda, as well as the global earth system, and is multidisciplinary, spanning the biological, chemical, geological, and physical sciences. The major accomplishments of the largest project at bios, the bermuda atlantic time-series study, includes: provision of climate-change relevant understanding of ocean health and function; publication of more than thirty scientific papers each year; support of more than fifty national and international scientific collaborators; and access of scientific data to several thousand researchers each year. In support of this effort, bios's ship operations contribute to multidisciplinary multi-institutional scientific research with numerous expeditions each year totaling 150-200 days at sea.

Education: from hands-on programs for bermuda grade-school students to graduate research internships in oceanography, bios conducts a variety of education programs each year that prepare the next generation for the scientific and technical challenges of the future. Bios's year-long on-island education program provides training and resources to bermuda's grade-school teachers and offers hands-on learning experiences to approximately 1,000 students each year. University students from the u.s., uk, canada, and other countries around the world take part in bios courses, research internships, and other educational offerings that enhance students' in-classroom education with specialized instruction and practical scientific research experience in both the lab abd in the field. Each year, more than 300 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from bios' university education programs.