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Capacity building is core to the programme, and we
celebrated two PhD, eight MSc, and six BSc students
completing their research with us in 2022. There are 30
students still in training (22 PhD and eight MSc), and it
was particularly exciting to see four new PhD students
and three Masters students from India, the Seychelles, Sri
Lanka, and La Reunion join the programme in 2022. As part
of our commitment to increase opportunities for scientists
from the Indian Ocean, we equip scientists with broader
skills, and this year saw students participate in national and
international conferences, including a high-profile event
for the next generation of ocean leaders at the UN Ocean
Conference in June. This was organised in partnership
with the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable
Development which saw some of our early career
scientists share the conference stage with established
scientists and experts in their field.
The application of scientific research to marine
management and policy is another key objective of the
programme. We produced two reports in 2022, one
summarised the management and policy relevance of our
research to the Foreign Commonwealth & Development
Office and the second provided recommendations arising