Last few places left!

www.ccap.ac.uk/index.php/algaculture2026/

Not there yet in Oban...

More special guests presenting on our CCAP online course are Dr Payam Mehrshahi & Dr Ana Teresa Gonçalves from GreenCoLab, presentation/discussion: "GreenCoLab - Applications of algal biotechnology in aquaculture"

See the link below for course details and to apply 👇
www.ccap.ac.uk/index.php/al...

Pictured above from top to bottom:

CCAP 88/8 Volvox aureus
CCAP 1085/20 Thalassiosira rotula
CCAP 1136/18 Prorocentrum micans

CCAP will be at the Edinburgh Science Festival 2026 - if you are visiting come and say hello!

We will be in Dynamic Earth on 16 & 17 April 10-4, with an ioLight microscope and a bioreactor, plus several of our algae strains.

@samsocean.bsky.social
#edinburgh #marinescience #STEM #pondlife #algae

The next of our Special Guest Presenters on CCAP’s online training course later this month is Dr Hiral Shah.
Dr Shah's talk is entitled "Exploring cytoskeletal diversity across eukaryotes using expansion microscopy"

See the link below for course details 👇

www.ccap.ac.uk/index.php/algaculture2026/

A brief introduction to guest speaker Dr Katrin Geisler of University of Manchester

Following the launch of the next CCAP online training course, we are delighted to announce the first of our Special Guest Speakers.
Dr Katrin Geisler will present a talk entitled "Synthetic Biology for Algal Biotechnology".
See the link below for course details 👇
www.ccap.ac.uk/index.php/al...

Earth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as energy imbalance reaches record high State of the Climate report finds Earth’s energy has moved dangerously out of balance, with oceans absorbing vast majority of trapped heat

Every responsible decision maker in politics, industry etc. should read this. Or better yet the original WMO report it’s about (linked in the article).
And then think very seriously:
What am I doing to stop this?
Is it enough?
How do I want to be remembered?

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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🧪CCAP Algaculture online course - 21-23 April 2026 09:00-13:00 BST (GMT+1)🔬

This 3-day course is a mix of lectures and video lab practical demonstrations, there will be plenty of time for discussion with the tutors and other experts.
See link below for more details:
www.ccap.ac.uk/index.php/al...

CCAP supplies living algae and protozoa, we can also help with identification, bulk cultures, metabolomic analyses, training, secure storage/cryopreservation and more.

Two members of CCAP team sitting behind an exhibition table with green and red algal cultures in tissue culture flasks, flyers and a microscope

CCAP's Mikey, Evie and Ceci are attending the #IBioIC 12th Annual Conference in Glasgow today and tomorrow: "BioSolutions for Tomorrow's World"

Find them at Stand 2, Level 3 in the Exhibition area and say hello 😊

Technology Innovation Centre, 99 George Street, Glasgow
Ibioicconference.com

Metabolomic and physiological insights into the biostimulant activity of Chlorella vulgaris extract in hydroponic lettuce under salinity stress The application of microalgal biostimulants has emerged as a sustainable strategy to enhance crop performance, improve stress tolerance, and reduce th…

Microalgal stimulants - using e.g. Chlorella vulgaris extract to improving lettuce yield and more

A recent paper referencing CCAP 211/11B Chlorella vulgaris, one of our most studied and popular strains (and our oldest):

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Middle and bottom rows:

CCAP 612/15 Cosmarium lundelli
CCAP 34/14 Haematococcus lacustris
CCAP 258/249 Desmodesmus armatus
CCAP 409/1 Chlorochytrium lemnae
CCAP 418/2 Draparnaldia glomerata
CCAP 11/72 Chloromonas difformis

A collage of eight photomicrographs of green microalgae - of all shapes - and one photo of a flask of filamentous green algae

A lovely sunny day today to showcase some of our green 💚 algae, top row below and see comment for the rest:

CCAP 652/3 Netrium digitus
CCAP 6038/1 Ulva clathrata
CCAP 698/1A Zygnema cylindricum

#culturecollection #algae #microalgae #pondlife #green

Rare Earth - Ocean Explorers - BBC Sounds Tom Heap and Helen Czerski explore how robots and DNA are expanding our oceanic knowledge.

This week's episode of Rare Earth on BBC R4 is all about Ocean Explorers - it's a fascinating listen here:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002rt0n

#Diatoms, eDNA, kelp farming, evidence of dark oxygen production in the deep oceans, and the Scottish Marine Robotics Facility @samsocean.bsky.social

New paper co-authored by CCAP Curator Ceci Rad Menéndez and SAMS Scientist David Green:

And the sun has come out to welcome you too :)

We will be at @ccapoban.bsky.social in stunning Oban for the next two weeks fixing samples from their remarkable collection for #ExAME - thank you Ceci Mikey Jo Naomi and everyone at SAMS for the warm Scottish welcome ❤️

#ProtistsonSky #ExpandThemAll

@fmikus.bsky.social

#Expansion #Microscopy #Atlas of #Microbial #Eukaryotes is getting up to speed.

We will be at full speed soon, but we are lucky to have a welcoming #protistology #community. Thx

🙏 to @Marine @fmikus.bsky.social @Julius & @Galina
⏭️Stop: @ccapoban.bsky.social
#ExpandThemAll #ExAME #ProtistsOnSky

Drones and Droids: a strategy game with robots!

The crowdfunder has just 7 days left - support marine science, STEM and fun!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/drones-and...
#stem #robotics #boardgame #hab #harmfulalgalbloom #marinescience

Covering algal biology, media prep & sterilisation, algal maintenance techniques, sampling, isolation & purification, molecular phycology & bioinformatics, algal scale-up & enumeration & plenty of time for discussion with tutors & other experts.
Lunch provided along with all materials and documents.

Image of technician holding a tube of microalgae, overlaid with the course title and dates

CCAP Algaculture training course - in person at SAMS, Oban
28 - 29 Oct 2025
This 2 day course is a mix of theoretical lectures and hands-on lab practical components.
Email us: ccap@sams.ac.uk

New culture shipping vessels: after the screw-capped tubes we use for shipping were discontinued we opted for glass vials instead - which will reduce our single-use plastic usage.
The photo is of some happy Chlamydomonas cultures currently heading to Poland 🧪

Algae Could Prove MVP for Future Space Missions Green algae could prove a versatile companion on future deep-space missions, potentially as a resource for fuel, food, and medicine. Results from a NASA Artemis I experiment showed that samples insert...

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Algae-based Sustainable Carbon Fibers Developed Technical University of Munich researchers succeeded in developing a production process for carbon fibers from renewable raw materials.

algaeplanet.com/algae-based-...

New paper: "Exploring a bicarbonate-based carbon capture approach applicability to industrially relevant marine microalgae", citing five CCAP strains.
www.cetjournal.it/index.php/ce...

A photomicrograph showing a spherical Volvox aureus colony (a green algae)

Introducing CCAP 88/8 Volvox aureus

Collected from a pond at Glasgow Botanic Gardens, this lovely green algae forms spherical colonies. We lost our last strain of Volvox several years ago so it is lovely to have it back in the Collection!

Influence of season, inoculum density and ammonia concentration on biomass abundance and ammonia utilization of a microalgal consortium for tertiary remediation of tannery wastewater and valorization ... Phyco-remediation has been advocated as a tertiary step for simultaneous remediation of tannery wastewater and valorization of microalgal biomass. Thi…

New paper from a study using CCAP 276/1A Tetradesmus obliquus:

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Bioactivity of autotrophic and mixotrophic Tetraselmis chuii (CCAP 66/21B) extracts against H2O2-mediated stress in A549 cells. The trophic regime experienced by microalgae can influence their accumulation of antioxidant products such as phenolic compounds. This study investiga…

New paper featuring CCAP 66/21B Tetraselmis chui:

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#Tetraselmischui #Mixotrophy #Antioxidants #Solubleprotein #A549cells

Preserving what matters: Scotland's national collections | In person What do collections tell us about Scotland's history and future? And are they at risk?  Join to ask questions and hear from our experts.

CCAP and @samsocean.bsky.social are attending the Preserving What Matters: Scotland's National Collections exhibition on Tuesday 27th May - at the RSE, George Street in Edinburgh.

If you're in the area come along to see our stand 🧪

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/preserving...