The British Council supports adventurous research

Good news from the Beagle Project. The British Council has funded plans for a Beagle Project research network aboard the Brazilian tall ship Tocorime (or Adventure, the name of the sister ship of the Beagle) during its proposed exploration of South America. According to the Beagle Project blog this means the funding will go towards;

- a workshop in Rio de Janeiro "to bring together a new international team to discuss with the Tocorime operators - cruise logistics, scientific aims, timing, observations from space, public and schools outreach and contribution to the international Census of Marine Life and Consortium for the Barcode of Life"

- the organisation of "public events in Rio, Buenos Aires, Concepcion and the Galapagos to publicise the results from the cruise and their importance to evolutionary science using internet and teleconferencing technology"

Congrats to the Beagle Project team. I hope their ambitions meet with continued success.