On August 25, the 2025 annual meeting of the Academic Committee of the State Key Laboratory of Marine Food Processing and Safety Control (hereinafter referred to as “the Laboratory”) was held in Qingdao.Prof. Wang Houjie, Vice President of OUC, extended a warm welcome to the members of the Academic Committee attending the meeting. He noted that the Laboratory has consistently targeted major national needs and has produced a series of important achievements in areas such as the high-value utiliza

On June 26, Mr. Darren Turner, Acting Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of South Australia (UniSA), led a delegation to Ocean University of China (OUC). Vice President Liu Yong met with the guests at Laoshan Campus.

The latest research of Associate Professor Liu Yingying, a member of the Second Language Acquisition Research Team, has been published in Computer Assisted Language Learning, titled “Enhancing GPT-based automated essay scoring: the impact of fine-tuning and linguistic complexity measures” .

On June 11, the research team led by Professor Gan Bolan under the supervision of Academician Wu Lixin at the Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System/Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography published their latest research titled “Oceanic uptake of CO₂ enhanced by mesoscale eddies” in Science Advances. This study is the first to evaluate the impact of mesoscale eddies on oceanic CO₂ uptake based on large-sample statistics of eddy-induced air-sea CO₂ flux reconstructe

Recently, Professor Li Aifeng from College of Environmental Science and Engineering, in collaboration with Professor Lin Senjie’s team from Xiamen University, has made significant progress in the field of the biosynthesis mechanism of β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) in diatom cells. Their findings, titled “Induction of a neurotoxin in diatoms by iron limitation via cysteine synthase”, have been published online in the top-tier multi-disciplinary journal PNAS on June 9.In this study, the researc

From June 7-12, President Zhang Junfeng led a delegation to France and Italy, with an aim to deepen strategic cooperation between OUC and its partner institutions. During the visit, the delegation attended the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), co-organized a side event with Mission SeaOrbiter (MSO), and visited Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The visit achieved fruitful outcomes.

On June 12, Prof. Rufus Black, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Tasmania (UTAS), led a delegation to Ocean University of China (OUC). Vice President Liu Yong met with the guests, and discussions were held on deepening partnership.

On June 9, the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) was held in Nice, France. Prof. Zhang Junfeng, President of Ocean University of China (OUC), led a delegation to attend the conference, and participated in the opening ceremony and the “Beyond the Deep Blue” side event, co-organized by OUC and Mission SeaOrbiter (MSO).Co-hosted by France and Costa Rica, UNOC3 seeks to support the implementation of “Sustainable Development Goal 14: conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marin

On June 6, Professor Dong Bos team from Fang Zongxi Center for Marine Evo-Devo published a research paper titled Physics of Notochord Tube Expansion in Ascidian in PNAS. With a focus on the morphological development of the notochord tube in the ascidian at crucial evolutionary stages, the research reveals that the mechanical contraction force generated by the Cdc42 signaling-regulated cell cortical constriction ring, combined with the physical barrier created by intercellular tight junctions, pl

Recently, Professor Li Qi and Professor Liu Shikai from the Laboratory of Shellfish Genetics and Breeding at Fisheries College in collaboration with researchers from the University of Edinburgh, have made new progress in the research field of genome diversity in bivalves. Their findings have been published online in Cell Reports titled “Haplotype-resolved genomes provide insights into the origins and functional significance of genome diversity in bivalves.”Bivalves, such as oysters, scallops, an

On June 8, which marks the 17th World Oceans Day and the 18th National Ocean Publicity Day, the launch ceremony of Blue New Opportunities, an integrated media program produced by the CMG Finance and Economics Program Center, was held at OUC. The event was co-hosted by the CMG Finance and Economics Program Center and OUC. The Research Team on Financial Support for Marine Economy and Marine Disaster Management was invited to participate in the event. Chief expert of the team, Professor Zhao Xin, d

On May 29, OUC hosted the 2025 Annual Meeting of the International Alliance of Marine-related Institutions (2025 IAMRI Annual Meeting). Professor Zhang Junfeng, President of OUC, addressed the meeting. Professor Liu Yong, Vice President of OUC, presided over the opening ceremony.

On May 22, a delegation led by Vice Chancellor Prof. Abdul Malik and Pro-Vice Chancellor Illahi Bakhsh from Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences, Pakistan (LUAWMS) visited OUC.

In May 2025, the protozoology team led by Professor Gao Shan from Marine Biodiversity and Evolution Research Institute published their latest research titled Identification and characterization of the de novo methyltransferases for eukaryotic N6-methyladenine (6mA) in the journal Science Advances.