The ocean is a determining factor for the prosperity of countries. All nations attach great importance to the development of their maritime industries. China is no exception. Its various marine-related undertakings rely on the continuous innovation of science and technology.

During his visit to Tsinghua University on April 19, 2021, President Xi Jinping stressed that amid the national rejuvenation within the wider context of once-in-a-century changes in the world, China’s higher education institutions should focus on the countrys top priorities, fulfill their duties and contribute to the prosperity of the country and the well-being of the people.On May 28, Xi addressed the general assembly of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, an

On October 25, 2021, the team led by Prof. Zhang Yuzhong published an article entitled “Acrylate protects a marine bacterium from grazing by a ciliate predator” in Nature Microbiology. This research finding was enabled by the collaboration between Zhang’s team at OUC’s College of Marine Life Sciences and its counterparts at partner universities such as Shandong University.For many years, the team has been engaged in marine microbiological and microbial oceanographic research, producing research

Prof. Dong Yunwei’s team, under the OUC’s College of Fisheries, has made progress in physiological adaptation and distribution patterns of shellfish, in collaboration with Prof. George Somero of Stanford University. The results were published online in Bioactive Materials, a top journal in the field of biomaterials, under the title of “An integrated, multi-level analysis of thermal effects on intertidal molluscs for understanding species distribution patterns”.Shellfish, widely distributed in in

On October 20, 2021, the inaugural meeting of China-Norway Marine University Consortium Alliance was held at Ocean University of China (OUC).

On October 16, Ocean University of China held the Third International Children’s Literature Symposium on “Interdisciplinary Studies of Children’s Literature” online. The symposium brought tougher more than 100 experts and scholars at home and abroad. More than 10,000 people watched the webcast live. During the conference, scholars exchanged ideas on the theory, cultural industry, education, comparative research, translation and new media of children’s literature. The opening ceremony was preside

The 10th China-Russia Arctic Forum successfully concluded on September 6, 2021. It was co-hosted by St Petersburg State University and Ocean University of China (OUC). Participants from more than 30 Chinese and Russian universities, research institutes, and enterprises attended the meeting online to discuss important topics under the theme “Bilateral and Multilateral Trans-regional Cooperation in the Arctic”. Prof. Li Huajun, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Vice President o

On November 3, 2021, the 2020 National Science and Technology Progress Awarding Ceremony was held in Beijing. The project under the title of “Analysis of Efficacy Components of Sea Cucumber and Application of Deep Processing Technology” led by the team of Prof. Xue Changhu of Ocean University of China (OUC) won the second prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award.

On July 22, Counsellor Huang Xuehu from the Chinese Embassy in Kiribati visited Ocean University of China (OUC). Prof. Wu Qiangming, Assistant President of OUC received the delegation.

Recently, the Marine Biomaterial team of Sars-Fang Centre, a new institute at Ocean University of China (OUC), has made progress in its novel biomimetic materials research. The results were published online in September 2021 in Bioactive Materials, a top journal in the field of biomaterials, under the title of Exploration of sea anemone inspired high performance biomaterials with enhanced antioxidant activity. This study provides new ideas for the exploration and application of novel biomimetic

Prof. Li Fengmins team under the College of Environmental Science and Engineering of Ocean University of China (OUC) successfully prepared a biodegradable and reusable chitin/carbon nanocomposite material, together with its foreign collaborators. The progress makes it possible to achieve efficient removal of microplastics in water environment. The study reveals the main mechanism of adsorption, which is significant to the studying of environmental behavior, quantitative determination and polluti

The 2021 Annual Convention of the International Association for Gondwana Research (IAGR) and the 18th International Symposium on Gondwana to Asia was held in Qingdao in September.

On June 21st, the salmons farmed in the Yellow Sea cold water mass (YSCWM) in the “Deep Blue-1” net cages at the Qingdao National Deep Sea Green Aquaculture Experimental Zone were harvested with the technological support by Prof. Dong Shuanglin’s team at Ocean University of China.

On June 22, 2021, the winner of the 18th International Brothers Grimm Award was announced. Prof. Zhu Ziqiang from the College of Liberal Arts, Journalism and Communication, Ocean University of China is the winner and the second Chinese scholar to win the award.