Mid-term meeting SLATE

Jul 4, 2019

The participants of the European training network SLATE have now met at MARUM to review the EU-funded project. Photo: MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen; V. Diekamp

The European training network SLATE (Submarine Landslides and their impact on European continental margins) for Early Stage Researchers was established in April 2017. After two years, the participants have now met at MARUM to review the EU-funded project.

SLATE is funded within the framework of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie program (MSC) of the European Commission with almost 3.9 million Euros. Currently, 15 PhD students in SLATE study submarine landslides focusing on what triggered the event and what are the transport kinematics and those studying the hazard from submarine landslides themselves and derived tsunami to near and far field coast. There are 17 partners from seven European countries involved, including universities, research institutes and companies.