Marine Institute Director Elected Chair of JPI Oceans Management Board
18th December 2020
Dr Niall McDonough will serve as Chair of the JPI Oceans Management Board for a three-year term.
Credit: Andrew Downes
Dr Niall McDonough, Director of Policy Innovation and Research Support Services at the Marine Institute, was recently elected Chair of the JPI Oceans Management Board.
JPI Oceans is an intergovernmental platform that works to increase the alignment and impact of national investments in marine and maritime research and innovation in Europe. The platform provides its member countries with a shared voice, strategic agenda and action plan to address complex ocean-related societal challenges that cannot be solved at national level. JPI Oceans focuses on long-term collaboration between EU member states, associated countries and international partners.