Technical Lecture: The Common Weal
About this event
Professor Nicholas Owens, Vice Principal for Research and Innovation at SAMS (the Scottish Association for Marine Science), shows how humanity’s many overlapping interests in the ocean have led to a failure of the ‘common weal’, or a tragedy of the commons, despite a highly regulated regime. He asks whether other solutions exist and closes by describing a SAMS initiative: the appointment of The Ocean to its governing Board.
What to expect
- Ocean governance and the tragedy of the commons
- Why regulation has not protected the ocean
- SAMS’s appointment of The Ocean to its governing Board
- Attend in person in Glasgow or online
Date and time
Tuesday 3 November 2026, 6:30 to 7:30 pm GMT
Location and format
Hybrid: Room HD1.13, Henry Dyer Building, University of Strathclyde, 100 Montrose Street, Glasgow, and online via Zoom
Cost
Free
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