ΒιΆΉ΄ε

Clan Ocean is looked after by Alan Kerr. Please contact Alan for any issues relating to Clan matters.

Email: Alan.Kerr@sams.ac.uk 

Postal address: ΒιΆΉ΄ε, Dunbeg, Oban, Argyll PA37 1QA, Scotland, UK

Find out how we look after your data here.

Clan Ocean - benefits

Your contribution supports ΒιΆΉ΄ε' public outreach, education and engagement programme

You will receive E-invitations to 30-40 ΒιΆΉ΄ε seminars each year: participate online or in-person

You gain in-person access to ΒιΆΉ΄ε' Charles Wyville Thomson library (Mon-Fri 09:00-17:00) in Oban

We will email you our annual impact report

We will invite you to occasional ΒιΆΉ΄ε events (some free, some paid for)

You can wear our Ocean tartan proudly and with purpose

Corporate members gain access to hiring our conference facilities

Subscriptions

For the past 30 years we have been charging our supporters £12 per year, or £5 for students and retired people. 

We are currently reviewing the subscription model.

You can also join Clan Ocean by volunteering for us

Corporate organisations looking to support ΒιΆΉ΄ε can find information here.

How to joins ΒιΆΉ΄ε

1. Fill in our online application form
2. When you press 'submit' this will be sent to us and you become a clan supporter
   
   

How to pay for your subscription

There are two ways:

• >electronically in our , selecting the appropriate category
• >send a cheque made out to 'ΒιΆΉ΄ε'

If you want to be invoiced instead and pay by BACS, then please contact Alan.

Please note that the supporter year runs from 1 April to 31 March but you can join anytime throughout the year.

How to renew

We automatically renew your subscription unless you tell us otherwise or do not pay following a reminder email or letter. For anyone not paying automatically by standing order, please use one of the above stated payment methods.

How to cancel

Please notify us in writing of your intention to withdraw from the ΒιΆΉ΄ε. We would greatly appreciate some feedback why you no longer want to support us as we do try within our means to provide you with a valuable experience.

ΒιΆΉ΄ε Board

ΒιΆΉ΄ε is governed by an independent non-executive Board that meets five times a year. Ultimate legal responsibility for ΒιΆΉ΄ε' operations rests with the Board. The Board appoints the Director and delegates the running of ΒιΆΉ΄ε to the Director and the executive team.

The Board is supported by a range of sub-committees:

Research, Enterprise & Innovation Commission (chair: Prof Colin Brownlees)

Education Committee (chair: Dr Deborah McNeill)

Communications & Engagement Committee (chair: Susan Watts)

Development Committee (chair: Lisa Chilton)

Finance Committe (chair: Eric Hollanders)

Audit Committee (chair: Dr Ian Jardine) - which monitors the integrity of financial reporting, internal controls and risk management systems, whistleblowing and internal audit and liaises with the external auditors

Governing documents

ΒιΆΉ΄ε Articles of Association (last updated 2023)

Memorandum of Association

Statutory Accounts

2015 ΒιΆΉ΄ε Group Statutory Accounts

2016 ΒιΆΉ΄ε Group Statutory Accounts

2017 ΒιΆΉ΄ε Group Statutory Accounts

2018 ΒιΆΉ΄ε Group Statutory Accounts

2019 ΒιΆΉ΄ε Group Statutory Accounts

2020 ΒιΆΉ΄ε Group Statutory Accounts

2021 ΒιΆΉ΄ε Group Statutory Accounts

2022 ΒιΆΉ΄ε Group Statutory Accounts

2023 ΒιΆΉ΄ε Group Statutory Accounts

ΒιΆΉ΄ε Group Accounts 2024

Non-executive trustees

Chair / Trustee

Diana Murray CBE (2019-2022;, 2021-2024)

Trustees / board members 

Professor John Baxter (2018-2021, 2021-2024)

Professor Colin Brownlee (2018-2021, 2021-2024)

Lisa Chilton (2018-2021, 2021-2024)

Dr Deborah McNeill (2018-2021, 2021-2024)

Colin Moffat (2021-2024)

Dr Magnus Nicolson (2019-2022)

Professor Richard Waites (2021-2024)

Susan Watts (2018-2021, 2021-2024)

Douglas Wallace (2003-)

Adam Christie (2003-)

Alun Williams (2003-)

Ian Jardine (2003-)

Observers

Susan Waldron (UKRI-NERC), Morag Goodfellow (HIE), Professor Neil Simco (UHI), Danny Morrisson (HISA), Dr Clive Fox & Richard Dale (staff representatives)

The ΒιΆΉ΄ε executive team 

Director & Managing Director of SRSL

Professor Nicholas JP Owens

Deputy Director

Professor Axel EJ Miller 

Associate Director, Science and Research

Professor Ben Wilson

Associate Director, Science and Education

Professor Keith Davidson

Associate Director, Science, Enterprise and Innovation

Professor Michele Stanley

Head of Human Resources

Hazel Farnell

Head of Enterprise

Mike Spain

Head of Financial Services

John Barrie

Company Secretary

Ann MacKenzie

Directors of ΒιΆΉ΄ε Enterprise

Dr Pushkar Wadke

Professor Axel EJ Miller

Professor Nicholas JP Owens (chair)