CCAP
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We are the Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa, a NERC UKRI facility based at the Scottish Association of Marine Science in Oban, Scotland. W: www.ccap.ac.uk E: [email protected]
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Covering algal biology, media prep & sterilisation, algal maintenance techniques, sampling, isolation & purification, molecular phycology & bioinformatics, algal scale-up & enumeration & plenty of time for discussion with tutors & other experts.
Lunch provided along with all materials and documents.
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CCAP Algaculture training course - in person at SAMS, Oban
28 - 29 Oct 2025
This 2 day course is a mix of theoretical lectures and hands-on lab practical components.
Email us: [email protected]
Image of technician holding a tube of microalgae, overlaid with the course title and dates
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New culture shipping vessels: after the screw-capped tubes we use for shipping were discontinued we opted for glass vials instead - which will reduce our single-use plastic usage.
The photo is of some happy Chlamydomonas cultures currently heading to Poland 🧪
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New paper: "Exploring a bicarbonate-based carbon capture approach applicability to industrially relevant marine microalgae", citing five CCAP strains.
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Exploring a Bicarbonate-based Carbon Capture Approach Applicability to Industrially Relevant Marine Microalgae | Chemical Engineering Transactions
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Introducing CCAP 88/8 Volvox aureus

Collected from a pond at Glasgow Botanic Gardens, this lovely green algae forms spherical colonies. We lost our last strain of Volvox several years ago so it is lovely to have it back in the Collection!
A photomicrograph showing a spherical Volvox aureus colony (a green algae)
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CCAP and @samsocean.bsky.social are attending the Preserving What Matters: Scotland's National Collections exhibition on Tuesday 27th May - at the RSE, George Street in Edinburgh.

If you're in the area come along to see our stand 🧪

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Preserving what matters: Scotland's national collections | In person
What do collections tell us about Scotland's history and future? And are they at risk?  Join to ask questions and hear from our experts.
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Final programme now available for our upcoming Algaculture online course:

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New paper citing CCAP 1446/10 Lyngbya sp. 👇

Acute Toxicity of Carbon Nanotubes, Carbon Nanodots, and Cell-Penetrating Peptides to Freshwater Cyanobacteria

www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/17...
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Still places available on our online Algaculture for Biotechnology course on 23rd and 24th April - see link below for further details 👇

www.ccap.ac.uk/index.php/al...

#algaculture #biotechnology #training #trainingcourse #cpdcourse #phycology #microalgae #pondlife #marinescience #onlineeducation
Images of women working in a laboratory, and a flask of red algae, illustrating the text describing the CCAP algaculture course.
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CCAP Algaculture online CPD course - 23rd & 24th April 2025

For more information visit our course webpage and complete the online application form:
www.ccap.ac.uk/index.php/al...
Glass flasks of yellow, green and orange algae on a brightly lit laboratory shelf, overlaid with information about the CCAP Algaculture online course 2025.
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Paper characterising CCAP 202/25:
The first phylogenetic and ecophysiological characterisation of Ankistrodesmus antarcticus CCAP 202/25, an Antarctic green alga isolated from freshwater ice
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The first phylogenetic and ecophysiological characterisation of Ankistrodesmus antarcticus CCAP 202/25, an Antarctic green alga isolated from freshwater ice | Czech Polar Reports
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👫 Exciting News! Registrations are now open for the MOOC “Biobanking” !
👉 Enroll Now : bit.ly/4jaIoOH
📚 Biobanks are a fundamental tool for advancing research and disseminating knowledge worldwide! Organizational, technical, scientific, legal, ethical aspects of biobanks are reviewed in the MOOC.
👫 Exciting News! Registrations are now open for the MOOC “Biobanking” ! 
👉 Enroll Now : https://bit.ly/4jaIoOH
📚 Biobanks are a fundamental tool for advancing research and disseminating knowledge worldwide! Organizational, technical, scientific, legal, ethical aspects of biobanks are reviewed in the MOOC.
Reposted by CCAP
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We need to talk about #plankton🌊

To really understand the health of the ocean, we need to know more about these microscopic and mighty organisms.
SAMS' Dr Callum Whyte is an author on a new study calling for change in how we monitor plankton.

📖 www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...
Plankton science needs old and new methods, say experts
Study follows on from global Plankton Manifesto
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New paper citing CCAP strains:
"Mixotrophic cultivation of microalgae in whey medium for poultry diet supplementation with microalgal biomass"
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