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Plight of seafarers’ living conditions highlighted

7 July 2022

COVID-19 has heightened the need for better living conditions, academic says

Seafarers draw on vital support from port chaplains, research finds

9 July 2021

New film shares study on faith and welfare of seafarers working on cargo ships

Professor Helen Sampson

Theft and extortion common experiences, say seafarers

24 February 2020

New film calls for action to stamp out corruption

Container ship

Loneliness of seafarers highlighted in report

6 November 2019

Researchers call for better provision to prevent mental health issues for those working at sea

Container ship at sea

Training resource for ship operators

6 November 2018

Increasing knowledge of the lives of seafarers

Container ship

Working with industry to reduce the dangers faced by seafarers

13 August 2018

Hopes funding will raise standards for workers

Captain at ship's helm

The religious lives of international seafarers

23 June 2017

New research examines experience of seafarers, port chaplains and welfare workers

Prof Sampson presenting at UP

SIRC in the Philippines

14 December 2016

Director of the Seafarers International Research Center hosted a session at the University of the Philippines (Diliman).

Container ship leaving port

Improving safety at sea

14 September 2016

Concerns over the safety of life-saving appliances could put seafarers at increased risk

world map drawn on hands

Funding success for international collaborations

31 March 2016

Researchers from the School of Social Sciences have recently awarded been awarded a number of grants from the Newton Fund