BLUE WORLD:

Despite the fact that generations of surfers, sailors, fishermen and explorers have spent half their lives gazing out to sea, very few people have the slightest idea of what the Ocean is and how it works. 

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COVID UPDATE:

The impact of COVID-19 has changed our research priorities. We will now focus on Education &  Communication, both key aspects of our long-term Research Program. Education will be our #1 Priority.

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ORI Research Director, Dr. Jennifer Gidley, is the creator of a new online course “Global Futures of the Environment”. 

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HE Peter Thomson, UN S-G’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, speaks to ORI official launch, May 2019.

Our Mission

What do we want to achieve

ORI’s mission is to explore the Ocean to reveal its secrets for the benefit of humankind, and to inspire a new generation of explorers. We join other Ocean science pioneers to understand the Ocean, and help open a new era of commitment to preserving Earth’s integrated systems. And we actively promote the direct engagement of tomorrow’s future scientists with ORI’s programs.

”DISCOVERY SCIENCE HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE REALM OF THE UNKNOWN”

– ORI’s operational model is geared for exploring the unknown

EMAIL US

GHQ@ori.net.au