She was one of ten French nationals selected from a pool of 162 candidates. For a month and a half, Charlotte Cunci, a PhD student at the MIO laboratory at the University of Toulon, set sail on a yacht as part of the One Ocean Expedition, a training programme run by the European Space Agency.
On board: 60 students from all over the world, seasoned researchers… and a manta net to track microplastics. Combining sailing, camaraderie and cutting-edge research, she recounts this unforgettable experience.
Read the article from the University of Toulon
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