Three SFI Research Centres 'Unlocking Science' as part of global online series

The series, which is produced by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions and presented by the International Science Council (ISC), includes films, articles and podcasts which will be hosted on a dedicated BBC.com StoryWorks webpage. The series explores how scientific culture is changing for the better, towards a future of more effective and inclusive citizen engagement, interdisciplinary and international cooperation, and open knowledge-sharing. This five-minute film highlights the innovative use of shipwrecks to map the seabed to inform the siting of offshore windfarms as the seas around Ireland provide an abundance of wind resources. Shipwrecks disturb near-seabed currents, causing certain types of sediments to be washed away or eroded. By studying these changes, we can better predict how man-made structures including wind turbines, will behave on the seabed over time.