The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) is delighted to announce a new fellowship scheme, designed to support world-class research and innovation in marine plastics. 
   will offer talented researchers 2 to 3 month placements at ACU member universities across the Commonwealth , as well as in industry with a focus on three core areas:
- preventing plastics from getting into the sea
 - developing alternatives to plastics
 - cleaning up the seas
 
  The fellowships are open to both Ph.D. students and post-Ph.D. researchers at any stage of their career.
  The University of Malta is eligible to both send fellows outwards and host fellowships.
  If any Faculty / Institute / Centre /School is interested in hosting fellows send an email to acufellowships@acu.ac.uk. 
  Interested?
  Researchers interested to apply for the ACU Blue Charter Fellowships are requested to complete the  by Wednesday 7 November at 23:59 GMT. 
  For full eligibility requirements, background information, and application instructions, visit the  or send an email.