MEDIN is funded and governed by a consortium of Sponsors. These Sponsors include a range of UK marine organisations who support MEDIN’s principles and lead the UK in marine data management.

The Sponsors steer MEDIN’s direction and contribute their expertise during the creation of the MEDIN business plan. Becoming a MEDIN Sponsor will give you:

  • Leverage in a ~£0.5 million/year project with only a relatively small outlay per Sponsor. Benefit from pooled resources achieving more than you could individually.
  • Direct involvement in a project that benefits the entire marine community.
  • A say on the strategic direction of UK marine data management.
  • A place on the MEDIN Sponsors’ Board, the ultimate decision-making body for MEDIN.
  • Promotion at all MEDIN events with your organisation’s logo displayed clearly.
  • Use of the ‘MEDIN Sponsor’ logo and MEDIN promotional materials.

To officially join the network and become a MEDIN Sponsor, please email MEDIN stating your interest at enquiries@medin.org.uk. The following organisations currently sponsor MEDIN:

DEFRA logo

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero logo

Maritime & Coast Guard Agency Logo

NERC logo

Met Office Logo

UK Hydrographic Office Logo

Natural Resources Wales Logo

The Crown Estate Logo

Ocean Wise Logo

AFBI Logo

Welsh Government Logo

Joint Nature Conservation Comittee Logo

NOC logo

Scottish Government logo

DAERA Logo

Crown Estate Scotland Logo

A MEDIN partner is an organisation that demonstrates commitment to best practice marine data management, as described in our partnership agreement.

Becoming a MEDIN partner will give you:

  • Membership of MEDIN working groups in order to steer and influence our direction.
  • Priority access to bespoke data management training workshops.
  • Increased exposure of your work, as we prioritise partner activity in promotional materials and in our online newsletter, Marine Data News.
  • Priority access to our free networking events.
  • Collaboration opportunities with the marine data community.
  • An independent platform for knowledge exchange.
  • Opportunities for data management project funding.
  • Access to data management expertise across MEDIN.
  • Use of the ‘MEDIN Partner’ logo.

ABPmer Logo

AFBI Logo

ADS logo

ATKINS Logo

BGS logo

BODC logo

CEFAS Logo

DEFRA logo

IFCA Logo

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero logo

GeoData Logo

DAERA Logo

EDINA Logo

Historic England

Fugro logo

Gardline Logo

Historic Enviro. Scotland

HR Wallingford

IMarEST

Joint Nature Conservation Comittee Logo

LRSenergy Logo

MRP Logo

MCS Logo

MMO Logo

Marine Scotland Logo

Applied Telematics logo

Met Office Logo

MBA Logo

MoD Logo

Natural England Logo

NERC logo

Natural Resources Wales Logo

Ocean ecology Logo

Ocean Wise Logo

Ordanance Survey Logo

PeelPorts Logo

RCAHMW Logo

TEP Logo

SEPA logo

SNH Logo

The Crown Estate Logo

SAMS logo

Scottish Government logo

UK Hydrographic Office Logo

UHI Logo

Wessex Archaeology Logo

TESL Logo

DASHH Logo

University of Portsmouth Logo

SeaRoc Logo

Carcinus Ltd Logo

NOC logo

C M Geomatics logo

Seasearch logo

Sea Wilding logo

Safety Net Technologies logo

Project Seagrass logo

PML Logo

Cooper Marine Advisors logo

SMI logo

Crown Estate Scotland Logo