The purpose of the COBRA Master Class is to train early career COBRA Fellows in deep-sea expedition leadership. This course equips Fellows with the skills and tools to successfully design, propose, and execute deep-sea oceanographic field research, with a collaborative, just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive approach. Fellows also contribute to the development of an open-access “how to” manual based on course materials, receiving co-author credit for this collaborative activity.

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