A north-east offshore firm has drilled deep into the imagination of Aberdeen children by providing free books to get them excited about a career underwater.
Subsea 7 has provided an Aberdeen school with copies of Society for Underwater Technology’s educational book, ‘Can a Lobster be an Archaeologist – Quirky Questions and Fascinating Facts about the Underwater World’.
Primary 5 pupils at Hazlehead Primary School, who recently studied sea life as a topic, were given a copy of the book, following a donation from the firm.
SUT is calling on support from other companies to help them roll the book out in schools across the city.
The work, aimed at 10-14-year-olds, takes its name from a true story about a lobster, who helped divers discover a missing 8,000-year-old Stone Age civilisation near the Isle of Wight.
The 150-page book has been drafted by SUT members who are marine scientists, divers, subsea engineers, academics and from the merchant navy.
Dr Bob Allwood, CEO of SUT and one of the authors said: “It’s a challenging time for many sectors at the moment.
“But it’s important that we continue to inspire school pupils and show them all of the possibilities that are open to them in a way that brings to life all of the wonders of working underwater.”
Subsea 7’s Stuart Inglis added: “It has been really encouraging to hear the pupils talk about what they have already studied in class and hopefully, with these quirky stories, they will continue to learn about what goes on under the water.”
All proceeds from the book go towards SUT’s Educational Support Fund. ‘Can a Lobster be an Archaeologist?’ is on sale at £12.99 and can be purchased from www.sut.org.