Freshmen from Princeton have visited the Island to get a first-hand look at how climate change could affect the oceans.

The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) hosted 12 students for the seminar 'Signals, Yardsticks and Tipping Points of Global Warming'.

Following the week of experimental learning in October, BIOS has now been featured on the home page of Princeton University's website, in a story written for the Princeton Weekly Bulletin.

A BIOS spokeswoman said: "This is another example of BIOS's strengthened education programmes and our deepening relationship with some of the most prestigious universities around the globe."

After having practiced environmental science in the field, the students will now write up their data as a journal research paper.

BIOS this year teamed up with Princeton to offer a PhD programme in Ocean Sciences and Marine Biology.

The first semester starts in September, with students spending a year-and-a-half at Princeton's New Jersey campus before heading to Bermuda for up to two-and-a-half years of research.

The final period of the five-year programme will be spent between the two institutions.