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Rehearsals for Lake Ellsworth Deployment

Rehearsals for Lake Ellsworth Deployment

Meeting the challenge
Discovery launched

Discovery launched

New research ship successfully launched
Victorian science

Victorian science

Adding another 50 years to ocean warming record
Blooming Arctic Ocean?

Blooming Arctic Ocean?

For modellers the Arctic Ocean has rarely been a focus of attention
Expedition blogs

Expedition blogs

Follow our research at sea

Latest News

May 16, 2012
Diamond
Scientists based at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton have discovered a previously unrecognised volcanic process, similar to one that is used in chocolate...
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Events

The RRS Discovery
50 years of ocean exploration Scientists, crew and support staff, past and present, associated with the Royal Research Ship Discovery will be gathering...
Marine Life Talks
Plastic Planet – 19.30pm at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton – by Jennifer Durden –
Brittlestars
Secret life of a new brittlestar from the Antarctic deep sea, 19.30pm at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton – by Rachel Boschen...

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  • Banner image science impactsScience impacts Rapid population growth and global warming are creating unprecedented challenges in which the oceans will play an important role.

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NOC working with the Marine Science Community

Delivery Partners

Working in partnership with the UK marine science community

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Working with its partners NOC delivers Natural Environment Research Council marine science national capability.

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Hosting Partners

Working with the Universities of Liverpool and Southampton

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This creates a highly stimulating collaborative research community with shared facilities and close day-to-day interaction.

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International Partners

International and Strategic Partnerships

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Oceanography and earth sciences are truly international pursuits. NOC collaborates with colleagues around the world.

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Business

The outputs of scientific research generate new knowledge and information about the oceans and seas.  Transfering scientific knowledge to support business and industry is an important part of our remit at NOC.

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Researchers

Our research is intended to tackle the big environmental issues facing the world. Research priorities will include the oceans' role in climate change, sea level change and the future of the Arctic Ocean.

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Students

The University of Southampton and the University of Liverpool both offer a range of highly regarded undergraduate and post-graduate degrees in Ocean and Earth Science.

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Media

For any media or press enquiries to the National Oceanography Centre follow the more link below. Please note the centre's press office is staffed from 0830 to 1730, Monday to Friday.

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Staff

NOC Staff can access the Intranet and Webmail resources at the following URLS.

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Delivery Partners

Delivery Partners helping to provide marine science national capability.

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Marine Science Community

The creation of a wider association of Universities and research institutions to support wider engagement of the NOC with the marine science community is now underway.

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Library

The National Oceanographic Library is a national resource for the UK marine science community.

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