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World's most extreme deep-sea vents revealed: deeper than any seen before

World's most extreme deep-sea vents revealed: deeper than any seen before

Teeming with new creatures, vents five kilometres down in a rift in the Caribbean seafloor
Too much carbon dioxide drives fish crazy

Too much carbon dioxide drives fish crazy

High levels of carbon dioxide affect the brains and behaviour of reef fish
Launch of a vision statement for UK marine science

Launch of a vision statement for UK marine science

A new vision statement for the future of marine science unveiled December 2011
Loch Ness is a giant spirit level

Loch Ness is a giant spirit level

Loch Ness has its own tide, measured for the first time by Liverpool-based scientists from the National Oceanography Centre
Postgraduate enrolments soar

Postgraduate enrolments soar

Working with leading academics and researchers, postgraduate students at GSNOCS are at the cutting edge of research

Latest News

February 13, 2012
Preparing the sub-surface profiler
The RRS James Cook is in the Southern Ocean on a 51-day expedition to look at deep water mixing in this turbulent ocean. Two young scientists aboard, Alex Brearley and...
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Events

Collecting water from the CTD
Ecosystem effects of deep-water oil well blowouts – 19.30pm at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton – by Charlie Main –...
Oceanology International 2012, London Excel  13-15 March 2012
13-15 March 2012 - Oceanology International is the global forum where industry, academia and government share knowledge and connect with the marine...
Ocean and Earth Day, Saturday 17 March 2012
Saturday 17  March, 2012  - Part of National Science and Engineering Week - NOC’s scientists and engineers carry out the research, sail...

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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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