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Sue-Ann Watson

Story Courosel - January 31, 2012

Rising levels of carbon dioxide may be affecting the brains and behaviour of reef fish. A former student of the Graduate School, Sue-Ann Watson (right) was involved in the international study that showed how increased CO2 caused clown fish to...

Story Courosel - January 11, 2012

A new vision statement for the future of marine science was unveiled on 13 December 2011, ‘Setting Course – a Vision and Priorities for Marine Research’. Professor Ed Hill, Executive Director of the National Oceanography Centre...

Story Courosel - January 4, 2012

Communities of species previously unknown to science have been discovered on the seafloor near Antarctica, clustered in the hot, dark environment surrounding hydrothermal vents. Working from the Royal Research Ship James Cook, scientists...
David Pugh about to install a pressure sensor under a floating pier on the north shore of Loch Ness

Story Courosel - January 4, 2012

Despite being 16 metres above sea level and with no tidal input from the ocean, Loch Ness still has its own tide, which has been measured – for the first time – by Liverpool-based scientists from the National Oceanography Centre. Using...

Story Courosel - January 4, 2012

The number of students enrolling to undertake PhD research at the Graduate School of the National Oceanography Centre Southampton (GSNOCS) has risen by over a third in the last two years, as funding has been increased to match demand for places in...

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