Public interest
Page - June 14, 2012
The British Ocean Sediment Core Repository (BOSCORF) at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton provides archival storage for cores collected by English Heritage during stabilisation works at Silbury Hill in Wiltshire - the largest...
Page - June 14, 2012
The British Ocean Sediment Core Repository (BOSCORF) cores were part of a group studied by researchers investigating compounds produced by actinomycete bacteria in deep ocean sediments, which promise to contribute, perhaps significantly, to future...
Page - June 14, 2012
The British Ocean Sediment Core Repository (BOSCORF) ITRAX XRF core scanner is an effective tool for measuring the distribution and impact of anthropogenic heavy metal pollution, and is making an important contribution to the emerging field of...
Page - November 29, 2011
A major UK ocean survey has worked closely with Google to map changing marine ecosystems and highlight climate change impacts.
NERC research vessels routinely travel from the UK to the Falkland Islands and Antarctica to support the work of polar...
Page - September 15, 2011
More than a million visitors enjoyed the 2008 Tall Ships event in Liverpool which was coordinated across the Oceans 2025 partner institutes, by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC). Enthusiastic teams from NOC, the Natural Environment...
Story - August 17, 2011
Scientists of the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have been exploring the depths of the Cayman Trough without leaving Southampton, thanks to a ‘telepresence’ link from a US ship in the Caribbean.Last year a UK research cruise led by Dr Doug...
Story Courosel - June 3, 2011
Scientists aboard the Royal Research Ship James Cook have discovered a new set of deep-sea volcanic vents in the chilly waters of the Southern Ocean. The discovery is the fourth made by the research team in three years, which suggests that...
Story - April 12, 2011
Clara Bolton, a recent PhD student at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, has been selected by The Micropalaeontological Society to receive the Charles Downie Award for 2011.
The award is made to recognise the most significant...
Story - February 14, 2011
Scientists aboard the Royal Research Ship James Cook have discovered a new set of deep-sea volcanic vents in the chilly waters of the Southern Ocean. The discovery is the fourth made by the research team in three years, which suggests that...
Story - February 9, 2011
On Thursday 10 February, former Government Chief Scientific Officer, Professor Sir David King, and ITN’s Health and Science Editor, Lawrence McGinty, will be joined by the UK’s leading scientists to discuss the latest research on climate change....
