NOC Annual Report and Finances 2020–2021
This is our second annual report, but this last year has been anything but routine. The new NOC is taking shape, with strong governance established and new funding streams being developed. The charity is stable and well, despite the challenges of COVID-19.
View the NOC Annual Report and Finances 2020–2021Our enduring mission is to ‘Make Sense of Changing Seas’
The National Oceanography Centre, existing in its various forms for over six decades, is one of the largest charities in the UK with an annual turnover of over £60 million and employs over 600 staff. It is one of the few research organisations globally that has the equipment and expertise to operate at full ocean depth.
We make sense of the changing seas, on which future human prosperity and wellbeing depend.
The NOC provides Facilities to the UK Marine Research Community
Advances in ocean science depend on measurements in the ocean. Satellite observations provide data for the surface layer of the ocean. To penetrate beyond the surface, scientists rely on in situ physical measurements from a range of platforms, including research ships, ocean observatories, moorings, and autonomous underwater and surface vehicles.
More about FacilitiesWorld-leading innovative Science and Technology underpinning the Ocean Economy
The National Oceanography Centre is in a unique position of having world-leading multi-disciplinary scientific and technical expertise which can help unlock the economic and societal potential of the ocean across a range of industry sectors.
Working with BusinessA gift allows you to have a direct impact on world leading ocean research and innovation
More about givingIn the Spotlight
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Microplastics Research
Understanding the extent and implications of microplastic pollution on marine ecosystems health.
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RRS James Cook Virtual Tour
Explore one of the world’s most advanced research vessels from bridge to engine room.
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Oceanids
Our new innovative autonomous vehicles, sensors and software push the boundaries of ocean exploration (UK Govt. – Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund).
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‘Addressing marine ecosystems and food security’
A free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) available via Future Learn.
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New analysis of the subpolar North Atlantic reveals an increasingly strong role for the ocean in unusual year to year temperature changes
18 May 2022A ground-breaking study by scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) published today (Wednesday 18 May) in Nature Communications Earth and...
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Doors open on world-leading European Glider Service Centre
3 May 2022The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has partnered with subsea technology leader, Teledyne Marine, to open a new European Glider Service Centre...
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New survey points to lasting impact of Hurricane Maria on marine environments in Dominica
27 April 2022Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have recently discovered large seagrass beds where coral reefs might have been expected off...
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NOC-led study paves the way for future climate models
21 April 2022The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has led a study to investigate gaps in knowledge of the biological carbon pump, in the hope of prioritising...
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Scientists to study marine carbon storage around the Isle of Man
20 April 2022A study is underway on the Isle of Man to investigate, for the first time, the Island’s marine and coastal role in storing carbon to help...
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Mini boat built by Southampton students recovered in Brazil after 46 days at sea
13 April 2022A mini boat built by students from King Edward VI School in Southampton has been recovered off the coast of Brazil after 46 days at sea, as part of a...
Latest Publications
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Subpolar Atlantic Ocean mixed layer heat content variability is increasingly driven by an active ocean
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Digitising historical sea level records in the Thames Estuary, UK
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Spatial and temporal variability of net primary production on the Agulhas Bank, 1998–2018
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Decomposing oceanic temperature and salinity change using ocean carbon change