Posted: 22 September 2023
NOC scientists have contributed to a new report published in the UK Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP).
The report shows the extent and thickness of Arctic Sea ice continues to decrease in every month of the year, especially in late summer to early autumn.
This loss... |
Posted: 15 September 2023
The extraordinary tale of HMS Challenger’s expedition — the daring three-year scientific odyssey led by the Royal Navy 150 years ago that forever changed our understanding of the Earth's ocean – is the fascinating, and timely, focus of a brand-new exhibition Worlds Beneath the... |
Posted: 12 September 2023
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has opened applications for their Science Bursary in partnership with West P&I Club.
Throughout the Decade of Ocean Science (2021–2030), the West P&I Science Bursary will provide financial support for individuals in the fields of marine... |
Posted: 7 September 2023
New research led by NOC has shown how the massive Hunga volcano eruption in 2022 triggered the fastest underwater flows ever recorded.
The flows cut the only international subsea cable that connected to Tonga.
This left a whole nation disconnected from the rest of the world during a... |
Posted: 31 August 2023
Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have deployed ocean robots and moorings to collect key data in the Gulf Stream
Processes within the Gulf Stream are thought to play a key role in the uptake of CO2 from the atmosphere
Scientists are investigating how these processes... |
Posted: 31 August 2023
Volcanic eruptions are one of the major natural hazards on our planet. Not only do they pose risks to people and property in surrounding communities, but they can damage critical infrastructure including the subsea telecommunications cables that support 99% of our digital communications globally... |
Posted: 25 August 2023
This summer the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is evaluating the use of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) for the first time on the RRS James Cook, as an alternative fuel option to conventional marine gas oil (MGO)
The trial on the RRS James Cook, which is operated by NOC on behalf of... |
Posted: 8 August 2023
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is proud to announce Prof. Penny Holliday has been appointed as their first ever Associate Director for National Capability Science.
National Capability (NC) is funding provided by the Natural Environment Research Council part of UK Research and Innovation... |
Posted: 2 August 2023
A study led by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has revealed that rain is the main trigger of seasonal stratification in shelf seas.
Stratification impacts the spring phytoplankton bloom, which underpins the food web.
The findings may have implications for fisheries as shelf seas... |
Posted: 1 August 2023
The UK Sustained Scientific Ocean Observation Priorities (SSOOP) report has been released. In 2022 the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) led a consultation on prioritising ocean observations, following a request from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).
To ensure objectivity,... |