Marine Life Talks are on hold until further notice.
A series of monthly talks on marine conservation topics. These talks are open to the public and admission is free.
The Marine Life Talks are held on the first Thursday of the month at 7pm, please arrive at 6.45pm to be met in Reception. National Oceanography Centre Southampton can be reached via Dock Gate 4 (between Town Quay and Ocean Village).
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Thursday 4 September 2014 - 19:15 to 21:30
4 September 2014 – Matteo Ichino
Report of a cruise to the Hadal Zone
In this talk Matteo will focus on the current understanding of the ecology in Hadal Trenches, mostly focusing on his... |
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Thursday 7 August 2014 - 19:15
7 August 2014 – Chiara Marieni
Rising CO2 levels: effects on marine environment and CCS as a mitigation strategy
The anthropogenic CO2 emissions, mainly linked to the burning of fossil... |
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Thursday 1 May 2014 - 19:15 to 21:30
1 May 2014 – Laetitia Gunton
Life Inside a Deep-Sea Canyon
Submarine canyons are unique and fascinating features found in the deep sea. They are disturbed environments, in which strong... |
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Thursday 6 March 2014 - 19:15 to 21:30
6 March 2014 – Dr Paul F Clark, Natural History Museum
Crabs, eels and rubbish: long term studies on the River Thames
The invasion of the River Thames by the Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir... |
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Thursday 6 February 2014 - 19:15 to 21:00
6 February 2014 –
Jellyfish: a global perspective – Mike Blackett
Jellyfish have gained notoriety over recent decades. Outbreaks of jellyfish have been increasingly reported around the... |
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Thursday 5 December 2013 - 19:15 to 20:30
5 December 2013 –
Britain’s Atlantis – Dunwich, Suffolk – Coastal Erosion, Archaeology and Ultra-high resolution sonar imaging –
The town of Dunwich on the coast of Suffolk has nearly all... |
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Thursday 3 October 2013 - 19:15 to 20:30
3 October 2013 –
Shipwrecks: the English climate and the English landscape –
Climate change and recycling are nothing new, and both played their part in destroying ships and revealing or... |
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Thursday 5 September 2013 - 19:15 to 20:30
5 September 2013 –
Robots in the Ocean: How technology is changing the way we measure our oceans
by Maaten Furlong
The world’s oceans are vast, and the difficulty in measuring them... |
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Thursday 1 August 2013 - 19:15 to 20:30
1 August 2013 –
Marine life of the Gorringe Bank: uncovering secrets at abyssal depths
by Rui Vieira –
Seamounts are underwater mountains rising more than 1000m from the abyssal... |
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Thursday 4 July 2013 - 18:30 to 20:30
Life and environment: An evaluation of the Gaia Hypothesis
by Professor Toby Tyrrell –
Toby will be signing copies of his book from 6.30pm
In 1972 James Lovelock made an interesting... |