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Posted: 30 November 2023
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a key part of our planet’s climate system transporting heat thousands of kilometres across the Atlantic Ocean, directly impacting weather in the UK. Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) are at the forefront of... |
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Posted: 28 November 2023
Locations south of 70 degrees south will be tested for microplastics and to assess the impact of climate change on the ocean.
The analysis of tiny microplastics (down to 30 microns) has never been done before in Antarctica.
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) will analyse the samples to... |
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Posted: 27 November 2023
Professor Ed Hill CBE will retire as Chief Executive Officer of the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in 2024, after more than twenty years since he was first appointed Director of NOC.
Professor Hill, physical oceanographer by background, was appointed as Executive Director in 2010, previously... |
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Posted: 20 November 2023
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Posted: 16 November 2023
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is proud to congratulate Professor Stephanie Henson, NOC Principal Scientist on being awarded the European Geosciences Union’s (EGU) 2024 Fridtjof Nansen Medal for distinguished research in oceanography.
Professor Stephanie Henson has made an... |
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Posted: 3 November 2023
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is thrilled to have been named the Employer of the Year 2023 at the Mersey Maritime Awards.
The Maritime Industry Awards are open to any business, company, individual, non-profit organisation or charity, operating in or supporting the maritime, logistics... |
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Posted: 3 November 2023
World Tsunami Awareness Day is observed annually across the globe on 5 November, calling for countries, international bodies and civil society to raise tsunami awareness and share innovative approaches to risk reduction.
For this month’s scientist spotlight, we caught up with Senior Sea... |
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Posted: 27 October 2023
Earlier this year, the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) announced a new partnership with environmental consultancy Beyondly (formerly Comply Direct) to further ocean research in the UK.
We are partnered with Beyondly as a chosen charity for their new Customer Impact Rewards... |
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Posted: 27 October 2023
Scientists examining underwater cliff ecosystems onboard research vessel Falkor (too) using the 4,500-metre robot, ROV SuBastian, have discovered two pristine coral reefs in the waters surrounding the Galápagos Islands.
NOC scientists on board contributed expertise in high-resolution habitat... |
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Posted: 24 October 2023
This week sees the release of a new special issue of the Royal Society's prestigious journal 'Philosophical Transactions A', focused on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a key component of our planet’s climate system.
The new issue, called ‘Atlantic overturning... |