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Posted: 16 September 2024
A new study, co-authored by scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), has found that a key component of a major system of ocean currents that keeps the Northwest European climate mild has remained stable for the past four decades.
The study of the Florida Current, which forms a major... |
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Posted: 13 September 2024
An intrepid team of nearly 30 scientists, engineers and support staff from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have taken on an ambitious mission to cycle between the institute’s two UK sites, Southampton and Liverpool, this weekend to help fight ocean plastics.
The team set out from... |
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Posted: 10 September 2024
A new study sheds light on the vital role that the mixing of Atlantic and Arctic waters plays in sustaining the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), which is crucial for regulating Earth’s climate.
Researchers from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), University of... |
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Posted: 6 September 2024
The UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is partnering with the UK and Ireland Ocean Film Festival, celebrating stories that inspire action and raise awareness of the beauty and fragility of our ocean.
The festival, which is bringing a new collection of thrilling ocean-themed films to... |
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Posted: 6 September 2024
This week, the British Embassy in Iceland held a ‘Future Careers" event onboard the National Oceanography Centre’s (NOC) global-class research vessel RRS James Cook, inspiring the next generation of Icelandic ocean scientists and mariners.
Hosted by the ship’s Captain... |
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Posted: 2 September 2024
Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) joined a major gathering of marine scientists this week (2–6 September) to talk about cutting edge marine science from the UK and beyond.
The Challenger Society Conference, being hosted by the Scottish Association of Marine Science in... |
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Posted: 23 August 2024
Last week, alongside the British Embassy in the Kingdom of Denmark, the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) opened up its world-class research vessel RRS James Cook to the Greenlandic public and science community whilst on a logistical stop in Nuuk.
Approximately 160 members of the public were... |
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Posted: 22 August 2024
NOC scientists contribute to 34th annual State of the Climate report
Record sea surface and marine air temperatures experienced in 2023
94% of the global ocean surface experiencing at least one heatwave event in 2023
Greenhouse gas concentrations, the global temperature across... |
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Posted: 14 August 2024
First detailed maps of the underside of Antarctic ice-shelf fills major blind-spot in ice-sheet understanding.
Mapping of swirls and scoops in the ice raises questions about ice-sheet melt, which has implications for future seal-level rise.
The mapping will help interpret and calibrate... |
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Posted: 9 August 2024
An international team of scientists and engineers led by researchers at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), University of Southampton and Heriot-Watt University are in the midst of an intense six months of study to gain a better understanding of the role marine organisms play in storing carbon... |