News Archive

Chief Scientist appointed for MARS

Posted: 31 January 2013

Dr Russell Wynn, new Chief Scientist for MARS

The first Chief Scientist for the national facility developing and providing autonomous vehicles for UK marine research has been appointed. Dr Russell Wynn will act as the focal point between...

New capital investment in marine robotics for NERC

Posted: 25 January 2013

The National Oceanography Centre has welcomed the news that its owning body, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) will receive £10 million over the next two years for research and...

A new type of volcanic eruption

Posted: 20 January 2013

Macauley volcano (courtesy of NOC and NIWA)

Scientists based in the UK and New Zealand have described a “new” type of volcanic eruption. Volcanic eruptions are commonly categorised as either explosive or effusive. But now, in research...

Ocean acidification in the Southern Ocean

Posted: 8 January 2013

An expedition to the icy waters of Antarctica has begun aboard the RRS James Clark Ross. The five-week mission will study the effect of ocean acidification in the Southern Ocean. During the...

European flood risk research recognised by Lloyd’s of London

Posted: 7 January 2013

To understand the risk of coastal flooding, you need to understand the tides. This was a key message of a study by researchers based at the National Oceanography Centre in Liverpool and...

Jellyfish experts show increased blooms are a consequence of periodic global fluctuations

Posted: 2 January 2013

Giant Jellyfish clogging fishing nets in Japan (courtesy of Dr Shin-ichi Uye)

Scientists have cast doubt on the widely held perception that there has been a global increase in jellyfish. Blooms, or proliferations, of jellyfish can show a substantial, visible impact on...