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Small to medium sized enterprises and marine technology research institutions can now apply for access to ocean observatories for research, or to test their new product prototypes in the open sea, at no cost. Dr Luisa Cristini, who is managing the project from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC…
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A decade of research on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), which is important for understanding the climate, reveals some surprising findings about its behaviour. The AMOC is the system of ocean currents in the North Atlantic responsible for the transfer of huge amounts of heat…
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In order to save lives at sea, the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is joining six research organisations to provide a world-class marine monitoring and forecasting service, which could be used to improve marine rescue operations.
This consortium, led by the Met Office, has won a European…
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Wednesday 17 June 10:00 to 10:45 in Conference Room 1 – Seawork 2015, Southampton Kevin Forshaw, the NOC’s Associate Director of Innovation and Enterprise, will present at Seawork International 2015, alongside Simon Gerrard from the Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute (SMMI) on Wednesday 17…
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7 July 2015 – A workshop at the National Oceanography Centre, in support of a bid to establish a Centre for Doctoral Training in the use of smart and autonomous observation for the environmental sciences (CDT Autonomy) 11.00 am in the Access Grid Room, NOC The bid is intended to attract both NERC…
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Two former staff of the National Oceanography Centre have been awarded MBEs for services to marine science. The announcement was made in the Queen’s birthday honours list this month. Professor Gwyn Griffiths, who retired from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) in 2012 after a…
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The discovery of a new fundamental rock property will improve estimates of underground resources, such as hydrocarbons and drinking water, as well as CO2 storage reservoir capacity. The revelation that electricity can flow more easily through sedimentary rocks in the vertical, rather than…
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Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet is the theme of this year’s World Oceans Day and the National Oceanography Centre couldn’t agree more. “Of course, every day is World Oceans Day at the NOC!” according to Ed Hill, the NOC’s Executive Director. The ocean is the dominant physical feature on planet…
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An international project aims to enable the next great scientific advances in global marine research by making marine data sets more easily accessible to researchers worldwide. Currently different data formats between research centres pose a challenge to oceanographic researchers, who need…
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A trio of distinguished NOC scientists have recently had their contribution to oceanography recognised with a promotion, a fellowship and an award. The NOC scientist, Dr Peter Talling has been awarded an Individual Merit Promotion for his sustained research effort and publication record. Pete is…