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Sand-engine to protect against coastal erosion

Posted: 29 October 2015

The UK’s first investigation into the use of beach widening to reduce coastal flooding and erosion is being led by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in partnership with the University of...

Robot school opens to help address environmental challenges

Posted: 22 October 2015

The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is a partner in a new £2.5m Centre for Doctoral Training in the use of ‘robotic’ systems for environmental sciences. The NOC component of the centre will...

Methane bubbling off Svalbard is not a source of atmospheric greenhouse gas

Posted: 19 October 2015

Methane hydrate recovered from ocean sediments off Svalbard dissociates into water and methane gas under surface pressure and temperature

Methane seeps from seafloor deposits near Svalbard release less ‘greenhouse gas’ into the atmosphere than other Arctic sites because ocean currents there form an effective barrier. This...

Subtropical expedition will help forecast UK weather

Posted: 16 October 2015

To improve long-term understanding of weather and global environmental change, the Royal Research Ship Discovery is leaving Southampton tomorrow for a six week expedition to the Bahamas. A...

G7 Statement

Posted: 12 October 2015

Jo Johnson MP, Science Minister, with Captain Jo Cox and Prof. Ed Hill on RRS Discovery

The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) welcomes the inclusion of ocean science in four topics identified by G7 science ministers for further cooperation: www.bmbf.de/files/English_version.pdf...

A Year of Discovery – unlocking the secrets of the shelf seas

Posted: 7 October 2015

The Royal Research Ship Discovery has completed her first year of research. Over a series of nine research expeditions, scientists studied the seasonal events taking place in UK shelf waters...