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Posted: 29 April 2016
 Minsmere, one of the case study locations The first project to investigate the role of biological processes on the future evolution of the UK coastline is expected to produce valuable insights that will shape coastal protection policy. This...
Posted: 27 April 2016
RRS Discovery with some of NOC’s autonomous vehicles in the foreground The Natural Environment Research Council announced today that it will invest £15m in Marine Autonomous Systems (MAS) and sensors over a five-year development programme. A £10m investment will...
Posted: 27 April 2016
Example of NOC's ocean modelling Today a major collaborative programme between the NOC and three of UK’s other leading marine and oceanographic research centres has begun to improve the social and economic benefits of this vital...
Posted: 25 April 2016
Professor John Huthnance NOC’s Professor John Huthnance has been awarded the European Geosciences Union’s prestigious Fridtjof Nansen medal for his outstanding contribution to our understanding of physical processes in...
Posted: 22 April 2016
Marine Robotics Innovation Centre Subsea technology company, Sonardyne International Ltd, has become the newest Associate Member of the National Oceanography Centre’s (NOC) Marine Robotics Innovation Centre. Sonardyne and NOC...
Posted: 19 April 2016
Marine Robotics Innovation Centre The first opportunity for the public to view a live demonstration of world-leading technology that enables a fleet of robotic-subs to work together to measure the ocean’s properties, will take...
Posted: 15 April 2016
Floods Last week AXA insurance showcased a project led by Dr Aurélie Duchez from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in collaboration with the UK Met Office, which aims to investigate the role of the...
Posted: 15 April 2016
GeoHab 2016 (credits: Natural England, CCO, MCA, Dorset Wildlife Trust, University of Southampton, NOC) 2-6 May 2016 – GEOHAB (Marine Geological and Biological Habitat Mapping) is an international association of marine scientists studying biophysical (i.e., geologic and oceanographic) indicators...
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