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Posted: 30 June 2016
HyBIS Robotic Underwater Vehicle being prepared for a dive by its inventor, Dr Bramley Murton A research cruise this summer, led by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), will address the massive technical challenges in exploring for sea-floor mineral deposits. This expedition will take...
Posted: 29 June 2016
Healthy cold-water coral colonies in the Darwin Mounds MPA A unique study recently published by scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and University College Cork shows that deep, cold-water corals are very slow to recover from damage....
Posted: 28 June 2016
Prof. Trevor Baker Professor Trevor Baker has been awarded the Paul Melchior Medal at the 18th International Symposium on Geodynamics and Earth Tides for “outstanding service and leadership”. This prestigious medal...
Posted: 27 June 2016
 Blue Ocean Monitoring and NOC inside the Marine Robotics Innovation Centre Australian headquartered company Blue Ocean Monitoring, experienced global provider of ocean monitoring services, is expanding its offices and taking space in the Marine Robotics Innovation Centre...
Posted: 27 June 2016
Carribean sea National Oceanography Centre scientists have discovered the Caribbean Sea works like a whistle. This finding will enable scientists to predict some sea level changes many months in advance, and...
Posted: 15 June 2016
The supercontinent of Pangaea surrounded by an ocean of changing pH 7 July 2016 – Using a model to understand ocean acidification in the past and present Speaker: Ross Whiteford Ocean acidification occurs when carbon dioxide enters the ocean. This is...
Posted: 14 June 2016
Monsoon The NOC is to play a key role in a UK-India collaborative project to predict monsoon rainfall over India by studying ocean processes in the Bay of Bengal. Today a team of scientists arrive in...
Posted: 8 June 2016
World Oceans Day The global ocean is the largest and most valuable ecosystem on the planet, and as world population is set to grow to 9 billion by 2050, attention will turn to the ocean for vital resources – food...
Posted: 8 June 2016
The NOC is recruiting a new Director of Science and Technology. Ian Wright, the current post holder leaves the NOC after eight years in August to take up the position of Deputy Vice Chancellor for...
Posted: 8 June 2016
NOC scientists will be using global ocean models to identify the most effective way for low income countries, such as Madagascar, to adapt to climate change. For example, ocean warming model...
Posted: 8 June 2016
Coasts The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has entered into a two year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with Marlan Maritime Technologies Ltd to develop innovative remote sensing services for the...