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Posted: 28 November 2018
A submarine glider ready for deployment (front right) with HMS Enterprise in the background (Photo: NOC) An innovative marine robot, called ecoSUB, has been successfully trialled off the Orkney Isles in northern Scotland during a marine robot demonstrator mission co-ordinated by the National...
Posted: 26 November 2018
Marine Life Talks PLEASE NOTE THIS TALK WILL TAKE PLACE ON A WEDNESDAY FOR THIS MONTH ONLY The Global Ocean Biodiversity Initiative: Helping governments meet their marine conservation obligations The Global...
Posted: 26 November 2018
The WireWall project team were in Amsterdam in their posh frocks and dickie bows last week for the Dredging and Port Construction Awards 2018, where they were shortlisted for ‘Research Project / Team...
Posted: 23 November 2018
Image from @ctbto_alerts on Twitter From 12–16 Nov 2018, the National Oceanography Centre hosted the 24th On-Site Inspection (OSI) workshop of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation...
Posted: 21 November 2018
MATS 2018 highlights Last week (13–15 November) saw the NOC host the Marine Autonomy and Technology Showcase 2018 (MATS-2018), which welcomed hundreds of delegates from across industry, academia, government,...
Posted: 15 November 2018
RRS Discovery is currently sailing to remote waters beyond the southwest tip of Chile. This is part of an exciting project, led by the NOC, to understand how the Southern Ocean takes up and stores...
Posted: 14 November 2018
The Interdisciplinary Southampton Partnership for Investigators Researching the Environment (INSPIRE) partnership, which the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is part of, has been awarded 80 PhD...
Posted: 13 November 2018
On 29 October 2018, scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) began a multi-disciplinary program of fieldwork in Belize that aims to help characterise the impacts of changes in land-use...
Posted: 13 November 2018
To mark World Tsunami Awareness Day on 5 November 2018, NOC scientists have prepared this Q&A feature on potential tsunami risks to the UK and its citizens. NOC sea-level scientist, Dr Angela...
Posted: 9 November 2018
Autosub Long Range appearing at NERC's Unearthed Event PUBLIC EVENT. This is a free afternoon of fun, hands-on, educational displays all about ocean science (suitable for kids of all ages). Organisers of the European Marine Board’s Communication...