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Registration is now open for the National Oceanography Centre’s Marine Autonomy and Technology Showcase (MATS) 2020, which will be held as a virtual event for the first time from 10–12 November. MATS 2020 will still feature a packed three-day programme of exhibits, presentations, panel discussions…
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The Royal Research Ships James Cook and Discovery are cautiously resuming scientific research expeditions following the suspension of the Marine Facilities Programme earlier in the year due to Covid-19. Expeditions are resuming with minimal embarked scientific and technical parties and involving UK…
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This year’s Marine Autonomy and Technology Showcase (MATS 2020) will be held as a virtual eventIn the light of the ongoing challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic, the National Oceanography Centre has taken the decision to deliver the event as an online conference for the first time. The…
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This week, scientists from the NOC attended the annual ICOS Science Conference, which brought together over 1000 researchers working to measure greenhouse gas emissions across Europe. In one of the sessions NOC scientists highlighted the significant, yet under-studied, role of land-ocean carbon…
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New research provides the first clear observational evidence of how salinity is linked between the Arctic and the North Atlantic. NOC scientist and lead author, Dr Cristian Florindo-Lopez, said “Ocean salinity plays an important role in regional climate by influencing the ocean currents that drive…
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Yesterday we welcomed Amanda Solloway, Minster for Science, Research and Innovation, to our Liverpool office, which is home to advanced engineering labs, world-class ocean modelling, and the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC). Presenting information on a transformational approach to…
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Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, undertook an official visit to National Maritime Museum Cornwall on Wednesday to celebrate the most ambitious exhibition in the Museum’s history, Monsters of the Deep: Science Fact and Fiction. The exhibition features hundreds of the NOC’s Discovery…
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An ambitious scoping project, led by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), has launched today to investigate how to move towards low or zero-carbon oceanographic research. The aim of the NZOC (Net Zero Oceanographic Capability) project is to bring together the marine science community and key…
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Research published this week shows that treating drinking water reduced the number of microplastic particles per litre by 99.99%. One of the co-authors, Dr Alice Horton from the NOC, said “This is a key step in developing our understanding of human exposure to microplastics, suggesting that tap…
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The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has today awarded the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) one of seven individual grants that will use cutting-edge digital technology to advance environmental outcomes. Led by Dr Jenny Brown, NOC Coastal Oceanographer, the new project ‘Coastal…
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The NOC has contributed to a new study by NASA, published in Nature, which reveals new insights into the processes driving ocean sea level variations for over a century, helping us prepare for the rising seas of the future. Using recent improvements to the global tide gauge data set, supplied by…
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A new sea going bursary has been set up to enable students and early career scientists, including from developing countries who are keen to become involved in the field of marine science or oceanography, to gain practical experience of ship borne science. The new bursary has been made available by…