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Posted: 25 June 2021
A resolution giving the go-ahead to implement the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science was adopted Thursday 24 June 2021 by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, the UN body...
Posted: 21 June 2021
A recent publication following a workshop led by The Royal Society has announced four key strategic research priorities for the UK, as part an international effort towards the goals of the UN Ocean...
Posted: 16 June 2021
The European Marine Board (EMB) has today launched its policy briefing: Sustaining in situ Ocean Observations in the Age of the Digital Ocean which highlights the critical needs and benefits of a fit...
Posted: 14 June 2021
Algae bloom in Baltic Sea, July 2019 Copernicus Sentinel-2 Credits: ESA CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO The SEASTAR mission idea, led by The National Oceanography Centre (NOC), has been announced as one of four satellite concepts selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to proceed to the next stage...
Posted: 11 June 2021
The UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is playing a key role in shaping the global structure and research agenda for the ocean over the next decade. Experts from the NOC have been...
Posted: 8 June 2021
Sustainable Future publication out now The National Oceanography Centre’s Chief Executive and other NOC ocean experts at were among contributors to an issue of the journal Environmental Scientist published today (World Oceans Day, 8...
Posted: 8 June 2021
Faculty and students maintaining the Belize River Watershed river⁠ ⁠monitoring network installed as part of CME project Converting Central American tropical forests into agricultural land is changing the colour and composition of natural material washing into nearby rivers, making it less likely to decompose before it...
Posted: 8 June 2021
Three key players involved in the drive to autonomous ship operations have joined forces to create Europe’s first training and development centre, dedicated to supporting maritime’s...
Posted: 7 June 2021
The Climate and Environment Ministers of the G7 have agreed on the next steps for tackling critical environmental including ocean issues at a virtual meeting ahead of the leaders’ G7 summit...
Posted: 3 June 2021
Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC) strength measured across the eastern and western sections of the OSNAP array. A new international study has cast doubts on the view that variations in the density of some of the deepest currents of the subpolar North Atlantic Ocean are caused by winter surface conditions and...
Posted: 1 June 2021
Women in Deep-Sea Research project partners The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is pleased to become a partner in the Women in Deep-Sea Research (WIDSR) project, a joint initiative by the International Seabed Authority (ISA) and the UN...
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