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Posted: 29 September 2022
Moorings on back deck of RRS James Cook ready to be deployed in an expedition related to the study. (Photo credit: Edward Pope) A new study led by scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and Durham University has revealed, for the first time, evidence of a giant landslide dam blocking megatonnes of organic...
Posted: 29 September 2022
Rachel Astell, 3rd Officer, RRS Discovery The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) provides world leading facilities to the whole UK marine research community through the National Marine Equipment Pool (NMEP), the largest centralised marine...
Posted: 28 September 2022
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has announced keynote speakers and the opening of registration for this year’s Marine and Autonomy Technology Showcase (MATS), taking place from 8–...
Posted: 26 September 2022
Satellite Chlorophyll image from June 2019 indicating the presence of phytoplankton during the Somali Upwelling Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have developed a new method to monitor the effects of climate change on coastal upwelling to support the growth of local fisheries in Somalia...
Posted: 21 September 2022
Melting sea ice in the Arctic photographed from the Alfred Wegener Institute’s airborne sea-ice survey IceBird. (Image: Alfred-Wegener-Institute / Esther Horvath) Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) along with partners from UiT The Arctic University of Norway are now able to measure the thickness of ice in the Arctic Sea 365 days a year...
Posted: 20 September 2022
The team with Autosub Long Range (ALR) The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has begun conducting research with robot submarine ‘Boaty McBoatface’ on end-of-life oil fields off the coast of the Shetland Islands to help...
Posted: 8 September 2022
Joint Statement from John Hirst CBE, Chairman, and Professor Ed Hill CBE, Chief Executive, of the National Oceanography Centre. “Like the rest of the country, and indeed the world, we are...
Posted: 7 September 2022
Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have successfully tested a new approach to help improve knowledge of the deepest parts of the ocean. The NOC’s Dr Anna Lichtschlag and...
Posted: 6 September 2022
Challenger at St. Paul’s Rocks by Sir Charles Wyville Thomson – <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=88401155">Biblioteca Brasiliana Guita e José Mindlin: 4531, public domain.</a> Over 70 representatives from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) will discuss key ocean issues at Challenger Society Conference 2022, which marks the 150th anniversary of the Challenger expedition...
Posted: 2 September 2022
The National Oceanography Centre is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Dr Stuart Rusby (20 October 1931 – 7 July 2022). To celebrate his significant contributions to the global marine...
Posted: 1 September 2022
Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre, the UK’s leading ocean research centre, are joining a collaborative effort to assess the impact of offshore wind farms on marine ecosystems...
Posted: 1 September 2022
The BAMS State of the Climate report 2021, released yesterday (31 August), has provided a comprehensive update on Earth’s climate indicators, notable weather events and other data collected by...
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