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Welcoming Subsea7 Executive Vice President Olivier Blaringhem to NOC in Southampton today to run through the exciting projects being developed by the BORA Blue Ocean Research Alliance®.
The UK’s leading ocean research institution, the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), and Subsea7, a global leader in delivering offshore projects and services for the energy industry, are proud to have received endorsement from the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development for their…
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National Oceanography Centre (NOC) scientists collaborated on the latest Met Office ‘State of the UK Climate’ report.Dr Svetlana Jevrejeva, Dr Andrew Matthews and Dr Jo Williams contributed key sea-level data and expert analysis.Since the 1900s, sea level around the UK has risen by around 18.5cm,…
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Dr Alice Horton
The visible effects of plastic entering the ocean are unfortunately all too clear to us. But what happens to it under the surface? And what is the impact on delicate ocean ecosystems? We recently caught up with Anthropogenic Contaminants Scientist Dr Alice Horton on her fascinating role in cutting-…
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Image from the SMARTEX (Seabed Mining And Resilience To EXperimental impact) project
A study led by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has revealed a biogeographical boundary at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.High biodiversity is maintained in deeper areas of the abyssal north Pacific seabed by phylum-level species shifts across this region.These results provide a new basis…
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Dr Svetlana Jevrejeva
The Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) today announced the Award Winners for 2022 recognising people and teams who have made exceptional contributions relating to weather, climate and associated disciplines. The National Oceanography Centre’s (NOC) Dr Svetlana Jevrejeva received the prestigious ‘…
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Image: NASA and Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey and MODIS data from LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response.
A new study led by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has revealed a change in the colour of the ocean over the last 20 years. Scientists believe this colour difference is due to the impact of climate change on plankton ecosystems. This may be a concern in the future as it could lead to the…
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Alan Evans, Prof. Ed Hill, Dr Emma Gregory and Dr Louis Clement
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) recently provided the UK delegation at the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Assembly hosted at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Dr Louis Clement and Dr Emma Gregory share their experience.IOC-UNESCO is the UN body responsible for ocean science…
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The Marine Autonomy and Technology Showcase (MATS) is a key event in the marine science and technology calendar. Submit your abstract by 14 July. Join us for the event on 7–9 November 2023. In 2022 we saw 40 presentations across our five themes that broadly cover the complete end to end life of…
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The Marine Autonomy Technology Showcase (MATS) is a key event in the marine technology calendar, attracting delegates from around the world, hosted at the National Oceanography Centre’s (NOC) dockside location in Southampton, UK. MATS 2023 will feature a packed three-day programme of exhibits,…