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Earlier this year, the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) announced a new partnership with environmental consultancy Beyondly (formerly Comply Direct) to further ocean research in the UK. We are partnered with Beyondly as a chosen charity for their new Customer Impact Rewards initiative.…
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(c) Schmidt Ocean Institute
Scientists examining underwater cliff ecosystems onboard research vessel Falkor (too) using the 4,500-metre robot, ROV SuBastian, have discovered two pristine coral reefs in the waters surrounding the Galápagos Islands. NOC scientists on board contributed expertise in high-resolution habitat…
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This week sees the release of a new special issue of the Royal Society's prestigious journal 'Philosophical Transactions A', focused on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a key component of our planet’s climate system. The new issue, called ‘Atlantic overturning: new…
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Image: MATS 2022
The full programme has been announced for this year’s Marine Autonomy Technology Showcase (MATS), taking place from 7-9 November 2023 at the National Oceanography Centre’s (NOC) waterfront site in Southampton. MATS has grown over the last nine years to become a key event in the marine…
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The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) have announced funding for three ambitious new projects to generate new data on how ocean biology impacts the storage of carbon. The PARTITRICS project will be led by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), with the further two projects also…
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The Hunga volcano eruption in 2022 triggered the fastest underwater flows ever recorded. The flows cut the only international subsea cable that connected to Tonga. Image credit: Taaniela Kula, Tonga Geological Services
The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) recently announced that scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have been shortlisted as finalists and commended entries of NERC’s 2023 Impact Awards. The awards shine a spotlight on UK science at the heart of the responsible…
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Example of an Algae Bloom
NOC scientists have developed a new genetic testing approach to be used alongside artificial intelligence (AI) to test for toxic algae. This form of algae can result in severe and fatal sickness in humans. The method was able to predict a rise in toxic algae at least four weeks earlier than the…
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Early career researchers who attended the 2023 Ocean Twilight Zone Symposium thanks to the Grantham Foundation bursary.
Led by Dr Adrian Martin at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), the Joint Exploration of the Twilight Zone Ocean Network (JETZON) programme, has empowered science students from around the world through administering a generous bursary from the Grantham Foundation. The $75,000 donation has…