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Prof. Penny Holliday
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a key part of our planet’s climate system transporting heat thousands of kilometres across the Atlantic Ocean, directly impacting weather in the UK. Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) are at the forefront of observing and…
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Locations south of 70 degrees south will be tested for microplastics and to assess the impact of climate change on the ocean. The analysis of tiny microplastics (down to 30 microns) has never been done before in Antarctica. The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) will analyse the samples to…
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Professor Ed Hill CBE
Professor Ed Hill CBE will retire as Chief Executive Officer of the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in 2024, after more than twenty years since he was first appointed Director of NOC. Professor Hill, physical oceanographer by background, was appointed as Executive Director in 2010, previously…
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The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has joined dozens of marine research organisations worldwide to call for ocean science to lead climate solutions ahead of COP28 The declaration recognises the critical role of the ocean in regulating climate change and calls on world leaders to increase ocean…
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The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is proud to congratulate Professor Stephanie Henson, NOC Principal Scientist on being awarded the European Geosciences Union’s (EGU) 2024 Fridtjof Nansen Medal for distinguished research in oceanography. Professor Stephanie Henson has made an outstanding…
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A group of the world’s leading ocean scientific, philanthropic, and other stakeholder organisations, led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, have come together to highlight the global ocean at the…
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The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is thrilled to have been named the Employer of the Year 2023 at the Mersey Maritime Awards. The Maritime Industry Awards are open to any business, company, individual, non-profit organisation or charity, operating in or supporting the maritime, logistics and…
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Dr Angela Hibbert
World Tsunami Awareness Day is observed annually across the globe on 5 November, calling for countries, international bodies and civil society to raise tsunami awareness and share innovative approaches to risk reduction.For this month’s scientist spotlight, we caught up with Senior Sea Level and…
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If you're attending BlueTech Week come and see Jill Burgess, NOC Commercial Development Manager, speak during Innovation Day. BlueTech Week is all about the companies and the people driving the sustainable Blue Economy. It's the annual event where hundreds of senior international participants…