Marine community scopes out zero-carbon future for ocean research Posted: 15 September 2020 An ambitious scoping project, led by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), has launched today to investigate how to move towards low or zero-carbon oceanographic research. The aim of the NZOC (Net Zero Oceanographic Capability) project is to bring together the marine science community and key... Read more

New digital project to tackle flood hazard Posted: 11 September 2020 The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has today awarded the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) one of seven individual grants that will use cutting-edge digital technology to advance environmental outcomes. Led by Dr Jenny Brown, NOC Coastal Oceanographer, the new project ‘... Read more

Drinking water treatment removes 99.99% microplastics Posted: 11 September 2020 Research published this week shows that treating drinking water reduced the number of microplastic particles per litre by 99.99%. One of the co-authors, Dr Alice Horton from the NOC, said “This is a key step in developing our understanding of human exposure to microplastics, suggesting... Read more

NOC contributes to NASA-led study revealing the causes of sea level rise since 1900 Posted: 7 September 2020 The NOC has contributed to a new study by NASA, published in Nature, which reveals new insights into the processes driving ocean sea level variations for over a century, helping us prepare for the rising seas of the future. Using recent improvements to the global tide gauge data... Read more

New sea going bursary available for early career researchers Posted: 7 September 2020 A new sea going bursary has been set up to enable students and early career scientists, including from developing countries who are keen to become involved in the field of marine science or oceanography, to gain practical experience of ship borne science. The new bursary has been made... Read more

NOC launches new online course Posted: 3 September 2020 A new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the National Oceanography Centre starts 5 October and is now open for registration. This free online course, Ocean Science in Action: Addressing Marine Ecosystems and Food ... Read more

In memoriam of Peter Saunders Posted: 27 August 2020 The National Oceanography Centre is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Peter Saunders on 20 August 2020. Peter was a Physical Oceanographer who began his career with interests in meteorology. He studied atmospheric convection for his PhD at Imperial College, London before moving to... Read more

Wight Ocean joins the NOC’s Innovation Centre to deliver DASA project Posted: 26 August 2020 The NOC’s Marine Robotics Innovation Centre has partnered with start-up company Wight Ocean Ltd on a successful proposal into the UK’s Defence and Security Accelerator’s (DASA) Map the Gap funding programme. The project will develop an amphibious bottom crawler to navigate and transit water... Read more