partnerships

Deputy Governor of the Pitcairn Island visits NOC

Mr Alasdair Hamilton, Consul General, Auckland and Deputy Governor of the Pitcairn Islands

This week, Alan Evans, NOC Head of Marine Policy hosted Mr Alasdair Hamilton, Consul General, Auckland and Deputy Governor of the Pitcairn Islands.

Mr Hamilton visited NOC to share information on the development of a new Marine Science Base and how the UK Government is providing investment in monitoring and protecting Pitcairn’s Marine Protected Areas (MPA).

NOC co-host stakeholder events on key ocean issues

Professor Ed Hill at the ‘Ocean Question Time: From Green Shipping to Blue Carbon’ fringe event

Last week, the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) co-hosted two key stakeholder events discussing hot ocean topics as part of Labour Party and Conservative Party Conference fringe events.

Doors open on world-leading European Glider Service Centre

The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has partnered with subsea technology leader, Teledyne Marine, to open a new European Glider Service Centre.

The partners opened the doors to the world-leading centre today, which will expand glider usage for both science and industry and provide scientific support and repair facilities for Teledyne Slocum Gliders.

ISA and WoRMS enter into partnership for enhanced deep-sea taxonomic information and standardisation

A selection of abyssal species. Image provided by the International Seabed Authority

On 1 March 2022, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) and the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) formalised their partnership to strengthen their mutual efforts on advancing deep-sea taxonomic standardisation in the area.

NOC and West P&I celebrate successful first year of international bursary programme

Online mentoring with the Class of 2021

A new bursary made available by West of England P&I club (West P&I) and managed by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has had a highly successful first year, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The NOC and ISA address the use of technology in deep seafloor mineral exploration, exploitation, and environmental monitoring

Exploration and potential future exploitation of marine minerals is an emerging field to ensure future access to raw materials for low carbon industries.

National Oceanography Centre installs new tide gauges in Saint Lucia to reduce vulnerability to climate change

The UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is working on behalf of the Government of Saint Lucia through the Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (DVRP) to install three new tide gauges to help reduce the island’s vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change.

World Oceans Day sees publication of Ocean Decade issue of Environmental Scientist

Sustainable Future publication out now

The National Oceanography Centre’s Chief Executive and other NOC ocean experts at were among contributors to an issue of the journal Environmental Scientist published today (World Oceans Day, 8 June 2021) in fully open access form and dedicated to the Ocean Decade.

MOU signed to promote UK/US BlueTech collaboration

TMA Bluetech, promoting bluetech and blue jobs (logo)

The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has just announced a strategic partnership with TMA BlueTech®.

This will advance the sustainable Blue Economy and BlueTech in the UK/US by introductions and joint events designed to encourage collaboration in each other’s geographical markets.

International collaboration to develop ultra-deep marine sensors begins

Dr Allison Schaap prepares sensors for pressure testing

This month marks the start of a new international collaboration to better understand the ultra deep-sea through innovative adaptation of sensors to withstand the crushing pressures at depths of down to 11,000 metres.