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NOC partnership awarded funding to deliver enhanced marine autonomy in coastal waters

The NOC’s Marine Autonomous and Robotics Systems team will work in partnership with tpgroup

Mission to investigate giant iceberg launches

A research mission to determine the impact of the giant A-68a iceberg on one of the world’s most important ecosystems gets underway next month.

Royal Research Ships resume scientific operations

The Royal Research Ships James Cook and Discovery are resuming scientific research expeditions following the suspension of the marine facilities programme earlier in the year due to Covid-19.

VIDEO: New digital project to tackle flood hazard

The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has awarded the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) one of seven individual grants that will use cutting-edge digital technology to advance environmental outcomes.

Abyssal joins Marine Robotics Innovation Centre’s community

The NOC’s Marine Robotics Innovation Centre has announced that Abyssal is joining its community of partners. This follows the news from earlier in the month that Cellula Robotics has partnered with the Centre.

NOC renews Memorandum of Understanding with the Royal Navy and Dstl

The MoU will broaden the RN’s capability in the utility and deployment of autonomous and robotic underwater systems.

Fast-moving waterfalls in the deep sea can be dangerous for seafloor cables

New research led by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has discovered how fast-moving waterfalls under the sea control the shape and behaviour of submarine channels.

Research: Deep-sea biodiversity influenced by ‘hidden’ waves within the ocean

Cold-water coral presence in deep-sea canyons are linked to elevated current speeds and canyon topography.

Seafloor microplastic hotspots controlled by deep-sea currents

New research has revealed the highest levels of microplastic yet recorded on the seafloor, with up to 1.9 million pieces in an area of just one square metre.

Polar Sea Ice detection using reflected GNSS signals

Working with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have released new datasets that demonstrate how reflections of satellite navigation signals...

Research expedition conducts a scientific survey in the North Atlantic

On 19 January an international research expedition led by scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) sailed from Fort Lauderdale in the USA to...

New Antarctic crustacean species described after 82 years

A spectacular new species of Antarctic deep-sea crustacean armed with spines, large claws and the raptorial mouthparts of a predator, has been described by...

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