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Posted: 29 June 2012
RRS Discovery in Empress Dock, Southampton The 50th anniversary of the launch of the Royal Research Ship Discovery will be marked on 2 July 2012. This will be her last year of service, a half-century of science that has included surveying...
Posted: 21 June 2012
JOIDES Resolution Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton will be joining a North Atlantic deep-sea drilling expedition that aims to uncover the secrets of the world’s climate system during...
Posted: 15 June 2012
Emiliania huxleyi, a globally important species of marine algae or phytoplankton An international study to understand and predict the likely impact of ocean acidification on shellfish and other marine organisms living in seas from the tropics to the poles is published this...
Posted: 11 June 2012
National Oceanography Centre IEEE AUV 2012 Conference 25–26 September 2012 at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK An international conference for ocean robotics is to be held at the UK’s National...
Posted: 6 June 2012
Holothurian (copyright David Shale 2010) The weird and wonderful life at the Mid-Atlantic ridge, 19.30pm at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton – by Dr Claudia Alt – The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a large mountain range in...
Posted: 1 June 2012
RRS James Clark Ross As the UK approaches summer with high hopes of good weather, a team of adventurous scientists will be setting sail for far chillier climes. Thirty researchers from eight laboratories will leave...