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Posted: 29 July 2013
Marine life of the Gorringe Bank 1 August 2013 – Marine life of the Gorringe Bank: uncovering secrets at abyssal depths by Rui Vieira – Seamounts are underwater mountains rising more than 1000m from the abyssal...
Posted: 26 July 2013
The Geological Society The Postgraduate Research in Marine and Earth Sciences Conference is an opportunity to present projects and make new contacts in their own peer-group. Wednesday 6 – Thursday 7 November 2013...
Posted: 23 July 2013
Dr Russell Wynn Emerging technologies for marine mapping - Tuesday 23 July at 7.00pm The 2013 RGS-IBG/NOC lecture will be given by Dr Russell Wynn, Head of Marine Geoscience at the National Oceanography...
Posted: 18 July 2013
Phytoplankton bloom in western South Atlantic Ocean (credit: NASA) The supply of dissolved iron to oceans around continental shelves has been found to be more variable by region than previously believed – with implications for future climate prediction. Iron...
Posted: 16 July 2013
Multibeam data from the north basin of Windermere (looking north): red areas are shallow, blue areas are deep PhD student Helen Miller has been in the news in the Northeast with her research on Windermere. Working with the British Geological Survey, the Environment Agency and the University of Southampton,...
Posted: 10 July 2013
The dynamics of shelf seas – a workshop marking the retirement of Professor John Huthnance MBE Following a distinguished 35-year career working for NERC at IOS Liverpool, later to be re-branded the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory and from April 2009, the National Oceanography Centre, John...
Posted: 9 July 2013
RRS Discovery The new ship to serve the UK marine science community was today (8 July) handed over to the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) by its builder CNP Freire, SA, in Vigo, Northern Spain....
Posted: 9 July 2013
Professor Ian Wright The National Oceanography Centre is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Ian Wright as its new Director of Science and Technology, following the retirement of Professor Andrew Willmott...
Posted: 5 July 2013
The National Oceanography Centre has congratulated its Delivery Partner, the Marine Biological Association (MBA) on its award of the Royal Charter. This is a hugely significant step for the...
Posted: 3 July 2013
Ericthonius tolli Thirty amphipod experts have been lined up to improve and update the information held in the World Amphipoda database. The aim is to equip the myriad of end-users with the tools and information to...