James Ketchell returns from his round the world challenge

NOC ambassador James Ketchell breaks world record

15 June 2026
20-year average for global surface air temperatures

GloSAT team wins Royal Meteorological Society Award for innovation

9 June 2026
NOC lander

From concept to capability: NOC achieves milestone in CCS sensor innovation

5 June 2026
CS Sovereign cable laying vessel

Hidden lifelines: new research reveals vulnerability of subsea cables serving small island nations

28 May 2026
Marine heatwave workshop 2026 attendees

Feeling the heat: UK experts dive into national marine heatwave meeting

21 May 2026
Researcher preparing equipment

NOC and CTC launch a virtual work experience opportunity for students

18 May 2026
Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcanic eruption

New research enables identification of the most hazardous underwater volcanoes

5 May 2026
Seastar on a polymetallic module

Review of the impacts of deep-sea mining helps us understand the risk of biodiversity loss

4 May 2026
COMMS1207 SHARC DIAGRAM

New study turns subsea cables into powerful ocean sensors, unlocking vast streams of underwater data

27 April 2026
Open Day

Set sail on a voyage of discovery at the National Oceanography Centre Open Day

20 April 2026
James-Crease

NOC remembers pioneering ocean scientist James Crease

14 April 2026
Fieldwork

Study re-evaluates long-term burial rates of carbon in Irish Sea sediments

9 April 2026
Autosub Long Range

Marine science students in Liverpool dive into ocean challenges with the National Oceanography Centre

27 March 2026
24-New-Amphipod-Species-Identified

Biodiversity boost: 24 new deep-sea species discovered in major Pacific research

24 March 2026
Deltocyathus zoemetallicus

New species named in prestigious WoRMS Top 10

19 March 2026
GO-SHIP

Global Ocean Observing Programme GO-SHIP Earns Prestigious International Recognition

27 February 2026