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Report defining priorities for UK ocean observations released

The UK Sustained Scientific Ocean Observation Priorities (SSOOP) report has been released. In 2022 the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) led a consultation on prioritising ocean observations, following a request from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).

Blog: NOC attend the 32nd Session of the IOC Assembly

Alan Evans, Prof. Ed Hill, Dr Emma Gregory and Dr Louis Clement

The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) recently provided the UK delegation at the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Assembly hosted at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Dr Louis Clement and Dr Emma Gregory share their experience.

NOC host parliamentary reception for World Ocean Day

CEO Professor Ed Hill CBE, Rt Hon Thérèse Coffey MP and Jeremy Darroch, NOC’s Chair of Trustees
  • The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) hosted a parliamentary reception on Wednesday 7 June to celebrate World Ocean Day.
  • Entitled “The Ocean and our Climate,” the event brought together stakeholders from across government, research and industry sectors as well as over a dozen parliamentarians to share knowledge and network.

The TREC expedition: get involved in Southampton

This August TREC comes to the NOC Southampton to gather biological samples and environmental data along the coastline. We've got several exciting events happening that you can participate in, from family workshops to evening pub talks!

NOC partners with Ploughshare to scale up its ocean innovations capabilities

The UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has partnered with Ploughshare to enhance the commercial activity of NOC’s trading subsidiary NOC Innovations.

10th annual World Ocean Summit and Expo

The National Oceanography Centre are proud to be a supporting association of the 10th annual World Ocean Summit, taking place in Lisbon later this month.

Economist Impact’s World Ocean Summit is a global event bringing together the ocean community from business and finance to governments, policy-makers, civil society and academia.

Premier of the British Virgin Islands visits NOC

Hon Dr Natalio Wheatley, Premier of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and colleagues from the BVI London Office meet with NOC.

Last week the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) was delighted to meet with the Hon Dr Natalio Wheatley, Premier of the British Virgin Islands (BVI), who was accompanied by colleagues from the BVI London Office.

COP27 results in considerable steps forward for the ocean

The Ocean Pavilion (credit: UNFCCC COP27 14Nov22 AroundTheVenue KiaraWorth-10)

While the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (UNFCCC COP) has a way to go to achieve its core objective of preventing the global temperature from exceeding 1.5°C by the end century, COP27 marked a significant step forward for our ocean by providing, for the first time, inclusion into the overarching decision.

Inspiring interns complete their terms at the International Seabed Authority

Two interns are completing their terms with the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Secretariat as a direct result of our contributions and our charitable commitment to educating and inspiring the next generation of change makers.

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