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UK Future Marine Infrastructure in Focus at MATS

24.09.2024
The future direction of the UK’s marine research infrastructure and how to succeed in taking on solo global ocean challenges are on the keynote billboard for this year’s tenth Marine Autonomy and Technology Showcase (MATS), organiser the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has announced. The event will run from November 5-7, at NOC’s dockside facilities in Southampton, with the NOC operated research vessel RRS James Cook due to be alongside.

EVENT: Explore Our Planet - Cardiff Bay, UK - 18-20 October 2024

19.07.2024
The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) announced plans for a free public event ‘Archwiliwch ein planed - Explore our planet’ in partnership with the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and Techniquest, Cardiff. The event, will be from 18-20 October, based at Techniquest, additionally with a research ship available for the public to visit in Cardiff Bay. The event and activities aim to bring the world of environmental science to the public.

UK Government Awards £45million to Maintain Flagship Scientific Research Vessels

13.12.2022
Babcock International’s Rosyth shipyard has been awarded £45 million to maintain the UK’s fleet of scientific research vessels, including the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) operated RRS Discovery and RRS James Cook.

RRS James Cook Sets Sail to Study Human Impacts on Deep-Sea Ecosystems

11.08.2022
Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have set-sail on the RRS James Cook on a collaborative expedition to the Whittard Canyon to advance knowledge of some of the richest and most complex deep-sea ecosystems on Earth.

Royal Research Ships resume scientific operations

29.09.2020
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.

Blue Whale photographed in English waters

02.09.2015
An incredibly rare sighting of a Blue Whale in English waters was captured on camera by scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) on-board the RRS James Cook. The huge mammal, twice as long as a double-decker bus, was spotted on 24 August approximately 400 km southwest of Cornwall, over a deep-sea canyon on the northern margin of the Bay of Biscay.

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