NOC Annual Report and Finances 2020–2021
This is our second annual report, but this last year has been anything but routine. The new NOC is taking shape, with strong governance established and new funding streams being developed. The charity is stable and well, despite the challenges of COVID-19.
View the NOC Annual Report and Finances 2020–2021Our enduring mission is to ‘Make Sense of Changing Seas’
The National Oceanography Centre, existing in its various forms for over six decades, is one of the largest charities in the UK with an annual turnover of over £60 million and employs over 600 staff. It is one of the few research organisations globally that has the equipment and expertise to operate at full ocean depth.
We make sense of the changing seas, on which future human prosperity and wellbeing depend.
The NOC provides Facilities to the UK Marine Research Community
Advances in ocean science depend on measurements in the ocean. Satellite observations provide data for the surface layer of the ocean. To penetrate beyond the surface, scientists rely on in situ physical measurements from a range of platforms, including research ships, ocean observatories, moorings, and autonomous underwater and surface vehicles.
More about FacilitiesWorld-leading innovative Science and Technology underpinning the Ocean Economy
The National Oceanography Centre is in a unique position of having world-leading multi-disciplinary scientific and technical expertise which can help unlock the economic and societal potential of the ocean across a range of industry sectors.
Working with BusinessA gift allows you to have a direct impact on world leading ocean research and innovation
More about givingIn the Spotlight
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Microplastics Research
Understanding the extent and implications of microplastic pollution on marine ecosystems health.
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RRS James Cook Virtual Tour
Explore one of the world’s most advanced research vessels from bridge to engine room.
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Oceanids
Our new innovative autonomous vehicles, sensors and software push the boundaries of ocean exploration (UK Govt. – Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund).
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‘Addressing marine ecosystems and food security’
A free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) available via Future Learn.
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Boaty McBoatface returns to Plymouth to monitor impacts on UK’s coastal ecosystems
14 June 2022Engineers and scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have successfully recovered the renowned state-of-the-art underwater robot,...
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New study reveals ‘leaky’ deep ocean may store less carbon
13 June 2022A study by scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has shown that carbon storage in the deep ocean may be considerably less permanent...
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NOC host ‘The Future of the Ocean’ event to celebrate World Oceans Day
10 June 2022To mark this year’s World Oceans Day on 8 June, the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) hosted an evening of networking and knowledge sharing at...
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Ocean Decade endorses three new NOC-led Actions
10 June 2022The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is proud to announce three projects, exploring global ocean impacts on society and climate, have been endorsed...
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Empowering women in deep-sea research
27 May 2022The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) recently signed a Letter of Cooperation with the UN International Seabed Authority (ISA) to support...
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New analysis of the subpolar North Atlantic reveals an increasingly strong role for the ocean in unusual year to year temperature changes
18 May 2022A ground-breaking study by scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) published today (Wednesday 18 May) in Nature Communications Earth and...
Latest Publications
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Kinetic energy transfers between mesoscale and submesoscale motions in the open ocean’s upper layers
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The International Bathymetric Chart of the Southern Ocean Version 2 (IBCSO v2)
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Late Quaternary mud‐dominated, basin‐floor sedimentation of the Gulf of Corinth, Greece: implications...
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Ship-based estimates of momentum transfer coefficient over sea ice and recommendations for its parameterization