National Oceanography Centre

Company Information

Summary:
NOC is a leader on ocean science. Our subsidiary, NOC Innovations, provides a vital link between science and business, enabling technology and research to transfer to industry and revenue generated to support our charitable purposes.

Description:

The National Oceanography Centre is an independent self-governing organisation - a charitable company limited by guarantee. The NOC is funded by UK Research and Innovation to work on National Capability programmes, and manages on its behalf, the National Marine Equipment Pool - Europe’s largest fleet of autonomous and robotic vehicles, and two state of the art research ships RRS Discovery and RRS James Cook. The NOC has two sites, Southampton and Liverpool, and employs around 650 staff. We are co-located at both sites with leading UK Universities, giving us a unique position in UK marine research.

NOC is the UK’s leading institution for a full range of ocean science and technology activity from the coast to the deep ocean. NOC provides long-term marine science capability including:

• Major facilities such as research ships, autonomous underwater vehicles, high performance computers, sea-bed core repository and specialist deep-ocean equipment supported by world-class staff and infrastructure.
• Sustained ocean observing, mapping and survey capability.
• Sea level science and tidal prediction as home of the Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level.
• Data management and archival through the British Oceanographic Data Centre, and the UK’s National Oceanographic Library.
• Expert impartial scientific advice to government and industry including maritime boundary delimitation, diplomatic clearance for marine scientific research and input to UNESCO-IOC.
• Technology development, especially sensors and autonomous vehicles.
• Post-graduate training in collaboration with the universities of Southampton and Liverpool.

SERVICES

Ocean Science and technology research and consultancy

Multi-disciplinary research from coast to deep ocean. 

Marine Science Platforms

Research ships, moorings and autonomous systems. ​​​​​​​

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Keywords:
Autonomous Vessels, Remote Operated Vehicles and Robotics; Marine Science - Equipment, Sensors and Systems; Temperature and Pressure Calibrators; Underwater Sensors and Sonar; University, College and Research Institution