A phytoplankton-brightened cyclonic eddy swirling in the Tasman Sea

Research reveals ocean processes are influencing climate far faster than previously thought

20 July 2026
Arctic Ice National Oceanography Centre

Arctic winter sea ice returns to significant decline

20 July 2026
NOC hosts parliamentary drop-in event, attended by two local MPs (pictured)

NOC showcases marine science and innovation at parliamentary drop-in event

20 July 2026
Autosub Long Range (ALR) National Oceanography Centre

Researchers head to Greenland for ambitious science mission

15 July 2026
Blue sea surface

Climate extremes are becoming the new ‘normal’ for the UK

15 July 2026
Blue sea surface

UK’s world-class research organisations launch new collective today

9 July 2026
ALR6000 ARDITI NOC

NOC and ARDITI sign Memorandum of Understanding

7 July 2026
Grey Triggerfish

New research identifies key habitats to support triggerfish recovery in Brazil

1 July 2026
The Bruker Dimension Icon Atomic Force Microscope integrated with Infrared spectroscopy (AFM-IR)

New technology at NOC set to transform understanding of ocean plastic pollution

30 June 2026
Compilation of satellite images

NOC leads £7 million project to put petabytes of environmental data in everyone’s pocket

25 June 2026
Seaweed forest

New study highlights opportunities and challenges of large-scale seaweed cultivation for carbon dioxide removal

22 June 2026
Wind turbines with a sailboat behind

New research highlights impacts on seabed sediments from the effects of offshore wind development in context of the climate crisis

19 June 2026
REV Ocean Vessel

NOC to co-lead REV Ocean Sargasso Sea Expedition

17 June 2026
The newly identified and named Caeconyx papso amphipod

New deep-sea species honours four decades of ocean research

17 June 2026
Visitors to NOC attend a talk in the workshops, discovering more about the technology

Open day makes waves at the National Oceanography Centre

16 June 2026
James Ketchell returns from his round the world challenge

NOC ambassador James Ketchell breaks world record

15 June 2026