OES Research Aquarium
Analysing and researching marine life
Marine biology seeks to understand patterns of biological diversity and quantify change in the marine ecosystem by studying how organisms interact with their environment and respond to change. Our degrees offer you the opportunity to study at one of the highest ranking Marine Science departments in the UK (REF 2014) at the world-leading National Oceanography Centre Southampton (NOCS).
Marine Biology has developed exponentially with the discovery of hydrothermal vents and cold seeps; the ability to conduct experimental programmes at sea; the use of molecular methods in marine biology and the huge expansion of the data base on marine animals.
There has been an increase of interest in marine biodiversity, in terms of the actual species, the causes of such high biodiversity, the scope for exploitation of these natural resources and the potential impact of climate and anthropogenic influences on biodiversity. As a result, students can expand their biology-knowledge base while still appreciating the physico-chemical aspects of the marine environment.
