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A student standing over a tank in the coastal lab facility

Our facilities

Learn more about our world-class facilities.
One researcher doing a flume experiment examining flow over seagrass mimics

Coastal Research Laboratories

The Coastal Research Laboratories are dedicated to the study of coastal, estuarine and shelf sea hydrodynamics and sediment transport, and interactions between flow, sediment, ecosystems and infrastructure.
3D Chirp post-deployment on the River Thames

High Resolution Marine Geophysics

We study the seabed and the near-seabed subsurface at better than 1m resolution using acoustic tools.
The DASI deep-towed electromagnetic transmitter system being deployed at sea

Marine Electromagnetics

We carry out marine controlled source electromagnetic (CSEM) surveys - for both academic and applied research topics.
OBS being deployed in Pacific Ocean, 2022

Ocean Bottom Instrument Consortium (OBIC)

We aim to provide the academic and commercial communities with access to multi-sensor, versatile seabed instruments to enable sub-surface geophysical imaging at high vertical and lateral resolution.
Callista research vessel

Research vessel

R.V.Callista based at NOCS, is available to staff and students of Ocean and Earth Science
Scientist in a lab coat at the Stable Isotope Lab at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton.

Stable Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry Laboratory (SIRMS lab)

We are a research and teaching facility providing specialist analysis of light stable isotope ratios in a wide range of organic and inorganic materials. We also offer bespoke sample preparation and analytical services for external customers.