National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK

As one of the world’s leading oceanographic institutions offering dockside facilities, ample workshop and exhibit space with a commitment to working with industry you can see why the NOCS is the obvious choice of venue for Ocean Business!

The National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (formerly Southampton Oceanography Centre), is a collaborative Centre owned by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the University of Southampton. NOCS is based at a purpose-built waterside campus in Southampton, and is home to some 520 research scientists, lecturing support and seagoing staff as well over 700 undergraduate and postgraduate students.

The National Oceanography Centre, Southampton is the integrated collaboration between the Southampton-based part of the Natural Environment Research Council’s National Oceanography Centre and the University of Southampton’s School of Ocean and Earth Science, both based the jointly-owned and shared facilities at the Waterfront Campus on the city’s Empress Dock.