News and information on integrated activities at Southampton taking place through the partnership between NOC and the University of Southampton can be viewed at http://noc.ac.uk.
News and information on integrated activities at Southampton taking place through the partnership between NOC and the University of Southampton can be viewed at http://noc.ac.uk.
Collaboration with industry adds to the continued success of the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS). All of our research groups are actively involved in industry partnerships and applied research. By working with the Centre's scientists you have access to:
Theme based research with commercial partners
Projects could range from the planning, design and execution of full ocean surveys through to providing expert scientific or technological advice during a few days consultancy.
The Centre also has a strong record of transferring technologies to companies, through collaborative projects and licensing opportunities, to bring innovative products to the market place. One example is the spin out from NOCS of OHM Ltd.
We actively promote links between industry and research through conferences and exhibitions held at the Centre which bring people from industry into contact with our scientists. Major joint events include the annual Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Showcase (September) and the new biennial Ocean Business exhibition (March).
We are keen to work with businesses on the major government schemes to encourage and fund industry research links such as Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, DTI Technology Programme and NERC's Knowledge Transfer schemes
Through partnership projects with the Centre, businesses have access to a wide variety of facilities offered by the Centre, including:
The Centre already has strong links with a variety of businesses including offshore industries (oil, gas and communications), defence agencies, environmental technology companies and government agencies (UK and overseas) but we want to develop links with a whole range of commercial sectors to ensure that our science is relevant to business needs.
If you wish to find out more about the opportunities to work with NOCS please contact:
