Knowledge Base

Research Relevant to Marine Science and Technology

Please note: the following information has been gathered by IACMST, which apologizes in advance for any errors and will be grateful for notification of any changes/additions/omissions required.

Research Councils
Research Councils UK
http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/default.htm

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)

http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/default.htm

Natural Environment Research Council

http://www.nerc.ac.uk

Useful Research Databases

Infoil Sesame
International database for petroleum related research http://www.nsd.uib.no/english/research/infoil/

Oasis
Database of information on all research funded by the BBSRC http://oasis.bbsrc.ac.uk/Welcome.html

PORT Maritime Information

National Maritime Museum's Gateway to worldwide maritime information http://www.port.nmm.ac.uk/

Useful Societies and Professional Bodies

Challenger Society for Marine Science
http://www.soc.soton.ac.uk/OTHERS/CSMS

Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology

http://www.imarest.org/

Institute of Petroleum
http://www.petroleum.co.uk

Institute of Physics
http://www.iop.org/

Institution of Civil Engineers

http://www.ice.org.uk/

The Institution of Engineering and Technology

http://www.theiet.org/

Marine Conservation Society

http://www.mcsuk.org

The Royal Institution of Naval Architects

http://www.rina.org.uk/

Royal Society of Chemistry

http://www.RSC.org/

Royal Meteorological Society

http://www.rmets.org/index.php

Sea Vision UK
http://www.seavisionuk.org

Shipbuilders and Shiprepairers Association

http://www.ssa.org.uk/

Society for Underwater Technology

http://www.sut.org.uk/

Other
British Ocean Sediment Core Research Facility (BOSCORF)
http://www.boscorf.org

Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics

http://www.globec.org/

Millennium European Climate Project

http://geography.swan.ac.uk/millennium

Oceans 2025
http://www.oceans2025.org/

University Research Relevant to Marine Science and Technology

University of Aberdeen
Institute for Coastal Science and Management http://www.abdn.ac.uk/aicsm/ Oil and Gas Centre http://www.abdn.ac.uk/oilgas/ Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre http://www.abdn.ac.uk/sfirc

University of Bournemouth
Centre for Geomorphology & Quaternary Environment http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/conservation/abouttheschool/egs/centre_geomorphology.html Centre for Marine Ecology and Conservation http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/conservation/abouttheschool/egs/marine_ecology_and_conservation.html

University of Bristol
Biogeochemistry Research Centre http://www.bristol.ac.uk/bbrc/ Centre for Environmental Flows http://www.maths.bris.ac.uk/research/labs/environmental_geophysical/ Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling http://www.cpom.org Bristol Research Initiative for the Dynamic Global Environment (BRIDGE) http://www.bristol.ac.uk/bbrc/geography.html

University of Cambridge
Cambridge Coastal Research Unit http://ccru.geog.cam.ac.uk Institute of Theoretical Geophysics http://www.itg.cam.ac.uk NERC Data Assimilation Research Centre (DARC) http://darc.nerc.ac.uk Scott Polar Research Institute http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/

University of Cardiff
Hydroenvironmental Research Centre http://www.engin.cf.ac.uk/research/summary.asp?GroupNo=3 Seafarers International Research Centre http://www.sirc.cf.ac.uk

Cranfield University
Offshore Engineering and Naval Architecture Group http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/soe/oena/

University of Dundee
Centre for Energy. Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy http://www.dundee.ac.uk/cepmip/ Centre for Remote Sensing and Environmental Monitoring http://www.dundee.ac.uk/crsem/ Environmental and Physical Fluid Dynamics Research Group http://www.dundee.ac.uk/civileng/fluids/EFM.htm

University of Durham
NERC Climate and Land-Surface Systems Interactive Centre (CLASSIC) http://classic.nerc.ac.uk

University of East Anglia

Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment http://www.uea.ac.uk/env/csergr/ Climatic Research Unit http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk Laboratory for Global Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry http://www1.uea.ac.uk/cm/home/schools/sci/env/research/LGMAC NERC Centre for observations of Air-Sea Interactions and fluXes (CASIX) http://casix.nerc.ac.uk/ Surface Ocean-Lower Atmosphere Study http://www.uea.ac.uk/env/solas Tyndall Centre for Climate Change and Research http://www.tyndall.ac.uk

University of East London

Centre for Geo-Information Studies http://www.uel.ac.uk/geo-information/

University of Edinburgh
Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling http://www.cpom.org Edinburgh Earth Observatory http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/research/eeo Institute of Atmospheric and Environmental Science http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/abs NERC Centre for observations of Air-Sea Interactions and fluXes (CASIX) http://casix.nerc.ac.uk/ NERC Data Assimilation Research Centre (DARC) http://darc.nerc.ac.uk Scottish Centre for Carbon Storage http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/research/sccs.html

University of Essex
Centre for Environment and Society http://www.essex.ac.uk/ces Coral Reef Research Unit http://www.essex.ac.uk/bs/crru

University of Exeter
Centre for Ecology and Conservation http://www.uec.ac.uk/biology/index.shtml NERC Climate and Land-Surface Systems Interactive Centre (CLASSIC) http://classic.nerc.ac.uk NERC Network for Calibration and Validation of Earth Observations (NCAVEO) http://www.ncaveo.ac.uk

University of Glamorgan
AI Technologies Modelling Research Unit http://www.glam.ac.uk/socschool/research/aiprojects.php Coastal and Riverine Research Unit http://www.glam.ac.uk/sapsschool/research/coastal

University of Glasgow
Glasgow Marine Technology Centre http://www.eng.gla.ac.uk/marine/gmtcwww.htm Marine Biological Station Millport http://www.gla.ac.uk/centres/marinestation/index.html Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering http://www.na-me.ac.uk Research Groups include: Marine Design and Manufacturing Marine Engineering Marine Hydrodynamics Marine Structures Ship Management and Operation Ship Stability

University of Greenwich
Greenwich Maritime Institute http://www.gre.ac.uk/schools/gmi

Heriot Watt University

Centre for Marine Biodiversity and Biotechnology http://www.cmbb.hw.ac.uk Institute of Petroleum Engineering http://www.pet.hw.ac.uk

University of Hull
Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Studies http://www.hull.ac.uk/iecs

Imperial College
Centre for Petroleum Studies http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/courses/azofdepartmentsandcentres/petroleumstudies Grantham Institute for Climate Change http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/climatechange London Centre for Marine Technology http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/courses/azofdepartmentsandcentres/londoncentreformarinetechnology

Keele University
Research Institute for the Environment, Physical Sciences and Applied Mathematics http://www.keele.ac.uk/research/epsam/index.htm

Kingston University
Centre for Earth and Environmental Science Research http://www.kingston.ac.uk/esg/research/research.htm

Lancaster University
Aquatic Chemistry and Environmental Radioactivity Research Group http://www.es.lancs.ac.uk/ Renewable Energy Group http://www.engineering.lancs.ac.uk/regroups/LUREG/home.htm

Leeds University
Earth and Biosphere Institute http://earth.leeds.ac.uk/ebi NERC Data Assimilation Research Centre (DARC) http://darc.nerc.ac.uk

University of Leicester
NERC Centre for observations of Air-Sea Interactions and fluXes (CASIX) http://casix.nerc.ac.uk/ NERC Climate and Land-Surface Systems Interactive Centre (CLASSIC) http://classic.nerc.ac.uk

University of Liverpool
Marine and Freshwater Biology Research Group http://www.liv.ac.uk/biolsci/research/divisions/marine_and_freshwater_biology/index.html Oceans Research Group http://www.liv.ac.uk/earth_sciences/dept/research/Oceans.htm

Loughborough University
Applied Signal Processing Research Group http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/el/research/asp/projects.html Environmental Fluid Dynamics Research Group http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/ma/research/researchgroups/environmental/ Non-linear Waves Research Group http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/ma/research/researchgroups/nonlinearwaves/

University of Manchester
Centre for Atmospheric Science http://www.seaes.manchester.ac.uk/research/groups/cas

University of Middlesex
Flood Hazard Research Centre http://www.fhrc.mdx.ac.uk

Napier University
Environmental Biology Research Group http://www.lifesciences.napier.ac.uk/research/envbiores.htm

Newcastle University
Centre for Pipeline Engineering http://www.ncl.ac.uk/marine/pipelineeng/ Institute for Research on Environment and Sustainability http://www.ncl.ac.uk/environment/ NERC Network for Calibration and Validation of Earth Observations (NCAVEO) http://www.ncaveo.ac.uk Ocean Research Group http://www.ncl.ac.uk/marine/org Tropical Marine Research Group http://www.ncl.ac.uk/tcmweb/tmr/tropical_marine_research.html

University of Nottingham
Centre for Geospatial Science http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/cgs Institute of Engineering Surveying and Space Geodesy http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/iessg/ NERC Network for Calibration and Validation of Earth Observations (NCAVEO) http://www.ncaveo.ac.uk

University of Oxford
Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics http://www.atm.ox.ac.uk Environmental Change Institute http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk Marine Geology and Geophysics http://www.earth.ox.ac.uk/research/marine_geophys.htm Ocean and Coastal Engineering Group http://www.eng.ox.ac.uk/oed/ NERC Data Assimilation Research Centre http://darc.nerc.ac.uk

University of Plymouth
Biochemistry and Environmental Analytical Chemistry http://www.research.plymouth.ac.uk/beach/ Catchment and Coastal Environments Research Group http://www.geog.plymouth.ac.uk/research/environ/env.htm Centre for Chemical Science http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/chemistry Centre for Climate and Coastal Change http://www.research.plymouth.ac.uk/marine/pages/4c.htm Coastal Engineering Research Group http://www.research.plymouth.ac.uk/cerg/ Coastal Processes Research Group http://www.coastalprocesses.org Geomatics Research Group http://www.research.plymouth.ac.uk/geomatics/

University of Plymouth (continued)

Institute for Science Education http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/ise Marine and Coastal Policy Research Group http://www.research.plymouth.ac.uk/marine-policy/ Marine and Industrial Dynamic Analysis http://www.tech.plym.ac.uk/Research/marine_and_industrial_dynamic_analysis/index.htm Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre http://www.research.plymouth.ac.uk/mberc/ Marine Institute http://www.research.plymouth.ac.uk/marine/ NERC Centre for observations of Air-Sea Interactions and fluXes (CASIX) http://casix.nerc.ac.uk/ Shelf Sea Oceanography and Meteorology Research Group http://www.research.plymouth.ac.uk/shelf/index.htm Speciation and Environmental Analysis Research Group http://www.research.plymouth.ac.uk/sea

University of Portsmouth
Centre for the Economics and Management of Aquatic Resources http://www.port.ac.uk/research/cemare/ Institute of Industrial Research http://www.port.ac.uk/research/iir/ Institute of Marine Sciences http://www.port.ac.uk/departments/academic/ims/

Queen Mary, University of London

Centre for the Aquatic and Terrestrial Environment http://www.geog.qmul.ac.uk/cate

Queens University Belfast

Centre for Marine Resources and Mariculture http://www.qub.ac.uk/bb/cmar/ Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Research Cluster http://www.qub.ac.uk/bb/research-clusters/ecology-evolutionary.html Research Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Biology (Quercus) http://www.qub.ac.uk/quercus/

University of Reading
Department of Meteorology http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/ including: Boundary-layer Meteorology http://www.met.rdg.ac.uk/~bl_met/index Joint Centre for Mesoscale Meteorology http://www.met.rdg.ac.uk/Research/jcmm/ Mesoscale Weather Processes Group http://www.met.rdg.ac.uk/~mwp/ Ocean Dynamics and Modelling http://www.met.rdg.ac.uk/ocean/Dynamics/ NERC Centre for observations of Air-Sea Interactions and fluXes (CASIX) http://casix.nerc.ac.uk/ NERC Data Assimilation Research Centre http://darc.nerc.ac.uk Walker Institute for Climate System Research http://www.walker-institute.ac.uk

University of Salford
NERC Network for Calibration and Validation of Earth Observations (NCAVEO) http://www.ncaveo.ac.uk Remote Sensing and Hydrometeorology Research Group http://www.ties.salford.ac.uk/research/rsh.htm

University of Southampton
Centre for Coastal Processes, Engineering and Management http://www.ccpem.soton.ac.uk/ Centre for Environmental Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis http://www.geodata.soton.ac.uk/CERSSA/ Centre for Ultrasonics and Underwater Acoustics http://www.isvr.soton.ac.uk/fdag/uaua.htm Coastal and Offshore Engineering Research Centre http://www.civil.soton.ac.uk/research Coastal Processes Research Group http://www.noc.soton.ac.uk/coastal/ Fluid Dynamics and Acoustics Research Group http://www.isvr.soton.ac.uk/FDAG/INDEX.htm Fluid Structure Interactions Research Group http://www.soton.ac.uk/ses/research/fsi/index.shtml Geochemistry Research Group http://www.noc.soton.ac.uk/geochem/ Geology and Geophysics Research Group http://www.noc.soton.ac.uk/gg/ NERC Centre for observations of Air-Sea Interactions and fluXes (CASIX) http://casix.nerc.ac.uk/ NERC Network for Calibration and Validation of Earth Observations (NCAVEO) http://www.ncaveo.ac.uk NERC Rapid Climate Change Programme http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/programmes/rapid/ Ocean Biogeochemistry and Ecosystems Research Group http://www.noc.soton.ac.uk/obe Ocean Modelling and Forecasting Research Group http://www.noc.soton.ac.uk/omf Ocean Observing and Climate Research Group http://www.noc.soton.ac.uk/ooc/ Palaeoceanography and Palaeoclimate Research Group http://www.noc.soton.ac.uk/palaeo/ Signal Processing and Control Research Group http://www.isvr.soton.ac.uk/SPCG/index.htm Sustainable Energy Research Group http://www.energy.soton.ac.uk Wolfson Unit for Marine Technology and Industrial Aerodynamics http://www.wumtia.soton.ac.uk

University of St Andrews
Bird and Mammal Acoustic Communication Group http://biology.st-andrews.ac.uk/bmac Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling http://www.creem.st-and.ac.uk/creemru.php Fish Behaviour and Biodiversity Research Group http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~guppy/ Fish Endocrinology Research Group http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~ferg/ Fish Muscle Research Group http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~fmrg/ Gatty Marine Laboratory http://biology.st-andrews.ac.uk/gatty Marine Ecology Research Group http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~merg/

University of St Andrews (continued)

Pelagic Ecology Research Group http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~perg/ Sea Mammal Research Unit http://www.smru.st-and.ac.uk

University of Stirling
Institute of Aquaculture http://www.aquaculture.stir.ac.uk Research Groups include: Aquatic Systems and Development Group Aquatic Vaccine Group DFID Research in the Institute Disease Group Environment Group Fish Welfare GIS and Applied Physiology Group Nutrition Group Parasitology Group Reproduction and Genetics Group

University of Strathclyde
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering http://www.na-me.ac.uk Research Groups include: Marine Design and Manufacturing Marine Engineering Marine Hydrodynamics Marine Structures Ship Management and Operation Ship Stability

University of Ulster
Centre for Coastal and Marine Research http://www.science.ulster.ac.uk/ccmr/ Environmental Sciences Research Institute http://www.science.ulster.ac.uk/esri/ Geophysics Research Group http://www.science.ulster.ac.uk/geophys/ Landscape and Natural Sciences Research Group http://www.science.ulster.ac.uk/lnsrg/

University College London

Benfield Hazard Research Centre http://www.benfieldhrc.org Biodiversity and Economics for Conservation http://www.bioecon.ucl.ac.uk Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling http://www.cpom.org Climate Extremes Research Group http://climate.mssl.ucl.ac.uk/ Computational Fluid Dynamics http://www.mecheng.ucl.ac.uk/research/marine-systems/cfd Deep Water Research Group http://www.es.ucl.ac.uk/research/deep-water/index.htm Environmental Change Research Centre http://www.ecrc.ucl.ac.uk Environment Institute http://www.ucl.ac.uk/environment-institute/

University College London (continued)

Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Group http://www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematics/research/ London Shipping Law Centre http://www.london-shipping-law.com Maghreb Petroleum Research Group http://www.es.ucl.ac.uk/research/mprg Marine Design Research Centre http://www.mecheng.ucl.ac.uk/research/marine-systems/design-research/ Marine Systems Research http://www.mecheng.ucl.ac.uk/research/marine-systems/ Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Group http://www.meng.ucl.ac.uk/~nag_web/ Palaeoceanography Group http://www.ucl.ac.uk/palaeoceanography/index.htm

University of the West of England

Centre for Research in Environmental Science http://science.uwe.ac.uk/research/homePage.aspx?pageId=cresHome

University of Wales, Aberystwyth

Functional and Behavioural Ecology Group http://www.aber.ac.uk/biology/research/fbecol.html

University of Wales, Bangor

Centre for Applied Marine Science http://www.cams.bangor.ac.uk Research Groups include: Analytical Chemistry Applied Marine Biology Applied Oceanography Coastal Zone Management Marine Geosciences Survey and Instrumentation Centre for Applied Oceanography http://www.cao.bangor.ac.uk Coastal Resource Ecology and Management Group http://www.bangor.ac.uk/CREAM NERC Centre for observations of Air-Sea Interactions and fluXes (CASIX) http://casix.nerc.ac.uk/ School of Ocean Sciences http://www.sos.bangor.ac.uk/research Research Groups include: Biochemistry and Palaeoceanography Marine Ecology and Biodiversity Sea Shelf and Coastal Processes Sustainable Marine Resources and Conservation

University of Wales, Swansea

Behavioural, Physiological and Molecular Ecology Research Group http://www.swan.ac.uk/biosci/Research/BehaviouralPhysiologicalMolecularEcology/ Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry Research Group http://www.swan.ac.uk/biosci/BiomolecularMassSpectrometry/ Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture Research http://www.aquaculturewales.com Environmental Modelling and Earth Observation Research Group http://geography.swan.ac.uk/pgrdinfo/envmodethobs.htm NERC Climate and Land-Surface Systems Interactive Centre (CLASSIC) http://classic.nerc.ac.uk

University of Wales, Swansea (continued)

Tidal Stream and River Turbine Research Group http://www.swansea.ac.uk/engineering/research/civilandcomputationalengineeringcentre/researchareas/

University of York
Atmospheric Chemistry Group http://www.york.ac.uk/res/atmoschem/ NERC Surface Ocean Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS) http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/programmes/solas