National Oceanography Centre

Constitutional objectives

The company's objects are restricted specifically, in each case only for the public benefit to: 4.1.1 the advancement of science, in particular enhancing the scientific knowledge and understanding of oceanographic sciences, and the ocean and its interaction with the earth system, and facilitating the use and application of that knowledge and understanding, particularly by: 4.1.1.1 undertaking and causing to be undertaken research including through technology development, experimentation, analysis, long-term ocean observation, monitoring, mapping, survey and modelling of a high international standard and disseminating the useful results of research. 4.1.1.2 Providing access to scientific research and technology development facilities and infrastructure including research ships and other measurement platforms and systems to the ocean science community. 4.1.1.3 Obtaining, managing, curating and providing access to digital data, samples and other specimens. 4.1.1.4 Being the UK national focus for ocean science, exercising leadership for and promoting co-operation with the wider United Kingdom science community, and providing national and international visibility and expert representation for oceanographic sciences. 4.1.1.6 Innovation or by encouraging and supporting innovation. 4.1.2 The advancement of education in oceanographic sciences, and the ocean and its interaction with the earth system and relationship with people, particularly by: 4.1.2.1 Contributing to the education (particularly postgraduate higher education), training and development of the next generation of scientists, engineers, technologists including the supervision of postgraduate research students. 4.1.2.2 Supporting the building of marine research scientific and technical capacity in other countries around the world. 4.1.2.3 Communicating with and engaging with the public in relation to ocean science and technology through seminars, talks, leaflets, papers and other means.