anand
28th January 2005, 02:30 PM
The Southampton Oceanography Centre is to be renamed the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, in a bid to gain international recognition as the focus for oceanography in the UK. The new name is part of a vision for the centre's future announced by incoming director Edward Hill, who takes up his role in May. The centre will continue to be a joint initiative between the Natural Environment Research Council and the University of Southampton.
“We must build on our existing world-class services and facilities to establish the UK as global leaders in this field,” said Bill Wakeham, vice-chancellor of the University of Southampton. “We need to ensure that the centre continues to be among the top oceanographic institutions in the world.”
John Lawton, Chief Executive of the NERC, said, "I fully support this change of name, which is more than simply cosmetic. The original intention of NERC’s governing Council in the early 1990s was to establish SOC as a national centre in oceanographic science. We should have named it at the outset to reflect thi
“We must build on our existing world-class services and facilities to establish the UK as global leaders in this field,” said Bill Wakeham, vice-chancellor of the University of Southampton. “We need to ensure that the centre continues to be among the top oceanographic institutions in the world.”
John Lawton, Chief Executive of the NERC, said, "I fully support this change of name, which is more than simply cosmetic. The original intention of NERC’s governing Council in the early 1990s was to establish SOC as a national centre in oceanographic science. We should have named it at the outset to reflect thi