Southampton's National Oceanography Centre gains funding as part of UKRI infrastructure investment push.

By Stephen Emerson

17 May 2023

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Sediment testing at BOSCORF

Southampton is to benefit from a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) drive to improve the UK's research infrastructure.

The British Ocean Sediment Core Research Facility (BOSCORF), based at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, is to receive £594,000 in funding for an Itrax FleXRay X-ray fluorescence sediment core scanner.

BOSCORF is the UK’s largest deep-sea sediment repository and state of the art research facility, providing the only wet or dry sediment Itrax FlexRay scanner in the UK

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is investing £103m across a number of UK projects

to expand and upgrade the UK’s world class research infrastructure, including digital infrastructure.

Science and Technology Secretary Chloe Smith said: "Our world-class science and technology sectors are the engine room for growth in the UK economy, and the basis for scientific and technological advancements that will improve everyone’s lives.

"These sectors need continued, concerted and concentrated backing from the government and I am determined to provide it during my time as Science and Technology Secretary, through funding such as this, which will ensure our world class labs have the infrastructure and equipment to match their status."

By Stephen Emerson

Stephen Emerson is the Managing Editor of The Business Magazine and is responsible for the publication's print publications and online properties including the newly launched Biz News websites in Hampshire and Dorset.

Stephen has been a journalist for 20 years and has worked at local, regional and national publications and led a team which made The Scotsman website one of the fastest growing news sites in the UK with over eight million monthly users.

He has a keen interest in technology, property and corporate finance and telling the stories of the people behind the successful firms in these sectors.