BOSCORF is the UK’s largest deep-sea sediment repository and state-of-the-art research facility
BOSCORF is part of the National Oceanography Centre. Our core collection holds unique geological samples used by scientists worldwide to investigate topics such as geo-hazards, climate change and marine ecosystems.
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BOSCORF can help you obtain samples, data, instrument time, or provide the expert advice you may need for your research. We have an extensive database of marine sediment core-derived data and metadata. You can request instrument time or samples if existing datasets don’t answer your research questions. We can also assist with analysing sediment cores that aren’t part of the BOSCORF collection. For non-academic clients, we provide a consultancy service.
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Blue carbon project gets underway on the Isle of Man
16 Jun 2022PhD candidate Hannah Muir is visiting BOSCORF this year on several occasions to split sediment cores taken from coastal and marine habitats around... -
Speleothems used as climate indicator
23 Mar 2022Daniel James, PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge, visited BOSCORF this week with a collection of speleothem samples. Together with Rebecca... -
Filming for the upcoming series of online courses
23 Feb 2022This week the filming was on location for a new series of online courses provided collaboratively by BOSCORF and National Environmental Isotope... -
Installation of new Scanning Electron Microscope
15 Jun 2021This week our new Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) was installed. This machine replaces an older model that had limited capabilities. Our new...
Latest Publications
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Reconstructing Antarctic winter sea-ice extent during Marine Isotope Stage 5e
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Contrasting Common Era climate and hydrology sensitivities from paired lake sediment dinosterol hydrogen isotope records in...
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Quality not quantity: prioritizing the management of sedimentary organic matter across continental shelf seas.
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Permeability heterogeneity of sandstone intrusion fluid-escape systems, Panoche Hills, California: Implications for...