BOSCORF runs a week-long training course annually. We also provide one-to-one training on specific advanced non-destructive analytical techniques and descriptive sedimentological core logging; in case your project requires it.

 

Non-destructive Sediment Core Scanning & Digitisation Techniques

The British Ocean Sediment Core Research Facility (BOSCORF) at the National Oceanography Centre Southampton invites submissions of interest for our annual training course on non-destructive sediment core analysis techniques.

Course Details:

  • Dates: March 10 - 12th 2026
  • Location: National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
  • Cost: Free for NERC-funded PhD students and Early Career Researchers. Course fee will be £120 for students and ECRs that are not NERC affiliated and £500 for industry attendees. Lunches and one networking dinner provided
  • Participants: Limited to 15 participants (priority given to NERC-funded PhD students and Early Career Researchers)

What You'll Learn:

  • Sediment core logging techniques
  • X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) core scanning
  • Physical property measurements (magnetic susceptibility, density)
  • X-ray imaging for internal structure visualisation
  • Data processing and analysis techniques
  • Data management and best practices

This hands-on course addresses the growing need for expertise in analysing sediment cores non-destructively, providing crucial skills for research on past environmental conditions, climate change, geohazards, and more.

BOSCORF offers world-class facilities and specialised staff with decades of experience in applying core scanning technology to geo-environmental questions.

 

Please contact boscorf@noc.ac.uk to register your interest