Explore the depths of our potential. Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute

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We are dedicated to providing research solutions to the marine and maritime sector.

To find out more visit:www.southampton.ac.uk/smmi

Contactsmmi@southampton.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0) 23 8059 8708

Laboratories and Test Facilities

Accessing our wide range of state-of-the-art equipment can save businesses time and money by utilising the unique capabilities and skills in place at our facilities.

Consultancy and Enterprise Units

We have a long-established reputation of interacting with industry with a highly-regarded commercial focus and professional approach.

Accessing our knowledge and expertise Research Collaborations

Research collaborations can take many forms, from the creation of short-term projects to solve specific problems to longer-term investigations of fundamental strategic significance.

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

KTPs are government funded instruments designed to help businesses improve their competitiveness, productivity and performance through the better use of knowledge, technology and skills.

They cover 2/3rds of our planet

and is home to an estimated of the earth’s surface

of Europe’s tidal energy resource comes from the UK

Wave and tidal energy could contribute up toof the UK’s current electricity demand

The Oceans are a vital resource for life on Earth.

Coral reefs help prevent coastal erosion and floods. They break the power of the waves during storms, hurricanes, typhoons, and even tsumanis.

The UK has over

In the UK we eat

weighing in at

Coral reefs have existed for more than

They are home to

and generate

of fish species

They are inextricably linked to global climate and weather systems.

The ocean is an important source of food, energy and other resources.

Climate and environment Energy and resources

• Data capture and management

• Energy harvesting

• Forecasting

• Geochemistry

• Geographic information systems

• Hydrographic surveys

• Ocean modelling and forecasting

• Offshore energy systems

• Tidal turbines

• Underwater acoustics

• Waste management

• Anthropogenic (man-made) noise

• Cliff and coastal erosion

• Deep sea mineral resources and survey

• Flood modelling and defence

• Marine ecosystems

• Satellite oceanography

• Sea levels

• Seabed management

• Sediment dynamics

• Sonar system development

• Spatial technologies and 3D modelling

Our expertise covers the basic sciences explaining the behaviour of the environment and the search for resources from it, and developing the newest technologies for managing and extracting the resources, to the legal instruments defining the use of the maritime and ocean space.

Our interests range from understanding of the basic sciences influencing the search for energy and seabed resources, the technology for managing and extracting them and the legal instruments for exploiting such resources.

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The University of Southampton’s Marine and Maritime Institute is the world’s largest centre for education, research and innovation in marine and maritime studies. We can provide the ideas, solutions and talent required to meet current industry sector needs. Come and discuss your challenges and ambitions with our team of experts.

The University of Southampton has 22,500 students, employing 5,000 staff

The University has been awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education 2012.

Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute

In th Eu,

continues to grow across continents or of the global population are expected to live within the world’s coastal zones.

The UK maritime economy employs nearly

and generates nearly

generating sales of

of external trade and

of internal trade is seaborne;

and

With a global value of By 2020, it is predicted more than the marine market

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Trade and Transport Society and government

• Autonomous underwater vehicles

• 3D ship hydrodynamic modelling

• Anti-fouling coatings

• Cable system testing

• Damage and corrosion assessment

• Design testing

• Lightweight and high performance marine structures

• Low carbon and energy efficient shipping

• Noise and vibration

• Ship safety

• Supply chain management

• Tribology

• Heritage management

• Human factors

• Information technologies

• Logistics

• Maritime archaeology

• Maritime history

• Maritime law

• Maritime sport performance enhancement

• Port development

• Risk research

• Transportation infrastructure

Our work encompasses technological aspects, working towards safe shipping and ship designs, legal instruments governing shipping management, logistics and supply chain management and the underlying impact of the maritime trade driven economics on the nation states ́welfare.

Our expertise in this domain includes issues relating to governance and planning in coastal regions owing to climate change patterns, technological innovations to ensure the safety of people, tourism and leisure activities, to the historical evolution of societies in port cities.

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We are dedicated to providing research solutions to the marine and maritime sector.

To find out more visit:www.southampton.ac.uk/smmi

Contactsmmi@southampton.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0) 23 8059 8708