The 21st Century Ocean Institute

The 21st Century Ocean Institute is a new institute within the James Martin 21st Century School, launched in 2009. The Institute combines innovative computer modelling of ocean physics with state-of-the-art expertise of ocean chemistry to assess the response of the ocean system to global change. A key focus of research activity is to understand the role and response of the ocean in a changing carbon cycle. The Institute draws together existing disciplinary strength at Oxford to generate a vibrant interdisciplinary research environment, and interacts with Oxford researchers working in the areas of climate, oceans and the carbon cycle.