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Tall Ships' Races Liverpool 18-21 July

3rd July 2008

POL is taking part in a marine science exhibition open to the public at Wellington Dock during Tall Ships visit to Liverpool this month. The exhibition is based around the theme of 'Sailing Over Changing Seas'. It uses the tall ships' route to highlight marine research at Natural Environment Research Council funded centres and through the NERC funded Oceans 2025 research programme.

The Tall Ship Alexander von Humboldt

Find out about 'Sailing Over Changing Seas' at www.sailingoverchangingseas.org and the Tall ships' Races at www.tallshipsliverpool.co.uk.

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The Proudman Oceanographic (POL) scientific research focuses on oceanography encompassing global sea-levels and geodesy, numerical modelling of continental shelf seas and coastal sediment processes. This research alongside activities of surveying, monitoring, data management and forecasting provides strategic support for the wider mission of the Natural Environment Research Council.

As a public funded body it is part of our remit to inform the public of the science and research undertaken at the laboratory. Attending events like the 'Ocean Awareness Weekend' at the Blue Planet Aquarium offers the opportunity for our scientists to meet members of the public and present the laboratory's work.

The Natural Environment Research Council is one of the UK's eight Research Councils. It uses a budget of about £ 350m a year to fund and carry out impartial scientific research in the sciences of the environment. NERC trains the next generation of independent environmental scientists. It is addressing some of the key questions facing mankind, such as global warming, renewable energy and sustainable economic development.