NOC News Round Up - Discovery in Liverpool special - 7 October 2016

From Tuesday this week RRS Discovery has been in Liverpool providing an exceptional venue for a series of public and stakeholder events - part of the Natural Environment Research Council's Into the blue showcase of environmental science in the UK. We've welcomed over 1,300 people to the ship this week, from primary school children to Ambassadors and talked about our science and technology from sunrise to sunset. Our arrival in Liverpool caused quite a stir in the city, with #RRSDiscovery trending on Twitter on Tuesday, and all the regional media and a few national outlets taking an interest, so our message has been delivered into millions of homes across the country. There was such a lot of wonderful outreach undertaken this week, that we wanted to share it in this special bulletin. We hope you enjoy seeing what we've been up to, and if you want to come and see us for yourselves, we'll be in Manchester during October half term. Day 1 - The weather was on our side for the ship's arrival Making the regional news At 04:00 a team from BBC North West travelled by boat out to meet Discovery as she made her approach to the city. They interviewed NOC's Ed Hill, Executive Director, about the role of research ships and the innovatives technologies they carry on board. You can see the news report from BBC North West online. ITV Granada joined us at the Cruise Terminal to interview Kevin Forshaw, Associate Director, Innovation and Enterprise, about the NOC's work with regional and international businesses. We also welcomed the Liverpool Daily Echo to tour the ship to uncover a fun case of mistaken identity. In the afternoon the NOC and University of Liverpool renewed their formal working relationship with the signing of a new agreement on the Bridge. The two organisations have a long relationship, and this new formal agreement will cover joint activity related to scientific research and education in areas of mutual interest. Read more on our website. In the evening the Master welcomed to dinner a delegation of VIPs from the region's key marine industries. Day 2 - the outreach really begins There was plenty of hands on science both inside the ship... ...and outside on deck. Day 3 - inspiring the next generation The day started over the road in the Local Enterprise Partnership office with the presentation of science posters by local schools involved in the Challenger 2016 Conference. A winning team were chosen and presented with a NOC goody bag each. The rest of the day was spent welcoming visitors from the University of Liverpool, business leaders from Mersey Maritime, the Lord Mayor of Liverpool  and the general public. Day 4 - thank you and farewell Today is our last day in Liverpool. Since 09:30 a further 150 members of the public have taken tours but now we are packing up and shipping out. As we clearing up we are enjoying looking back through the great feedback we received as well as all the social media mentions. Thank you to all those who came to visit and view the ship, we hope it was as inspiring for you as it has been enjoyable for us.   This email was sent to mantiskhiralla@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: National Oceanography Centre · Waterfront Campus · European Way · Southampton · SO14 3ZH · United Kingdom Manage Preferences  |  Unsubscribe  |  Help  |  Contact Us