MSc ECE fieldtrip to Hengistbury Head and Christchurch Bay – by Michalis Karas

MSc ECE 2018/19 student Michalis Karas reports on the SOES3014/CENV6126 fieldtrip to Hengistbury Head and Christchurch Bay: On Monday 5th of November a field trip was organised to introduce a variety of coastal environments, both natural and engineered. A group of MSc students from Coastal Sediment Dynamics and Coastal Morphodyamics courses visited the area… Read More MSc ECE fieldtrip to Hengistbury Head and Christchurch Bay – by Michalis Karas

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A quick catch up with 2013/2014 alumnus Jonathan Dale

Where are you from, when did you do the ECE and what did you most enjoy about it? I am British and studied for the ECE course in 2013-14. I enjoyed the opportunity to learn from some of the world leading oceanographers and coastal engineers, especially at the NOC. Particular highlights include the diversity… Read More A quick catch up with 2013/2014 alumnus Jonathan Dale

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ECE student Addina Inayatillah reports on the soes6060 boat work

By ECE 16/17 Student Addina Inayatillah (Naya): Time is flying fast and it is by now Week 6 of our MSc Engineering in the Coastal Environment program, which means it is already Boat Week! On Friday, November 11th, 2016, ECE Students got to take the RV Callista, one of university’s research vessels, up and down and up… Read More ECE student Addina Inayatillah reports on the soes6060 boat work

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New understanding of rip currents could help to save lives

This is a press-release for a new paper – Wave breaking patterns control rip current flow regimes and surf zone retention, published by members of the coastal group which can be accessed here. Research by the Universities of Southampton and Plymouth has found a new link between breaking waves and the hazard posed by rip currents. The… Read More New understanding of rip currents could help to save lives

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Boat Work for SOES 6011 – Modelling Coastal Processes

Written with ECE 2015/16 student Adriana Gallardo: During our second semester on the ECE program, we carried out a two-day boat campaign for our Modelling Coastal Processes class. During the boatwork, we carried out similar activities to our trip in the first semester, collecting data that will be used for validating/calibrating a numnerical model we developed as part of the… Read More Boat Work for SOES 6011 – Modelling Coastal Processes

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Fieldwork in the Itchen Estuary, Southampton, 6th November 2015.

Guest post by: Jennifer Watts (ECE 2015-16) As part of our degree, ECE students undertake a course on key skills and applied coastal oceanography. A key aspect of this is to learn useful oceanographic techniques, and gain professional experience in applied coastal oceanography. As such, were were tasked to chose, each, as scientific question; plan… Read More Fieldwork in the Itchen Estuary, Southampton, 6th November 2015.

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