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Reconnecting with nature key for the health of people and the planet

A study led by researchers at the University of Plymouth is the first to investigate – within a single study – the contribution of both nature contact and connection to human health, wellbeing and pro-environmental behaviours

Waves hit the promenade at Penzance in October 2019 (Picture by Lloyd Russell)

New coastal overtopping forecast made available to the public

Scientists from the University of Plymouth have developed the Operational Wave and Water Level (OWWL) model, a more accurate way of forecasting wave overtopping hazards around the South West

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Tackling inequality one word at a time – experts put spotlight on language development in Arabic speaking countries

A new project is to help identify preschoolers in Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan and the West Bank with delayed speech, in a bid to reduce academic and social disadvantage.

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€14m project to prevent plastic pollution in the English Channel

Preventing Plastic Pollution, a project involving the University of Plymouth, will develop a model to gather data on the amount and likely sources of plastic pollution at seven pilot sites, including the River Tamar catchment

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New health tech community pop-up targets urban deprivation

University of Plymouth news: A University-led partnership secures an Enhancing Place-Based Partnership for Public Engagement award from UKRI to establish a

One of the striking images captured by photojournalist Carey Marks demonstrating the
impact of soil erosion in Tanzania. Credit: Carey Marks/University of Plymouth

Projects use citizen science to assess impacts of climate change

University of Plymouth news: Innovative research projects from the University of Plymouth will use citizen science as a means of monitoring the effects of climate change

Image: Southampton container port at night towards low tide. Credit: By Geni (Photo by user:geni) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia

University to play key role in South West maritime consortium

The University of Plymouth is one of the key partners in Maritime UK South West, designed to build stronger links between the South West marine and maritime sector and national government

Typical flowering plants on sand dunes on the Spanish coast (Credit Mick Hanley, University of Plymouth)

Losing coastal plant communities to climate change will weaken sea defences

Coastal plant communities are a crucial element of global sea defences but are increasingly threatened by the human-induced effects of climate change, according to new research led by the University of Plymouth

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The story behind Some Call It Home

The University of Pymouth's Director of Music at The Arts Institute, Robert Taub, reveals the artistic process behind the creation of his multimedia music drama Some Call It Home, and its relationship to the narrative of the Mayflower journey.

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University expert contributes to Government cyber security report

Steve Furnell, Professor of Information Security, was among the key contributors to the UK Cyber Security Sectoral Analysis 2020 produced for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Looking out across Plymouth Sound towards Mount Edgcumbe and the Hoe.

A blueprint for the blue space on the horizon

The University of Plymouth is among the organisations represented on a project board formed to ensure that decisions about creating the Plymouth Sound National Marine Park are made collaboratively

Nusrat Ghani MP talks to Professor Richard Thompson OBE and Professor Deborah Greaves OBE in the COAST Laboratory

Maritime Minister visits the University of Plymouth

Nusrat Ghani MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport, met academics and students during a visit to the University of Plymouth’s Marine Building