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Scientists start work on vaccine to prevent future coronavirus outbreaks
Scientists from the University of Plymouth have started work on a coronavirus vaccine designed to prevent outbreaks similar to the current COVID-19 pandemic
Study suggests LEGO bricks could survive in ocean for up to 1,300 years
A study led by the University of Plymouth examined the extent to which items of the ever-popular children’s toy were worn down in the marine environment
Industry involvement vital in creation of unique new Cyber-SHIP Lab
With funding from Research England, there are 18 commercial partners working alongside the University of Plymouth to bring the Cyber-SHIP Lab project to fruition
‘Fossil earthquakes’ offer new insight into seismic activity deep below earth’s surface
The research was led by the University of Plymouth and University of Oslo, with scientists conducting geological observations of seismic structures in exhumed lower crustal rocks on the Lofoten Islands
Documentary aims to reveal the human side of earthquake science
The 60-minute documentary Pseudotachylyte, by Associate Professor in Photography Heidi Morstang, focuses on a University of Plymouth research project examining the mechanisms which cause earthquake cycles to begin up to 40km below the earth’s surface.
University works to inspire research in offshore renewables and health technology
Thanks to funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the University of Plymouth is creating a new Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) which will support a minimum of 11 PhD studentships
Office for Students Chair Sir Michael Barber visits University of Plymouth
The Chair of the Office for Students, Sir Michael Barber, has visited the University to find out about its work to champion social mobility and widening participation in higher education.
New study suggests wearing clothes could release more microfibres to the environment than washing them
In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists from the National Research Council of Italy (IPCB-CNR) and the University of Plymouth compared four different items of polyester clothing and how many fibres were released when they were being worn and washed
Supergen ORE launches programme to further offshore renewable research
The Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub, led by the University of Plymouth, has launched its second round of Flexible Funding to advance research into the opportunities and challenges of offshore wind, wave and tidal energy
Fulfilling the ambition of a lifetime
University of Plymouth graduate Dr Emma Rendle will join the crew of eXXpedition for 24 days as it sails from Easter Island to Tahiti
Tropical forests’ carbon sink is already rapidly weakening
A study involving the University of Plymouth provides the first large-scale evidence that carbon uptake by the world’s tropical forests has already started a worrying downward trend
Vessel confirms University’s place at forefront of autonomous ocean science
CETUS – a C-Worker 4 unmanned surface vehicle developed and supplied by L3Harris Technologies – has been purchased by the University of Plymouth and will be based at its Coxside Marine Station