Press office news tagged school-of-biological-and-marine-sciences
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Living seawall creates a space for nature along the coastline of Plymouth Sound
University of Plymouth news: The University is leading a project that has seen a series of specially-designed concrete panels installed to make new habitats available to a variety of marine flora and fauna.
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Hidden moles in hidden holes
University of Plymouth news: Scientists have identified two types of mole which they believe have been living undiscovered in the mountains of eastern Turkey for as many as 3 million years.
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Project assesses wider ecological benefits of UK’s first offshore mussel farm
University of Plymouth news: The Ropes to Reefs project, funded through the Fisheries Industry Science Partnership (FISP) scheme, will assess the wider benefits of the UK’s first large-scale offshore mussel farm
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Underwater camera network to monitor the habitat needs of juvenile fish
University of Plymouth news: A new project, funded through the Fisheries Industry Science Partnership (FISP) scheme, will fill important knowledge gaps about the essential habitats required by species including bass and mullet
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Scientists develop novel approach to help map diverse habitats and species in the unexplored deep ocean
University of Plymouth news: An international team of researchers has developed a novel solution to mapping the southern hemisphere’s deep ocean which they hope will fill gaps in knowledge around the species and habitats it contains
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Conference highlights climate challenges facing coastal communities
University of Plymouth news: The first ever UK Coastal Research Conference highlighted many of the challenges facing coastal communities as a result of the changing climate
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Past climate change to blame for Antarctica’s giant underwater landslides
University of Plymouth news: An international team of researchers, led by Lecturer in Hydrography and Ocean Exploration Dr Jenny Gales, has discovered the cause of giant underwater landslides in Antarctica.
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Coastal lights trick coral reefs into spawning earlier than they should
University of Plymouth news: New research shows that corals exposed to artificial light at night are spawning one to three days outside of their optimum reproductive periods.
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University scientist works on report highlighting plastic’s threat to human and planetary health
University of Plymouth news: Professor Richard Thompson OBE FRS is among scientists on the Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health
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Pheasants at risk on unfamiliar ground
University of Plymouth news: New research involving Dr Mark Whiteside, Lecturer in Animal Welfare, found that pheasants are most likely to be killed by predators on unfamiliar ground.
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Project aims to advance knowledge around the environmental impacts of nuclear industry
The University of Plymouth has been given special dispensation to be part of a three-year initiative funded by the European Union.
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Volvo Environment Prize 2022 awarded for world-leading microplastics research
Volvo Environment Prize 2022 awarded for world-leading microplastics research. Professor Richard Thompson OBE is one of three recipients of the prestigious annual accolade