Press office news tagged marine

Research investigates causes of sea level falls in Dead Sea

The causes of falling sea levels in the Dead Sea are to be investigated in new research led by the University of Plymouth in collaboration with the National Institute of Oceanography in Israel and the University of Jordan
23 June 2017
World leader in microplastic research receives award from the Zoological Society of London

Professor Richard Thompson, Head of the International Marine Litter Research Unit at the University of Plymouth, has been presented with the 2017 Marsh Award for Marine and Freshwater Conservation by the Zoological Society of London
21 June 2017
Coastal visitors urged to look for evidence of honeycomb worms

Seaside visitors are being urged to look out for evidence of a tiny marine creature this summer as part of a European research project led by Ifremer (the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea) involving the University of Plymouth
16 June 2017
University receives funding as part of multi-million pound nuclear project

The University of Plymouth has been awarded funding as part of TRANSAT (TRANSversal Actions for Tritium), a £5million project funded as part of the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme and examining the environmental impacts of tritium
13 June 2017
University signs up to support United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

The University of Plymouth has signed a voluntary commitment to use its world-leading research and teaching to support the implementation of one of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
9 June 2017
Enabling Sailing

Plymouth University news: Student Forrest Worthington uses his final year project to modify a sailing dinghy to make it available to disabled children
15 May 2017
Competitive call offers access to world-leading marine renewable energy testing facilities

The MaRINET2 project which will offer free access to a world-leading network of testing and research infrastructures – including the University of Plymouth’s COAST laboratory – is now open for applications
9 May 2017
University signs Memorandum of Understanding to further research into climate change

The University of Plymouth and Nitte University in India have entered a formal partnership to further research into the impact of climate change on the marine environment and public health
28 April 2017
International fisheries science working group opens its doors to Plymouth students

Plymouth University news: The annual meeting of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea is held at the University, with a number of students being given the opportunity to attend and engage in topical debate.
7 April 2017
Scientists identify cause of the ‘sea fangle’ phenomenon

Plymouth University news: In a new paper published in Biological Conservation, scientists at the university say plastic pollution is causing damage to Pink Sea Fan populations and leading to 'sea fangles' being washed up on shore.
5 April 2017
Conrad Humphreys relives the 'Mutiny on the Bounty' in the Marine Institute Public Lecture

Plymouth University news: British sailor Conrad Humphreys tells a packed audience at the Marine Institute spring public lecture how the re-staging of the Mutiny on the Bounty for a documentary was one of the sternest tests of his career
30 March 2017
Students earn success at the treble in marine science awards

Undergraduate and postgraduate students at the University of Plymouth have received three out of the five prizes on offer at the P1 Marine Foundation National Student Awards
22 March 2017