Press office news tagged marine
Marine Station shortlisted for national 'inspiring' award
Plymouth University news: Marine Station, the University's waterfront teaching and research facility, has been shortlisted for a Guardian University Award.
Communities need greater involvement in measures to protect marine environment - study
Plymouth University news: The continued social acceptability of marine conservation measures in the UK could be reliant on increased engagement with the industries and stakeholders they are designed to benefit, a study by Plymouth University suggests
Surfing and sustainability researcher awarded prestigious accolade
Plymouth University news: A Plymouth University academic has received a prestigious accolade in recognition of his global efforts to promote sustainability in the surfing industry
Plymouth University awards honorary doctorate to the Secretary-General of the IMO
Plymouth University news: The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization – the United Nations agency concerned with maritime safety and security and the prevention of marine pollution from ships – is awarded an honorary doctorate.
University receives unique wave-propelled AutoNaut for scientific research and teaching
Plymouth University news: An agreement with MOST (AV) has paved the way for the University to receive a new autonomous research and teaching vehicle - the AutoNaut.
Plymouth University invited to join EnvEast Doctoral Training Partnership
Plymouth University news: The University has been invited to join the EnvEast NERC Doctoral Training Partnership, run by the University of East Anglia, in conjunction with the Universities of Essex and Kent.
Is there a real risk from nanoparticles of plastic in the environment?
Plymouth University news: Plymouth and Heriot-Watt launch a £1.1 million, NERC-funded project called RealRiskNano to examine the risks tiny plastic particles pose to the food web including filter-feeding organisms like mussels.
Climate change scientist says more must be done to meet 2-degree target
Plymouth University news: Professor Camille Parmesan, a leading climate change scientist, says that any historic agreement in Paris at the COP21 should not overshadow the need to secure greater reductions in the rate of global warming.
University of Plymouth partners with NATO on strategy and security masters degree
University of Plymouth news: University of Plymouth has signed a pioneering partnership agreement with NATO’s Maritime Operational Training Centre that will lead to the launch of a new masters degree in strategy and maritime security.
Melting Scandinavian ice provides missing link in Europe’s final Ice Age story
Plymouth University news: Scientists in Sweden, London and Plymouth believe they have answered one of the most enduring puzzles of the last ice age, namely, the cause of a sudden cold snap 13,000 years ago.
University of Plymouth receives international maritime award
University of Plymouth news: The Marine Institute at University of Plymouth is presented with the International Maritime Partner Award at a global conference in San Diego.
University of Plymouth Marine Institute asks ‘How clean is Plymouth’s Water?’
University of Plymouth news: The biannual Marine Institute lecture asks the question of the city: How clean is our water?