Press office news tagged 'school-of-geography-earth-and-environmental-sciences'

Scientists join climate task force to deliver Devon’s carbon plan

The University of Plymouth's Professor Iain Stewart and Professor Ian Bailey are among experts invited to join the Net-Zero Task Force established by Devon County Council
28 August 2019
Interdisciplinary approach the only way to address devastating effects of soil erosion

A study led by the University of Plymouth has shown traditional pastoralist communities – such as the Maasai in East Africa – are abundantly aware climate change and intensive grazing are having a marked effect on the resources they rely on for survival
7 February 2019
University becomes part of international hub helping communities at risk from natural disasters

Scientists from the University of Plymouth are working as part of the new £20million UKRI GCRF Multi-hazard Urban Disaster Risk Transitions Hub, which is aimed at reducing disaster risk for the poor in tomorrow’s cities
4 February 2019
Graduate wins national award for soil erosion research

Jessica Kitch, who graduated with a First from the BSc (Hons) Geography course, has been awarded the 2019 Marjorie Sweeting Dissertation Prize from the British Society for Geomorphology.
21 January 2019
Could fabricated soils be the key to global food security?

Experts from the University of Plymouth are working with the world-famous Eden Project to explore how recycled and waste material could be transformed and then reused in agriculture and other sectors
15 January 2019
£5million partnership aims to train the scientists of tomorrow

The University of Plymouth is one of five universities involved in the Advanced Research and Innovation in Environmental Science (ARIES) Doctoral Training Partnership, which has received more than £5 million from the Natural Environmental Research Council
6 November 2018
University gets UNESCO backing to enhance global geoscience awareness

Professor Iain Stewart, Director of the Sustainable Earth Institute at the University of Plymouth, has successfully applied to create a UNESCO Chair in Geoscience and Society
12 June 2018
National award success for Rail Partnership

The Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership, based in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, won two categories at the national Community Rail Awards
25 October 2017
Athena SWAN Bronze award rewards efforts to inspire female scientists

The University of Plymouth has received further recognition for its commitment to supporting women in the sciences after its School of Geography Earth and Environmental Sciences received a Bronze Athena SWAN award
8 May 2017
Study examines causes of earthquakes originating deep below earth’s surface

The mechanisms which cause earthquake cycles to begin up to 40km below the earth’s surface are to be explored in a new research project led by the University of Plymouth and funded by the Natural Environment Research Council
13 March 2017
University awarded HEFCE funding to enhance STEM opportunities

The University of Plymouth has been awarded funding by the Higher Education Funding Council in England (HEFCE) to address barriers to student success
9 March 2017
Rural dementia – we need to talk

Plymouth University news; Plymouth University has carried out the first research into dementia in farming and the countryside, and this pilot study has highlighted areas of concern and suggested recommendations
11 January 2017