Press office news tagged school-of-geography-earth-and-environmental-sciences
Survey assesses impact of organised crime on Devon and Cornwall’s farming communities
University of Plymouth news: Survey assesses impact of organised crime on Devon and Cornwall’s farming communities. Researchers from the University are working to identify and map the impacts of organised crime in rural areas.
International call for greater appreciation and understanding of the world’s sand resources
Dr Ian Selby, Director of Sustainable Geoscience at the University of Plymouth, is among the authors on a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) into sand and sustainability
Black Death mortality was not as widespread as previously thought
New research involving the University of Plymouth shows the Black Death had a devastating impact in some regions of Europe – however, parts of the continent experienced little or no effect
Earthquakes and extreme rainfall lead to a significant increase in the rates of landslides in Nepal
Researchers from the University of Plymouth have explored how extreme rainfall and earthquakes can induce landslide rates above and beyond those seen during a normal Himalaya monsoon season
Extreme weather and earthquakes need greater attention when examining Nepal’s landslides
Scientists from the University of Plymouth helped to compile a database of almost 13,000 recorded monsoon-triggered landslides spanning a period of almost 30 years
Academic contributes to new book highlighting urgency of the climate emergency
Ian Bailey, Professor of Environmental Politics at the University of Plymouth, is among the experts who have written chapters for a new book released to coincide with COP26
Innovative process enables the recycling and reuse of electric vehicle battery components on a commercial scale
Altilium Metals Ltd is working with the University of Plymouth to develop a method through which the elements critical for EV batteries can be reused
Research aims to unlock secrets of magma transport below the ocean floor
New research led by the University of Plymouth aims to provide greater understanding of the dynamic processes occurring at depth beneath the seafloor
University scientists help to unlock hidden secrets of UK meteorite
Dr Natasha Stephen and colleagues in the University of Plymouth’s Electron Microscopy Centre have been trying to determine the Winchcombe meteorite's mineralogy and chemistry to better understand how the solar system formed
Online engagement event set to encourage Girls into Geoscience
Girls into Geoscience was launched in 2014 at the University of Plymouth, expanding to include the universities across the UK and Ireland
University researcher contributes to study into the limits of life on Earth
Dr Hayley Manners, Lecturer in Organic Chemistry at the University of Plymouth, and colleagues from 29 different institutes found single-celled microorganisms living in sediments more than a kilometre into the ocean floor – and at a temperature of 120°C
Academic helps to coordinate national programme of geohazard science and activities
Dr Irene Manzella, Lecturer in Engineering Geology and Geohazards at the University of Plymouth, has been nominated by the Geological Society as a deputy theme leader for its forthcoming work around Geohazards, Geoengineering and Georesilience.