Press office news tagged school-of-geography-earth-and-environmental-sciences
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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
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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.
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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
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£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
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Geologists reveal ancient connection between England and France
Geologists based at the University of Plymouth have a paper out in Nature Communications following an extensive study of mineral properties at exposed rock features across Devon and Cornwall
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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New project focuses on dementia in farming and rural communities
Plymouth University news: Dementia is a growing issue, especially in rural communities where populations tend to be older. This new study will help to better understand dementia in the countryside and identify ways to people and services
