Press office news
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University scientists selected to join NERC Advisory Network
Dr Sian Rees and Professor Tom Hutchinson, from the University of Plymouth's Faculty of Science and Engineering, have been appointed to the Natural Environment Research Council's Advisory Network
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University researchers contribute to RSPB’s State of Nature 2019 report
Dr Abigail McQuatters-Gollop and Dr Jacob Bedford, from the University of Plymouth, were invited to co-author the marine chapter of the RSPB’s State of Nature 2019 report, which also cites research from across the School of Biological and Marine Sciences
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Expert backs international call for action to safeguard our oceans
Professor Jason Hall-Spencer, from the University of Plymouth, has backed a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) revealing the extent of the crisis facing humanity as the ocean and its services begin to show signs of collapse
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Is GTA5 mirroring the advance of climate change and plastic pollution?
Plastic Scoop is an innovative new film created by artist Andy Hughes and Dr Mandy Bloomfield, Lecturer in English at the University of Plymouth.
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Citizen scientists asked to help the fight against venomous predators in the Mediterranean
Researchers from the University of Plymouth, working as part of the RELIONMED project, have developed an online portal for people to report lionfish sightings across the Mediterranean
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University scientist joins world experts to ask big questions about blue carbon
Marine scientists from the University of Plymouth have contributed to a major international study exploring the role of our oceans and coastlines in trapping atmospheric carbon dioxide
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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
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Marine researcher and graduate meet Nobel-nominated climate activist
University of Plymouth researcher Imogen Napper and graduate Emily Stevenson were among those meeting teenager Greta Thunberg as she left Plymouth for a voyage to New York
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Scientific experts call for eight urgent measures to preserve life-supporting ocean function amid fears that changes could be ‘irreversible’
The University's marine science expertise is featured in a new report by the International Programme on the State of the Ocean.
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Peatlands of Dartmoor could be crucial in fight against climate change
Research by the University suggests the peatlands of Dartmoor could be an underestimated resource in the fight against climate change as their ability to store carbon has not diminished in almost 150 years
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University of Plymouth declares a climate emergency
The University of Plymouth has declared a climate emergency, supporting a call by EAUC – The Alliance for Sustainability Leadership in Education and reaffirming the University’s position as a global leader in sustainability
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Research aims to enhance understanding of changes in polar sea ice
Professor Simon Belt from the University of Plymouth is jointly coordinating a study to develop the first ever proxy for reconstructing past changes to transmitted light through sea ice