Press office news
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World leader in microplastic research receives award from the Zoological Society of London
Professor Richard Thompson, Head of the International Marine Litter Research Unit at the University of Plymouth, has been presented with the 2017 Marsh Award for Marine and Freshwater Conservation by the Zoological Society of London
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Coastal visitors urged to look for evidence of honeycomb worms
Seaside visitors are being urged to look out for evidence of a tiny marine creature this summer as part of a European research project led by Ifremer (the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea) involving the University of Plymouth
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University receives funding as part of multi-million pound nuclear project
The University of Plymouth has been awarded funding as part of TRANSAT (TRANSversal Actions for Tritium), a £5million project funded as part of the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme and examining the environmental impacts of tritium
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University signs up to support United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
The University of Plymouth has signed a voluntary commitment to use its world-leading research and teaching to support the implementation of one of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
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Enabling Sailing
Plymouth University news: Student Forrest Worthington uses his final year project to modify a sailing dinghy to make it available to disabled children
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Study aims to provide accurate assessment of impact of future sea level rises on coral reef islands
Remote islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans have for many years been considered vulnerable to climate change, but research by the universities of Plymouth and Auckland is seeking to demonstrate they are more resilient than previously suggested
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Competitive call offers access to world-leading marine renewable energy testing facilities
The MaRINET2 project which will offer free access to a world-leading network of testing and research infrastructures – including the University of Plymouth’s COAST laboratory – is now open for applications
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University signs Memorandum of Understanding to further research into climate change
The University of Plymouth and Nitte University in India have entered a formal partnership to further research into the impact of climate change on the marine environment and public health
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International fisheries science working group opens its doors to Plymouth students
Plymouth University news: The annual meeting of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea is held at the University, with a number of students being given the opportunity to attend and engage in topical debate.
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Scientists identify cause of the ‘sea fangle’ phenomenon
Plymouth University news: In a new paper published in Biological Conservation, scientists at the university say plastic pollution is causing damage to Pink Sea Fan populations and leading to 'sea fangles' being washed up on shore.
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Conrad Humphreys relives the 'Mutiny on the Bounty' in the Marine Institute Public Lecture
Plymouth University news: British sailor Conrad Humphreys tells a packed audience at the Marine Institute spring public lecture how the re-staging of the Mutiny on the Bounty for a documentary was one of the sternest tests of his career
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Students earn success at the treble in marine science awards
Undergraduate and postgraduate students at the University of Plymouth have received three out of the five prizes on offer at the P1 Marine Foundation National Student Awards