Press office news tagged 'marine'
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Plymouth named among world’s top universities for marine excellence and climate action
The University of Plymouth has been ranked among the top 5% of global universities in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2022
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First UK charging network for electric maritime vessels launched in Plymouth
The University of Plymouth has led a collaboration which has installed a series of high power DC electric charging stations around the Plymouth Sound National Marine Park
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Scientists develop a plan to manage lionfish populations in the Mediterranean
A new Guide to Lionfish Management in the Mediterranean features a series of recommendations through which they hope lionfish populations can be managed.
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Enabling North Devon to become the UK’s first World Surfing Reserve
The University of Plymouth has played a key role in North Devon being recognised for the quality of its waves and its thriving blue economy.
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Littorinid
snail loses the benefit of camouflage making it more visible under broad spectrum lighting (right)<br></p>]()
Losing the cover of darkness
Researchers at the University of Plymouth and Plymouth Marine Laboratory have shown species that rely on darkness to forage and feed are losing the gift of camouflage thanks to advances in the lighting used to illuminate the world’s cities and coastlines
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Collaboration to advance development of marine monitoring technology
The University of Plymouth and marine technology company Sonardyne have agreed a strategic partnership to drive innovation within the UK’s growing marine robotic and autonomous systems sector
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University supports the UK’s most specialised Blue Economy Ocean Accelerator
The University of Plymouth is among the founding partners of the Blue Economy Ocean Accelerator Programme, conceived by social enterprise and sustainability training outfit Bright Tide
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University enables company to advance offshore survey technology
Sulmara Subsea, which has bases across the world, spent two weeks working out of the University of Plymouth’s Marine Station on a series of expeditionary trials
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University partners with world-leading simulator provider to revolutionise floating offshore wind installations
A state-of-the-art Kongsberg K-Sim Dynamic Positioning (DP) simulator will soon complement the Marine Navigation Centre on the University of Plymouth’s campus
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antarcticus</i>). Credit: Lloyd Peck, British Antarctic Survey
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Life in the freezer – study provides first evidence of growth limitations in Antarctic fish
New research by scientists at the University of Plymouth and the British Antarctic Survey shows have lost their ability to grow at rates seen in their warmer water cousins
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Leading UK marine scientists welcome the move towards a global plastics pact
Ahead of a major United Nations meeting, researchers from the University of Plymouth and across the South West of England outline their support for a coordinated, comprehensive and robust intergovernmental approach
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University works to boost blue and green economy in the South West
The University of Plymouth is to play a significant role in a new £1.37million project which has seen the North Devon UNESCO Biosphere win the largest green economy award nationally from the Government’s Community Renewal Fund (CRF)
