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Setting sail for science
Academics from the University of Plymouth joined an expedition around the UK coastline to inspire the ocean scientists of the future
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Explore the Histories of the Unexpected with homeschoolers
Explore the Histories of the Unexpected with homeschoolers. Professor James Daybell talks about the special editions of the popular podcast produced for budding historians.
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What are pyroplastics?
The University of Plymouth's Dr Andrew Turner talks about pyroplastics, a recently discovered and particularly hard to spot type of marine litter
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Seven Worlds, One Planet
The University of Plymouth has many links to Sir David Attenborough's iconic new BBC series Seven Worlds, One Planet.
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Minister for the Cabinet Office briefed on University's world-leading marine and maritime research
The Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Rt Hon David Lidington CBE MP, visited on Friday 1 March 2019 to see the University of Plymouth’s marine and maritime excellence in action.
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Does the plastic tax go far enough to help protect the environment?
Dr Andrew Turner's guest lecture featured on The Student Room asks, 'Do you think the plastic tax goes far enough to help protect the environment?'
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"Modern medicine is underpinned by antibiotic use, and it’s a huge issue that bacteria are becoming resistant. The phrase ‘your infection can’t be treated’ is a little too close to reality."
University of Plymouth: Dr Tina Joshi, Lecturer in Molecular Microbiology in the School of Biomedical Sciences
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Fibres, fashion and the oceans
World-leading experts from the International Marine Litter Research Unit at the University of Plymouth is currently looking into the presence of synthetic fibres in the water column
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Making the world a greener place
The University of Plymouth Is pioneering new ways of thinking, learning and acting about sustainability, green technologies and climate change
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The role of a rehabilitation dietitian
University of Plymouth: The role of a rehabilitation dietitian
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Captivated by the deep
2017 European Rolex Scholarship winner and University of Plymouth Marine Biology graduate Mae Dorricott talks about her love of the marine environment
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Agriculture is destabilising the Earth system, according to new study
University of Plymouth news: In a new study, researchers have explored how agriculture is transgressing nine planetary boundaries
