International Marine Litter Research Unit
Furthering our understanding of litter on the environment and defining solutions

HCoined the phrase 'microplastics'
HFirst to demonstrate marine organisms ingest and retain microplastics
HFirst to discover global distribution of microplastics from Arctic sea ice to the deep sea
HPublished the most science on the subject of marine plastics than any other University in the world
Stemming the tide of microplastics and marine litter: REF2021
The Queen's Anniversary Prize for pioneering research on marine microplastics pollution and its impact on the environment and changing behaviour
University holds official virtual side event for the 2022 UN Ocean Conference - Plastic pollution