Join virtual marine events at Research Festival 2021

Make connections. Collaborate. Create change.

Explore topics from offshore renewable energy to cybersecurity, plastic pollution to climate change and more with world-leading researchers.  

Hear about the latest cutting-edge research and discover how your project or business could achieve greater impact through collaboration.

Our experts will be joined by guest speakers including Nigel Topping, COP26 High Level Climate Action Champion, and Tom Heap, presenter of BBC's Countryfile and Costing the Earth.

Research Festival 2021 events are free to access online and open to all.

Find out more about our marine events below and book your place to enjoy one or more of the week's events.

 

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Getty image 1183696033. Fishing net caught on coral reef underwater. Research Festival 2021. Engineering solutions for marine plastic pollution. Engineering solutions for marine plastic pollution | 29 June 2021 - Book now
 Join our experts and Nigel Topping, COP26 High Level Climate Action Champion, on moving towards a circular economy for fishing gear and marine composites by designing out waste, keeping materials in use longer and regenerating natural systems.

Cyber-SHIP Lab bridge simulator Cyber-SHIP Lab | 30 June 2021 - Book now
 Cyber-SHIP Lab is a world-first centre of excellence for maritime cyber resilience research. See demonstrations of this facility’s capabilities, hear the latest developments in research, and learn how researchers and industry can work with Cyber-SHIP Lab.

Research Festival 2021. Coast lab. Offshore renewable energy day event Offshore renewable energy at the University of Plymouth | 1 July 2021 - Book now
 Hear the latest updates and developments in ORE research from our experts and discuss how the UK can continue to lead research and innovation in ORE, plus your opportunities to get involved with future collaborations.

Sunset Offshore Wind Turbine in a Wind farm under construction of England coast, UK. Image courtesy of Getty Images.   Powering the future: offshore renewable energy public lecture | 1 July 2021 - Book now
 World-leading expert Professor Deborah Greaves OBE, explores engineering challenges and opportunities in ORE, and why ORE is a key renewable energy source that will help to mitigate the effects of climate change.

Marine Safeguarding our seas: the value of a systems approach to 21st century marine challenges | 2 July 2021 - Book now
 Explore how we need to consider problems and solutions in parallel to address global marine challenges – like climate change, habitat destruction, storm impacts and the expanding blue economy – with our world-leading academics and BBC’s Tom Heap.

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World number one for marine impact 2021

We are ranked first out of 379 institutions worldwide against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal number 14: life below water.
The award recognises the quality of our marine research and teaching as well as our efforts to reduce the impact of campus activities on the marine environment. The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings are the only global performance tables that assess universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Interdisciplinary research

Our diverse research spans three Strategic Institutes. Collaborative endeavour in rich, natural environments drives solutions to global challenges.

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Marine Institute
Marine, maritime, education and innovation expertise integrates to train scientists, engineers, policymakers, artists, technicians and business.

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Plymouth Institute of Health and Care Research
Transformations in life course, ageing, methodologies, e-health, technology and interventions in health, social care, lifestyle, health and wellbeing.

Research with the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Sustainable Earth Institute
Science, engineering, arts, humanities, health and business, with community, businesses and individuals, innovate to build resilience for our planet.