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Plymouth scientist to chair national diving committee
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/plymouth-scientist-to-chair-national-diving-committee
Plymouth University news: Professor Jason Hall-Spencer is appointed Chairman of the National Facility for Scientific Diving Committee, the body responsible for reviewing diving research proposals submitted to the Natural Environment Research Council.
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Pioneering microplastics researcher receives the 2023 Blue Planet Prize
University of Plymouth news: Professor Richard Thompson OBE FRS, who led the first ever study highlighting the presence of microplastics in the ocean, has been presented with the 2023 Blue Planet Prize during a ceremony in Japan
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‘New Normals’ of the High Seas: Assessing the impacts of 14 years of Sargassum invasions on previously unstructured open waters of the Tropical North Atlantic
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
This multidisciplinary PhD project will be the first to collate a range of existing datasets to assess the impacts of 14 years of seasonally recurring Sargassum blooms on previously unstructured high seas of the Tropical North Atlantic.
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What are pyroplastics?
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/pr-features/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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Scientists set sail on round-the-world plastics initiative
The eXXpedition Round the World voyage set sail from the University of Plymouth Marine Station on October 8 and the crew will undertake a range of research projects developed by the University's International Marine Litter Research Unit
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Virtual gathering gives coastal communities the chance to discuss global challenges
The third GCRF Blue Communities Annual Meeting had been due to take place in Hoi An, Vietnam, but had to be cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is instead taking place online from July 15-22 and hosted by the University of Plymouth
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Rich history of Plymouth harbour detailed in new study
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/rich-history-of-plymouth-harbour-detailed-in-new-study
University of Plymouth news: Plymouth academics have published a paper detailing the historical importance of the city’s waters and their continuing impact on science, travel and ecology.
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Marine biology students get opportunity to work with Blue Planet cameraman
Doug Anderson has praised the students and facilities at the University of Plymouth after spending a month here as part of an upcoming project
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Major study reveals substantial quantities of tyre particles contaminating our rivers and ocean
Research led by the University of Plymouth reveals vital new information that will improve our scientific understanding of how tiny particles from tyres, synthetic fibres from clothing and maritime gear also enter the ocean
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University works on multimillion-pound project to create plastic ‘hope spots’ in Bali
The University of Plymouth is among the key partners in a multimillion-pound project, supported by UK Research and Innovation’s Global Challenges Research Fund, which aims to create “hope spots” in Indonesia’s battle against plastic waste.
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