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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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Plastic pollution and the planet
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/pr-opinion/plastic-pollution-and-the-planet
Richard Thompson, Head of the International Marine Litter Research Unit at the University of Plymouth, writes about the threat posed by plastic pollution to our environment and how Blue Planet II has helped to raise public awareness of the problem
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The rise in ocean plastics evidenced from a 60-year time series
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/the-rise-in-ocean-plastics-evidenced-from-a-60-year-time-series
Scientists from the University of Plymouth and the Marine Biological Association collaborated on new research showing there has been a significant increase in open-ocean plastics in recent decades
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BETA Enterprise programme awards funding to student start-up
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/student-start-ups-awarded-funding
Thirteen groups of students have been awarded business start-up grants after impressing judges as part of the BETA Enterprise programme, run by the Futures Entrepreneurship Centre at the University of Plymouth
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Bottle with a message
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/bottle-with-a-message
University of Plymouth news: An international team of researchers used a writing activity to explore schoolchildren’s perceptions of marine litter and how they are responding to the increasing global problem.
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Scientists awarded £2.6million to examine environmental impacts of biodegradable plastics
A team of UK scientists - led by the University of Plymouth - has been awarded £2.6million for a four-year project assessing how biodegradables break down and whether they affect species both on land and in the marine environment.
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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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Plymouth environmental scientists invited to talk at Washington Ocean Summit
Plymouth University news: Two of the UK’s top environmental scientists have been invited to talk about the state of the world’s oceans to an audience including US Secretary of State, John Kerry, at an ocean summit in Washington.
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Report suggests love of the seas could be the key for plastic pollution solution
Tapping into the public’s passion for the ocean could be the key to reducing the threats to it posed by plastic pollution, according to a report by the University of Plymouth and University of Surrey published in Nature Human Behaviour
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World leader in microplastic research receives award from the Zoological Society of London
Professor Richard Thompson, Head of the International Marine Litter Research Unit at the University of Plymouth, has been presented with the 2017 Marsh Award for Marine and Freshwater Conservation by the Zoological Society of London
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