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Survey assesses impact of organised crime on Devon and Cornwall’s farming communities
University of Plymouth news: Survey assesses impact of organised crime on Devon and Cornwall’s farming communities. Researchers from the University are working to identify and map the impacts of organised crime in rural areas.
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€14m project to prevent plastic pollution in the English Channel
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/eu14m-project-to-prevent-plastic-pollution-in-the-english-channel
Preventing Plastic Pollution, a project involving the University of Plymouth, will develop a model to gather data on the amount and likely sources of plastic pollution at seven pilot sites, including the River Tamar catchment
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Study highlights how humans and nature are causing significant changes to the health of global rivers
New research involving the University of Plymouth shows rivers such as the Amazon, Mississippi and Congo are seeing increased levels of solutes such as calcium and potassium
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Academic contributes to documentary exploring humans’ impact on the planet
Jason Hall-Spencer, Professor of Marine Biology at the University of Plymouth, is among the expert commentators in a new international documentary exploring the impact of overpopulation on marine, animal and human life
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Company makes significant progress with raspberry harvesting robots
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/company-makes-significant-progress-with-raspberry-harvesting-robots
University of Plymouth news: The robots developed by Fieldwork Robotics have been deployed commercially in two locations in Portugal.
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Combined flows send up to 3 billion microplastics a day into Bay of Bengal
Led by the University of Plymouth, the study represents the first investigation of microplastic abundance, characteristics and seasonal variation along the Ganges River.
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University recognised for its work to inspire graduate enterprise and generate economic growth
University of Plymouth news: The new Knowledge Exchange Framework ranks the University of Plymouth among the country’s leading universities for commercialisation and regional regeneration
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Wildfire and drainage accelerate carbon loss from northern peatlands
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/wildfire-and-drainage-accelerate-carbon-loss-from-northern-peatlands
University of Plymouth news: New research published in Nature Climate Change has estimated how degradation, wildfire combustion and post-fire dynamics influence carbon emissions from non-permafrost peatlands.
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Research investigates impact of climate change on glacier-fed rivers in Peru
The University of Plymouth is leading a major research project to establish the precise effects future changes in the glacial system might pose for remote communities in the Peruvian Andes
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Scientists use historical data for assessment of human impacts on biodiversity
Funded by the Leverhulme Trust, researchers at the University of Plymouth hope to compile the first ever comprehensive database of both land use change and its impact on plant and insect life
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