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International study develops ground-breaking method of making biodiesel from dirty old cooking oil
Dr Lee Durndell, from the University of Plymouth, has played a key role in new research which has developed a powerful, low-cost method for recycling used cooking oil and agricultural waste into biodiesel
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Drugs used to treat HIV and flu can have detrimental impact on crops
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/drugs-used-to-treat-hiv-and-flu-can-have-detrimental-impact-on-crops
Scientists led by the University of Plymouth found that lettuce plants exposed to a higher concentration of four commonly-used drugs could be more than a third smaller in biomass than those grown in a drug-free environment.
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ReCon Soil
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/institutes/sustainable-earth/the-recon-soil-project
Led by the University of Plymouth, ReCon Soil is a €2.5million project that brings together scientists, industry and educators to revolutionise how waste material from construction projects is managed.
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Online engagement event set to encourage Girls into Geoscience
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/online-engagement-event-set-to-encourage-girls-into-geoscience
Girls into Geoscience was launched in 2014 at the University of Plymouth, expanding to include the universities across the UK and Ireland
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Environmental and Fluid Modelling (EFMG)
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/impact/environmental-and-fluid-modelling-group
Environmental and Fluid Modelling (EFMG) is changing the way science visualises porous materials. And in their market-leading PoreXpert product, they’ve distilled this expertise to create one of the University’s brightest commercial prospects.
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University gets UNESCO backing to enhance global geoscience awareness
Professor Iain Stewart, Director of the Sustainable Earth Institute at the University of Plymouth, has successfully applied to create a UNESCO Chair in Geoscience and Society
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Geologists reveal ancient connection between England and France
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/geologists-reveal-ancient-connection-between-england-and-france
Geologists based at the University of Plymouth have a paper out in Nature Communications following an extensive study of mineral properties at exposed rock features across Devon and Cornwall
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Tropical forests may be approaching a critical high-temperature threshold
University of Plymouth news: A study published in Nature, co-authored by Associate Professor in Terrestrial Ecology Dr Sophie Fauset, has found some tropical leaves are already reaching temperatures at which they can no longer function.
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Research aims to unlock secrets of magma transport below the ocean floor
New research led by the University of Plymouth aims to provide greater understanding of the dynamic processes occurring at depth beneath the seafloor
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Academic contributes to new book highlighting urgency of the climate emergency
Ian Bailey, Professor of Environmental Politics at the University of Plymouth, is among the experts who have written chapters for a new book released to coincide with COP26
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