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Making a difference to communities in Kenya
Plymouth University news: With Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day taking place on Friday 13th March, academics at Plymouth University have reflected on the first six months of a project funded by the charity which aims to transform lives in rural Kenya
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Amazon forests failing to keep up with climate change
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/amazon-forests-failing-to-keep-up-with-climate-change
An environmental scientist from the University of Plymouth, Dr Sophie Fauset, has contributed to major new research assessing the impact of global warming on thousands of tree species across the Amazon
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Study identifies way to enhance the sustainability of manufactured soils
Scientists from the University of Plymouth demonstrated that adding biochar to soil constructed from waste materials, reduces the loss of essential nutrients such as nitrogen and carbon
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Evaluating enterprise in rural Kenya
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/analysing-the-impact-of-enterprise-in-rural-kenya
Plymouth University news: Students and graduates from Plymouth University and Duchy College's Rural Business School have spent five weeks in rural Kenya as part of a Comic Relief project designed to bring up to 100,000 families out of poverty
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Devon agri-business zooms in on local knowledge
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/devon-agri-business-zooms-in-on-local-knowledge
Plymouth University news: Local Devon business uses Plymouth University's Electron Microscopy Centre to help it design its Anaerobic Digestion system.
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Jenny Plackett – BSc (Hons) Environmental Science graduate
Plymouth University alumni: Jenny Plackett – BSc (Hons) Environmental Science graduate
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It's not just vehicles and factories - what we eat can pollute the environment
University of Plymouth news - It's not just vehicles and factories - what we eat can pollute the environment
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Bell and Loxton case study
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/sustainability-hub-low-carbon-devon/bell-and-loxton
Bell and Loxton, Working with Low Carbon Devon. Devon business Bell & Loxton Innovations Ltd is investigating circular economy solutions for new uses for agricultural and food processing waste products.
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Protecting coastal communities through eco-engineering
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/alumni/rising-stars/caitlin-cox
Protecting coastal communities through eco-engineering. Discover how marine biology and coastal ecology graduate Caitlin Cox is helping to prevent coastal erosion and improve the biodiversity on coastal defence structures.
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Scientists show cities can serve as a refuge for insect pollinators
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/scientists-show-cities-can-serve-as-a-refuge-for-insect-pollinators
Plymouth University news: An international team of scientists have co-authored a report which states that people living in towns and cities can have a major impact on the diversity of insect pollinators surviving and thriving around them
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