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University receives Government funding to analyse impact of tyres and textiles on the marine environment
Scientists from the University of Plymouth's International Marine Litter Research Unit have received Government funding to analyse the impact of tyres and clothing on the marine environment
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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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Plastics research under the microscope
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/pr-features/plastics-research-under-the-microscope
It has been quite a year for Professor Richard Thompson, marine biologist, and the man whose research over the last decade has put microplastics pollution on the global map.
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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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Minister for the Cabinet Office briefed on University's world-leading marine and maritime research
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/pr-features/showcasing-marine-and-maritime-world-leading-research
The Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Rt Hon David Lidington CBE MP, visited on Friday 1 March 2019 to see the University of Plymouth’s marine and maritime excellence in action.
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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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