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Rocks that originated in Earth’s mantle could reveal secrets of planet’s history

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/rocks-that-originated-in-earths-mantle-could-reveal-secrets-of-planets-history

University of Plymouth news: Dr Andy Parsons is part of an international team that is using rocks from the deep ocean to unravel mantle’s role in life on Earth, volcanism and global chemical cycles.

First transatlantic vessel-to-grid project aims to advance marine electrification

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/first-transatlantic-vessel-to-grid-project-aims-to-advance-marine-electrification

University of Plymouth news: The £1.8m CanUK project is uniting experts in the UK and Canada and will deploy bi-directional chargers and electric vessels in Plymouth and Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Investment enables microscope facility to expand research and industry work

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/investment-enables-microscope-facility-to-expand-research-and-industry-work

University of Plymouth news: Following a £2.5million investment, the Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centre is now operating from a transformed base at Plymouth Science Park

Project explores community connections to healthcare in face of advancing climate change

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/project-explores-community-connections-to-healthcare-in-face-of-advancing-climate-change

University of Plymouth news: The Climate-Adaptive Reimaginings for Enhancing Healthcare Spaces of the Future (CAREscape) project is a collaboration between researchers from Plymouth and the University of the Philippines

Peatlands are nature's unsung climate warriors

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/peatlands-are-natures-unsung-climate-warriors

University of Plymouth news: Dr Scott Davidson explains how peatlands have a myriad of functions, from carbon storage to biodiversity restoration.

Demand-side actions could help construction sector deliver on net-zero targets

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/demand-side-actions-could-help-construction-sector-deliver-on-net-zero-targets

University of Plymouth news: New research led by the University used a detailed mathematical model to demonstrate that the construction sector in the UK and Europe could almost eliminate its carbon emissions by 2060.

University works on pioneering tree planting approach aiming to boost flood resilience and restore nature

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/university-works-on-pioneering-tree-planting-approach-aiming-to-boost-flood-resilience-and-restore-nature

University of Plymouth news: An initiative involving partners who have worked together on Dartmoor for a number of years builds on research by academics and students linked to the UK’s temperate rainforests

Geography Ambassador Scheme Leader

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/bsc-geography/simon-faulkner

Geography

Simon Faulkner's graduate profile

University expands its work to address critical challenges facing our planet

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/university-expands-its-work-to-address-critical-challenges-facing-our-planet

University of Plymouth news: Our new Centre of Research excellence in Intelligent and Sustainable Productive Systems (CRISPS) will apply a systems level approach to the challenges of feeding a future global population in excess of 9 billion people

How soil health collaborations are changing agriculture

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/how-soil-health-collaborations-are-changing-agriculture

University of Plymouth news: Combining local knowledge with the latest sensing technology is improving soil health in the Global South, with important lessons for the North.