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Scientists earn awards for global impact of microplastics research

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/scientists-earn-awards-for-global-impact-of-microplastics-research

A team of researchers including Professor Richard Thompson OBE, of the University of Plymouth’s International Marine Litter Research Unit, has won the Societal Impact and overall prizes in the Natural Environment Research Council’s 2018 Impact Awards

Empowering patients means giving everyone access to their records

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/pr-opinion/empowering-patients-means-giving-everyone-access-to-their-records

University of Plymouth Pioneers: Professor Ray Jones, Empowering patients means giving everyone access to their records

Sunsets and satellites in the land of opportunities for space exploration

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/beng-mechanical-engineering/sunsets-and-satellites

Mechanical Engineering

Jamie Williams, BSc (Hons) Mechanical Design and Manufacture, University of Plymouth alumni, now works at the Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd (GES) in Cornwall.

Increased rainfall and vegetation changes result in sediment shifts at the Roof of the World

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/increased-rainfall-and-vegetation-changes-result-in-sediment-shifts-at-the-roof-of-the-world

University of Plymouth news: Researchers from the University are part of an international project which has explored how changes in the global climate are altering the behaviour of rivers as they flow from the Himalayas

Providing sustainable ways to feed the planet

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/institutes/marine-institute/sustainable-blue-economy/sustainable-aquaculture-and-fisheries/providing-sustainable-ways-to-feed-the-planet

University of Plymouth academic spotlight: Dr Daniel Merrifield realises the role sustainable aquaculture – alongside capture fisheries – could play in providing the planet’s 8 billion-plus people with the healthy food they need.

How clean is our water?

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/discover/how-clean-is-our-water

How clean is our water? Discover how a sewerage system works and why sometimes sewage gets pumped into our seas and rivers.

Seven Worlds, One Planet

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/pr-features/seven-worlds-one-planet

The University of Plymouth has many links to Sir David Attenborough's iconic new BBC series Seven Worlds, One Planet.

Jackie Chu: Inspiring sustainability education in the mining sector

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/pr-features/jackie-chu

Inspiring sustainability education in the mining sector

Toolkit – research skills

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/peninsula-research-in-outdoor-learning/good-from-woods/the-toolkit/research-skills

When starting a research project, think about existing skills and resources

Journey Place Narrative (JPN Lab)

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/consumer-business-and-community-behaviour-and-management/journey-place-narrative-jpn-lab

Journey Place Narrative (JPN Lab). Exploring narrative, film and literary texts and the discourses surrounding the formation of place knowledge, experience and value creation.