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Could the Neolithic Revolution offer evidence of best ways to adapt to climate change?
The behaviour of the human population during the last intense period of global warming might offer an insight into how best to adapt to the current challenges posed by climate change, a study led by the University of Plymouth suggests
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IGCP 685 – Geology for Sustainable Development
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/institutes/sustainable-earth/sustainable-geoscience
A 5-year UNESCO Earth Sciences research networking project on ‘Geology for Sustainable Development’
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EXCESS: the role of excess topography and peak ground acceleration on earthquake preconditioning of landslides
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/earth-sciences/projects/excess
The EXCESS project, led by the University of Plymouth, started in February 2024 and will run for three years. The project will collect unprecedented data covering parts of the world susceptible to landslides.
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Academic hosts BBC4 documentary about oil production
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/academic-hosts-bbc4-documentary-about-oil-production
Plymouth University news: Plymouth University’s Professor Iain Stewart fronts a ground-breaking BBC4 series charting the history and influence of oil production.
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Academic given award for science engagement
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/academic-receives-prestigious-award-for-science-engagement
Plymouth University news: A scientist who has fronted documentaries on everything from volcanoes to fracking, the geology of Africa and our use of oil has received a prestigious accolade
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Academics and policy makers come together to debate sustainable future
Plymouth University news: Prominent national figures from the fields of scientific research, communication and policy making will be attending a major conference organised by Plymouth University
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Study unlocks hidden secrets of how ultra-hard diamonds formed in rare meteorites
Dr Natasha Stephen from the University of Plymouth is part of an international team of scientists who have discovered how lonsdaleite - a rare hexagonal form of diamond - forms in ureilite meteorites
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Winchcombe meteorite holds information about the origin of Earth’s oceans
A study involving researchers in the University of Plymouth's Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centre finds that the Winchcombe meteorite holds information about the origin of Earth’s oceans
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UK company to fund marine and earth science PhDs at Plymouth University
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/uk-company-to-fund-marine-science-phds-at-plymouth-university
Plymouth University news: Seabed Resources Development Limited is to fund two PhD posts at Plymouth University to help in the sustainable harvesting of precious metals from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in international waters off the coast of Mexico.
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Sustainability experts set to gather for 'Cracking Earth' conference
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/sustainability-experts-set-to-gather-for-cracking-earth-conference
Plymouth University news: The fourth annual conference for the Institute for Sustainability Solutions Research will gather together experts from across academia, business and the third sector to look at research and potential partnerships
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