News tagged with: sustainability
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![The University of Plymouth and Kew Reach Ltd have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will underpin a range of research and training activities]()
Collaboration explores innovative solutions to benefit the planet and society
University of Plymouth news: The University of Plymouth and Kew Reach Ltd have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will underpin a range of research and training activities
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![Dr Cho Kwong Charlie Lam, Associate Professor in Environmental Intelligence, attended a key meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change]()
Plymouth academic helps shape how the world adapts to climate change
University of Plymouth news: Dr Cho Kwong Charlie Lam, Associate Professor in Environmental Intelligence, attended a key meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in the Bahamas
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![Medical student Sophie Lawrence has visited Parliament to outline her work on reusable scrub caps for student doctors]()
Student doctor’s sustainable scrub cap success
University of Plymouth news: Medical student Sophie Lawrence has visited Parliament to outline her work on reusable scrub caps for student doctors.
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![The University of Plymouth and UNESCO's Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe held a Science Diplomacy Consultative Forum to explore the role of universities in science diplomacy for a shared future]()
University hosts international forum on the power of science diplomacy
University of Plymouth news: The University and UNESCO's Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe held a Science Diplomacy Consultative Forum to explore the role of universities in science diplomacy for a shared future
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![A new Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Plymouth Professor Richard Davies, and the Provost of Curtin University Professor Matthew Tonts]()
Plymouth and Curtin to collaborate on research and teaching initiatives
University of Plymouth news: The University of Plymouth and Curtin University have signed an agreement that formalises four decades of working collaboratively, and lays out plans for a range of impactful research and teaching initiatives
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![Lisa Roberts and Richard Davies signing memorandum of understanding]()
Universities strengthen commitment to deeper cooperation for the South West
University of Plymouth news: The Vice-Chancellors of the Universities of Plymouth and Exeter have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) reflecting the institutions’ long history of collaboration and partnership.
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Study explores how science can support and enable the High Seas Treaty
University of Plymouth news: A new international study involving researchers from the University says there are considerable challenges which could presently hamper the implementation of the High Seas Treaty from a scientific and technological perspective
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Partnership tackles contamination in materials dredged from the ocean
University of Plymouth news: The University has formed a new Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Plymouth company Recycle It Global to tackle contamination in materials dredged from the ocean
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![Living walls can reduce heat lost from buildings by over 30%]()
Living walls boost biodiversity by providing safe spaces for urban wildlife
University of Plymouth news: Our research shows how living walls – structures housing flowers and plants fitted to the outside of new and old buildings – can significantly enhance the biodiversity within urban environments
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Consortium secures £3.6m for pioneering anaesthetic gas recovery and reuse technology
University of Plymouth news: A consortium including the University of Plymouth has been awarded £3.6 million to advance technology which captures, recovers and recycles volatile anaesthetic gas waste for future reuse
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Rainforests under threat: report calls for protection and restoration to help the South West’s temperate rainforests thrive
University of Plymouth news: A new report – The State of the South West Rainforests – highlights that around 40% of the region offers the appropriate climatic conditions to support a rainforest landscape
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![A research site at the Birmingham Institute for Forest Research Free Air CO2 Enrichment (BIFoR-FACE) facility in Staffordshire, England]()
Predicted CO2 levels cause marked increase in forest temperatures
University of Plymouth news: Our researchers found that elevated carbon dioxide levels generated as a result of climate change could significantly increase the temperatures found within the canopies of the world’s woodlands and forests
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