Topic Climate Change

Last updated: 24 January 2026

MSc Data Science and Environmental Intelligence

Environmental technology concept. Sustainable development goals. SDGs.

MSc Data Science and Environmental Intelligence at Plymouth combines data science with cutting-edge skills in environmental and marine technology to provide an innovative curriculum and an outstanding foundation for your future career.

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Last updated: 24 January 2026

BSc (Hons) Environmental Science with Foundation Year

Students conducting research on Dartmoor.

Build your skills and knowledge on this new four-year course (incorporating a foundation year).

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Last updated: 22 January 2026

Health and Decarbonisation

Patient putting Pepper through his paces

Understanding health impacts of climate change

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Last updated: 22 January 2026

Environment, Ecosystem and Decarbonisation

Microplastics on the beach

Addressing environmental priorities

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Published: 22 January 2026

Living walls boost biodiversity by providing safe spaces for urban wildlife

Living walls can reduce heat lost from buildings by over 30%

Research in Plymouth found dozens of pollinators, insects and birds living on green structures attached to city buildings

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Published: 20 January 2026

£3.7m project aims to provide unprecedented analysis of mesophotic coral reefs

An image taken by scientists from the University of Plymouth at 60m depth at Egmont Atoll, Indian Ocean, in March 2022 using a drop-camera system. The image shows a healthy colony of the reef-building coral species, Pachyseris speciosa

The five-year initiative will assess the response and resilience of mesophotic coral ecosystems to future climate change

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Last updated: 19 January 2026

Studying the seas, from Plymouth to Japan

Dr Ben Harvey on location, wearing a diving suit

Chart Dr Ben Harvey’s journey from the South West to the Far East and discover his passion for marine ecology along the way

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Last updated: 19 January 2026

What are invasive species? Are they always bad for our ecosystems?

Close-up view of a common lionfish (Pterois miles) courtesy of Shutterstock, Copyright: Henner Damke

Discover how the University is researching the possible benefits – and not just the negative impact – non-indigenous species can bring to new environments

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Last updated: 15 January 2026

Turning plastic awareness into climate action: Lessons for the planet

Girl cleaning litter from a sandy beach

Using successful communication methods to promote sustainable behaviours

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Last updated: 15 January 2026

CPD Workshop: Net Zero and Climate Change – Getting Started as Individuals and Enterprises

Country lane with a wooden signpost, next to a grass field at sunrise

This three-hour online workshop is about sustainable practices, climate change mitigation and the global push towards achieving net-zero emissions

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