Topic Climate Change

Last updated: 26 October 2025

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: 26 October 2025

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: 24 October 2025

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: 22 October 2025

What is ocean acidification? Find out how research at Plymouth is tackling this global carbon dioxide problem

Ocean acidification

Explore the science behind falling ocean pH and the impact this has on marine ecosystem balance

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Last updated: 13 October 2025

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: 13 October 2025

Seven Worlds, One Planet

An Andean bear scans the cloud forest in Ecuador in search of fruit (Photography: Chadden Hunter. Copyright: BBC NHU)

Our links to Sir David Attenborough's series include providing scientific and medical advice to the presenter and production team

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Last updated: 9 October 2025

Health and Decarbonisation

Patient putting Pepper through his paces

Understanding health impacts of climate change

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Last updated: 9 October 2025

Global Change Biology

Ecology and Evolution Research Group website

Investigating the effects of anthropogenic climate change on emerging infectious disease, species extinction, phenology and shifts in species’ distributions (2005 – present)

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Published: 30 September 2025

University academic appointed Lead Author of UN climate change report

Cho Kwong Charlie Lam, Lecturer in Environmental Intelligence at the University of Plymouth

Dr Cho Kwong Charlie Lam will contribute to the IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Report on adapting cities and infrastructure to climate change

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Last updated: 30 September 2025

Make a difference by studying climate change

Cracked earth at the site of a dried lake.

We’re taking positive steps to limit the impact of climate change, but we need to do more – find out how you can make a difference by studying a masters

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