Topic Climate Change

Last updated: 5 June 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: 5 June 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: 4 June 2026

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: 4 June 2026

What is a marine heatwave?

Drone footage of Plymouth Sound.

Discover what a marine heatwave is and why they are a problem to marine life

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Last updated: 4 June 2026

Environment, Ecosystem and Decarbonisation

Microplastics on the beach

Addressing environmental priorities

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Last updated: 4 June 2026

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: 4 June 2026

Blue carbon, climate change and ocean acidification

Climate change

Marine Conservation Research Group theme

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Last updated: 4 June 2026

University Doctoral Landscape Award (UDLA)

Logos representing various themes over a landscape of green tree covered hills

Advancing innovations in response to climate change and health inequalities

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Published: 3 June 2026

Rising seas could ‘drown’ mangroves and release carbon

Mangroves – like this one at Cispatá Bay, a protected marine area located in the Morrosquillo Gulf along Colombia's Caribbean coast – are efficient carbon sinks, but they may drown and lose their ability to store carbon under sea-level rise

A new study was led by Dr Arya Iwantoro, who is now working to assess the long-term stability of coastal and estuarine environments

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Last updated: 1 June 2026

Connecting marine biogeochemical cycles to changing climate and biodiversity

Iceberg at sunset

A C-COPE research theme

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