Pages tagged with: coastal-engineering
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Exploring the role of vegetation as a soft engineering method to reduce flooding
Exploring the role of vegetation as a soft engineering method to reduce flooding. Nur Roszi used the COAST laboratory’s sediment wave flumes to research flood prevention methods for her final year MSc Coastal Engineering project.
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MSc Coastal Engineering
Aimed at engineers and physical scientists, our MSc Coastal Engineering combines the theory of waves, tides and surges with coastal data collection, project management skills and environmental law.
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MSc Civil Engineering
Our MSc Civil Engineering programme will deepen and broaden your understanding of civil engineering and help you fulfil your professional role in creating, improving and protecting the environment in which we live.
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MSc Marine Renewable Energy
The MSc Marine Renewable Energy programme is fully cross-disciplinary, comprising marine science, engineering, economics, law and policy.
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Develop capacity and capability to monitor coastal marine environments for sustainable development in Penang Island
Develop capacity and capability to monitor coastal marine environments for sustainable development in Penang Island: Dr Jian Wan secured GCRF funding in 2018. Read more about the project and how these funds were integral to conducting this research.
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Japanese guidelines could assist other tsunami prone nations
Plymouth University news: Japan’s lead in implementing sea defence improvements is an important reference point for other tsunami-prone nations to help guard against future disasters, a study led by Plymouth University has suggested
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Man-made structures can be feeding hotspots for seabirds, research finds
Marine scientists from the University of Plymouth, Queen’s University Belfast and Bangor University investigated whether man-made structures set in tidal streams could be a feeding hotspot for seabirds
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Wave tank model brings iconic Wolf Rock lighthouse to life
The University of Plymouth builds and tests a scale model of Wolf Rock lighthouse as part of its STORMLAMP project
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Understanding scour when harnessing the power of wind and waves
Understanding scour when harnessing the power of wind and waves. Rhys Southgate replicated the seabed in our COAST laboratory to research a real-world solution in his MSc Coastal Engineering dissertation project.
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Engineering degree courses, research and education
Engineering and robotics degree courses, research and education. Our Plymouth engineers learn how to imagine, design and create.
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£340,000 grant award for coastal researchers
Plymouth University News: Plymouth University leads global study examining wave energy transfer on rocky coastlines
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Shaping the world with the best maritime engineer professionals in the business
Learning from the best maritime engineer professionals in the business. Anna Ntasiou moved from Greece to study MSc Coastal Engineering at the University of Plymouth to engineer a successful career in the UK