Pages tagged with: coastal-engineering
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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 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 Offshore Renewable Energy
The MSc Offshore Renewable Energy programme is fully cross-disciplinary, comprising marine science, engineering, economics, law and policy.
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Academic contributes to first global classification of Earth’s ecosystems
Dr Louise Firth, Lecturer in Marine Ecology in the University of Plymouth’s School of Biological and Marine Sciences, is among the authors of the Global Typology of Ecosystems, published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature
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Dr Baoxing Wang: PhD in coastal engineering
University of Plymouth alumni. Dr Baoxing Wang: PhD in coastal engineering
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International project aims to investigate storm surge risk to three Sri Lankan coastal communities
The C-FLOOD project, led by the University of Plymouth, is being funded through a grant from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the UK’s Department for International Development
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Coastal communities face winter threat
Plymouth University News: Scientists from Plymouth University have warned that communities along South West shorelines could be under threat in coming months because of the extent to which beaches have failed to recover following the storms of last winter
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Silvia - MSc Coastal Engineering graduate
University of Plymouth alumni profile: Silvia - MSc Coastal Engineering graduate. Silvia is working at the Environment Agency delivering sustainable flood defences schemes while working towards her chartership.
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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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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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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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