Pages tagged with: geoscience
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![<p>Dr Zoë Mildon<br></p>]()
Project combines geology and technology to generate a new approach to calculating earthquake hazard
Dr Zoë Mildon, Lecturer in Earth Sciences at the University of Plymouth, has been awarded £1.1million to develop a new means of modelling all aspects of the earthquake cycle
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An Andean bear scans the cloud forest in Ecuador in search of fruit (Photography: Chadden Hunter. Copyright: BBC NHU)<br></p>]()
Seven Worlds, One Planet
The University of Plymouth has many links to Sir David Attenborough's iconic new BBC series Seven Worlds, One Planet.
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Sustainability experts set to gather for 'Cracking Earth' conference
Plymouth University news: The fourth annual conference for the Institute for Sustainability Solutions Research will gather together experts from across academia, business and the third sector to look at research and potential partnerships
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Girls into Geoscience 2020 gives pupils a virtual insight into the Earth sciences
Girls into Geoscience, coordinated by the University of Plymouth, will be an online-only event in 2020 and more than 250 girls from across the UK and Ireland have signed up to take part.
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Girls into Geoscience
Girls into Geoscience
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![<p>An image of the fossil showing the body of the Dorsetichthys bechei with the arms of the Clarkeiteuthis montefiorei clamped around it (Credit: Malcolm Hart, Proceedings of the Geologists' Association)<br></p>]()
Fossil reveals evidence of 200 million-year-old ‘squid’ attack
A new study led by the University of Plymouth has uncovered what is believed to be the world’s oldest known example of a squid-like creature attacking its prey.
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![<p>A graphic depicting the spread of Yamnaya ancestry over time over a period of around 8,000 years<br></p>]()
Study offers new insight into the impact of ancient migrations on the European landscape
Scientists from the University of Copenhagen and the University of Plymouth led research tracing how the two major human migrations recorded in Holocene Europe unfolded
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![<p>One of the striking images captured by photojournalist Carey Marks demonstrating the
impact of soil erosion in Tanzania. Credit: Carey Marks/University of Plymouth<br></p>]()
Projects use citizen science to assess impacts of climate change
University of Plymouth news: Innovative research projects from the University of Plymouth will use citizen science as a means of monitoring the effects of climate change
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![Iain with Andre Araujo (CEO of Shell Brazil) and Jo Crelin, (Consul General at the British Embassy) at British House]()
Professor Iain Stewart invited to Rio for a triathlon of speaking events
University of Plymouth news: Professor Iain Stewart MBE has completed a trio of high-profile speaking events in Rio, Brazil, as part of a scientific and cultural programme organised with the British Olympic Foundation.
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Understanding the geology of the Andes
Dr Aude Gébelin, Lecturer in Tectonics at the University, is currently working to enhance what we know about the second highest mountain range on Earth
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![<p>Landslide-earthquake damage to the Arniko Highway near the Nepal-China border<br></p>]()
Predicting future landslides in the Himalayas
University of Plymouth PhD student Joshua Jones talks about his work studying the impact of landslides in Nepal
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![<p>Kilian Eichenseer and Dr Uwe Balthasar<br></p>]()
Evolution of life in the ocean changed 170 million years ago
Research led by academics from the University of Plymouth suggests the ocean as we understand it today was shaped by a global evolutionary regime shift around 170 million years ago.
