Pages tagged with: geoscience
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![<p>Dr Camille Dusséaux conducting fieldwork on the island of Quiberon in Brittany<br></p>]()
Scientists use 300 million-year-old rainwater to unpick the history of Western France
Areas of Brittany and Western France were previously mountainous and located close to the Equator, according to research led by the University of Plymouth
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University gets UNESCO backing to enhance global geoscience awareness
Professor Iain Stewart, Director of the Sustainable Earth Institute at the University of Plymouth, has successfully applied to create a UNESCO Chair in Geoscience and Society
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Girls into Geoscience goes global at prestigious women in science event
Dr Sarah Boulton, Associate Professor in Active Neotectonics and Co-Founder of Girls in Geoscience at the University of Plymouth, will be speaking at the Dorothy Hill Women in Earth Sciences Symposium, being hosted by the University of Queensland
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Earthquake damage in the centre of Amatrice, Italy, in 2016 (Credit Zoe Mildon)
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Stresses from past earthquakes explain location of seismic events
A study published in Nature Communications and led by Dr Zoë Mildon, Lecturer in Earth Sciences at the University of Plymouth, could go some way to explaining both historical and modern series of earthquakes
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Girls encouraged to consider careers in geoscience
Plymouth University news: Schoolgirls from across the UK will be travelling to Plymouth University for two days of activities designed to inspire them about the earth sciences
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From earthquakes to engineering – students take part in fourth Girls into Geoscience
The University of Plymouth has hosted its fourth Girls into Geoscience, with 80 students from across the UK attending the two-day event
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University technician in running for national award
Dr Jodie Fisher, Earth Science Technician in the University of Plymouth's School of Geography Earth and Environmental Sciences, is among the finalists in the WISE Awards 2018
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Athena SWAN Bronze award rewards efforts to inspire female scientists
The University of Plymouth has received further recognition for its commitment to supporting women in the sciences after its School of Geography Earth and Environmental Sciences received a Bronze Athena SWAN award
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Geologists reveal ancient connection between England and France
Geologists based at the University of Plymouth have a paper out in Nature Communications following an extensive study of mineral properties at exposed rock features across Devon and Cornwall
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Academic earns accolade for public and scientific communication
Iain Stewart, Professor of Geoscience Communication and Director of the Sustainable Earth Institute at the University of Plymouth, has been awarded the Geological Society of America's President's Medal
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Making positive changes for the future of our planet at Sustainable Earth 2018
The global challenges posed by climate change, natural disasters and human impacts on the environment will be among the key topics discussed during Sustainable Earth 2018 at the University of Plymouth
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Researchers look for public opinions on geothermal project in Cornwall
Researchers at the University of Plymouth are looking for people and organisations in West Cornwall willing to offer their opinions on the United Downs Deep Geothermal Power project, funded by the European Regional Development Fund and Cornwall Council
