Pages tagged with: marine-biology
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Take the helm with our marine biology students
Take the helm with our marine biology students. Hop aboard the University's own yacht and discover what it's like to take part in a four-day marine mammal survey.
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Lionfish culls aim to preserve marine species and habitats in the Mediterranean Sea
Fishers and marine conservationists from the University of Plymouth are launching the first organised culls of predatory lionfish in a bid to prevent their spread across the Mediterranean Sea.
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Pioneering partnership names its first Ocean Giants Scholars
Thanks to a pioneering partnership between the University of Plymouth and the Ocean Giants Trust, a series of scholarships have been awarded to marine biology and conservation undergraduates
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Marine students quiz government minister
Government Minister George Eustice MP has answered questions on the European Union’s fisheries policies and other marine conservation issues during an event at Plymouth University
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Dynamics of formation and secretion of heterococcoliths by Coccolithus pelagicus
Coccolith case study -TEM
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Olivia Durkin – BSc (Hons) Marine Biology graduate
University of Plymouth - Olivia Durkin alumni case study.
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University scientists to play key role in tackling lionfish invasion
University of Plymouth news: A new EU-funded project has launched to try to halt the spread of venomous lionfish in the Mediterranean.
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Marine expert invited to join new Defra science advisory group
University of Plymouth news: Dr Abigail McQuatters-Gollop has been appointed to a new panel that will help inform Defra policy.
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Samantha Craven - BSc (Hons) Marine Biology; MSc Applied Marine Science graduate
Samantha Craven, BSc (Hons) Marine Biology and MSc Applied Marine Science graduate, now works for a conservation team in the Philippines after graduating from the University of Plymouth.
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Ellie Vaughan - BSc (Hons) Marine Biology; MRes Marine Biology graduate
Ellie Vaughan, BSc (Hons) Marine Biology and MRes Marine Biology graduate, tells us about how the University supported her coral reef research.
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Marine scientists contribute to UK climate change report
Marine scientists at the University of Plymouth have contributed to a Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership project designed to highlight how some of the UK’s most important marine habitats and species are being affected by climate change
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Research suggests marine invasive species benefit from rising CO2 levels
University of Plymouth news: New research has found that the process of ocean acidification is helping many invasive species to widen their territories, such as toxic algae, stinging jellyfish and predatory crabs.
