Pages tagged with: marine-conservation
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Providing evidence to Parliament on the Fisheries Bill
University of Plymouth academic, Dr Abigail McQuatters-Gollop, gives evidence to the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee on the proposed scope, provisions and powers in the Fisheries Bill.
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£1million research programme explores human impacts on remote marine environment
New research by the University of Plymouth will bring together a wide range of scientific disciplines to provide the first detailed assessment of the Chagos Archipelago's oceanographic processes, seabed habitats and deep water coral reefs
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University works with global partners to provide unique Masters programme in marine conservation
The University of Plymouth is working with UK and international policy makers and NGOs to launch a Masters-level qualification addressing some of the biggest challenges facing our marine environment
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Greater diversity enhances public interest in marine habitats
Research by scientists at Swansea University and the University of Plymouth has shown greater animal biodiversity can lead to heightened human interest in marine habitats
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MSc Marine Conservation
MSc Marine Conservation. This programme, taught by leading experts in the field, focuses specifically on marine conservation in practice and is targeted at producing the next generation of ocean guardians with the skill set to address this question.
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Students offered chance to help protect ocean giants
The University of Plymouth is joining forces with the Ocean Giants Trust to offer five scholarships to students on its marine biology and conservation courses
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University receives Government funding to analyse impact of tyres and textiles on the marine environment
Scientists from the University of Plymouth's International Marine Litter Research Unit have received Government funding to analyse the impact of tyres and clothing on the marine environment
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Project helps to guard beaches against the scourge of plastic pollution
University of Plymouth Marine Biology student Emily Stevenson is hoping to use her organisation Beach Guardian to clean up Cornwall's beaches and educate people about the threat of marine litter
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Boosting livelihoods and conservation practices among small-scale fishermen
Research by the Blue Marine Foundation and the University of Plymouth Marine Institute, funded through a donation from Superdry co-founder Julian Dunkerton, aims to improve the conservation of fish and the incomes of fishermen in UK coastal waters
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Marine litter student awarded scholarship from Sky Ocean Rescue and National Geographic
University of Plymouth PhD student Imogen Napper has been awarded a scholarship by Sky Ocean Rescue and National Geographic to investigate the most effective ways to prevent microplastics being released into the environment when washing clothes
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Student to swap labs for life on the ocean waves to gain greater understanding of microplastic pollution
Unversity of Plymouth news: Imogen Napper, a PhD researcher at the University of Plymouth, is one of 24 women signed up to participate in eXXpedition North Pacific 2018, which will start in Hawaii on June 23 and finish in Seattle around five weeks later
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University scientists contribute to government’s Future of the Sea report
Professor Richard Thompson and Professor Tom Hutchinson, from the University of Plymouth, contributed to the Foresight Future of the Sea report, published by the Government Office for Science