Pages tagged with: marine-litter
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Marine litter education boosts understanding and actions
Plymouth University news: A study by Plymouth University finds children could play an important role in solutions to reduce marine litter with some already helping to educate parents and peers about the scale of the issue.
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Minute plastic fibres found in abundance in the deep seas
Plymouth University News: Around four billion minute fibres could be littering each square kilometre of some of the world’s deep seas, according to a study led by Plymouth University and the Natural History Museum.
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University commits to reduction of single use plastics
The University of Plymouth has launched a Plan for Plastics to enhance its reputation as a world-leading centre for research into the causes and impacts of marine litter, and to reduce the amount of plastic waste generated on its campuses
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New Director for University’s Marine Institute
Professor Richard Thompson, made an OBE in December 2017 for services to marine science, has become the new Director of the University of Plymouth’s Marine Institute
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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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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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Marine litter expert supports efforts to eliminate plastic pollution from the Galapagos Islands
Professor Richard Thompson, Head of the University of Plymouth’s International Marine Litter Research Unit, joined an international research expedition to the Galapagos Islands in an attempt to reduce the impact of marine litter on the region’s wildlife.
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Academics participate in Global Wave Conference
Plymouth University news: Academics from Plymouth University have taken part in the international Global Wave Conference promoting efforts to protect our oceans, beaches and marine wildlife
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Discussing marine litter by Royal appointment
Plymouth University news: Academics from Plymouth University were among those meeting the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall during an event to raise awareness of the problem of marine litter
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Report suggests love of the seas could be the key for plastic pollution solution
Tapping into the public’s passion for the ocean could be the key to reducing the threats to it posed by plastic pollution, according to a report by the University of Plymouth and University of Surrey published in Nature Human Behaviour
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World leader in microplastic research receives award from the Zoological Society of London
Professor Richard Thompson, Head of the International Marine Litter Research Unit at the University of Plymouth, has been presented with the 2017 Marsh Award for Marine and Freshwater Conservation by the Zoological Society of London
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Clearing up the scourge on our streets
As its students prepare to take part in the Great British Spring Clean tomorrow, academics from the University of Plymouth write about the scourge of litter in our towns and cities
