Pages tagged with: marine

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

Free event celebrates benefits of the marine environment for human health and wellbeing

A free event at the University of Plymouth will explore the many and varied ways that the marine environment can benefit human health and wellbeing, including fields such as antibiotics, dementia, psychology and social work

Short film aims to raise profile of the effects of early onset dementia

A film which seeks to highlight the effects if early onset dementia is to be premiered during a free event supported by the Marine Institute at the University of Plymouth

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

University wave model to enable preparation for storm events in the South West

Scientists at the University of Plymouth have set up the Operational Wave and Water Level (OWWL) model to provide detailed forecasts of wave and water levels that will aid in the management of coastal flooding and other coastal hazards

Marine-i highlights exciting future for composite materials

Part funded by the European Regional Development Fund, Marine-i provides support for marine technology businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly and its Discovery Room events bring together the latest thinking on a theme of marine technology

Marine-i Discovery Room: Composite materials

What's on at the University of Plymouth: Marine-i Discovery Room: Composite materials. Understanding sector challenges and opportunities for innovation. St Austell, Cornwall, 30 April 2018.

30 Apr 2018 10:00 - 15:00

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

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

Decreased oxygen levels could present hidden threat to marine species, study suggests

Scientists from the University of Plymouth have shown that creatures which develop in hypoxic (low oxygen) conditions in the marine environment could experience previously unseen hindered development, and become compromised as adults.

Government funding boost to British marine research

Environment Minister Therese Coffey announces funding of £150,000 for the University of Plymouth, Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) and the University of St Andrews to further understand ‘natural capital’

Marine policy expert addresses Parliamentary meeting on post-BREXIT fishing landscape

University marine policy expert Dr Abigal McQuatters-Gollop addresses a Parliamentary briefing on the opportunities and challenges of UK fishing in a post-Brexit world