Pages tagged with: school-of-biological-and-marine-sciences
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Scientists earn awards for global impact of microplastics research
A team of researchers including Professor Richard Thompson OBE, of the University of Plymouth’s International Marine Litter Research Unit, has won the Societal Impact and overall prizes in the Natural Environment Research Council’s 2018 Impact Awards
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BIOBLOCKs show how coastal designs could benefit marine life
The University of Plymouth is working with the National Marine Aquarium, ARC Marine and Plymouth City Council to raise awareness of the potential benefits of artificial reefs in the marine environment
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Climate change poses significant threat to nutritional benefits of oysters
The nutritional qualities of shellfish could be significantly reduced by future ocean acidification and warming, a new study by the University of Plymouth published in Marine Environmental Research suggests
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Pioneering microplastics research earns national award nomination
A team of researchers including Professor Richard Thompson OBE, Head of the International Marine Litter Research Unit at the University of Plymouth, has been shortlisted for a Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Impact Award
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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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Study solves puzzle of snail and slug feeding preferences
A study led by the University of Plymouth analysed the feeding preferences of hundreds of snails when presented with seedlings of 14 different grassland plant species.
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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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New research to explore how skill influences result of animal fights
Scientists from the University of Plymouth have received funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council to examine whether an individual’s skill levels directly influence the results of such fights
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Extreme storms in the spotlight at first public lecture on university research
The University of Plymouth is launching a Public Research Lecture Series which will offer the chance to hear from world-leading academics about the impact their work could have on people’s lives
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</p><div>Shoal of small fish swimming together over seafloor with seagrass, Atlantic ocean.</div>
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Researchers part of £20 million programme aimed at tackling threats to the world’s oceans
Marine conservation experts from the University of Plymouth are playing an integral role in the UKRI GCRF One Ocean Hub, a £20 million programme aimed at transforming the global response to the threats facing our oceans
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University leads first UK-wide assessment of changes in plankton community
Scientists led by the University of Plymouth have completed the first ever assessment of how plankton communities are changing in coastal waters and shelf seas around the UK
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![<p>A picture of the SeaGen tower taken from a drone piloted by Dr Alex Nimmo-Smith</p>]()
Man-made structures can be feeding hotspots for seabirds, research finds
Marine scientists from the University of Plymouth, Queen’s University Belfast and Bangor University investigated whether man-made structures set in tidal streams could be a feeding hotspot for seabirds
