Last updated: 13 January 2026
The Queen's Anniversary Prize for pioneering research on marine microplastics pollution and its impact on the environment and changing behaviour
Our ground-breaking research into microplastics pollution has received the highest honour that can be bestowed upon a higher education institution
Last updated: 7 January 2026
Defining plastic-induced liver injury (PILI)
Do plastics make liver disease worse? Exploring their interaction with alcohol, diet and inflammation
Last updated: 7 January 2026
Clinical liver assessment of risk, injury and toxicity from micro- and nanoplastics (CLARITY)
How plastics affect liver disease in patients
Last updated: 7 January 2026
Biofilm-bearing micro- and nanoplastics as mediators of inflammation and liver damage (BLAME)
How plastic particles and their microbes can harm the liver
Last updated: 7 January 2026
Advancing nanoplastic and microplastic techniques for human, biological and environmental monitoring (ANTHEM)
Detecting plastic particles in the human body
Last updated: 7 January 2026
Advanced visualisation and nano-scale characterisation of exposure (ADVANCE)
Seeing the invisible: how plastics enter human tissues
Last updated: 17 December 2025
How can we turn the tide on plastic pollution?
Discover why there is a global plastic emergency and how scientists are working to provide solutions
Last updated: 17 December 2025
Study the seas at Plymouth
Take the plunge and explore the wide variety of study opportunities taking place at Plymouth
Last updated: 17 December 2025
Parliamentary Evidence Week
University of Plymouth’s partnership with Sense about Science (SaS) for Evidence Week in Parliament
Last updated: 17 December 2025
Environment, Ecosystem and Decarbonisation
Addressing environmental priorities