Last updated: 20 June 2025
Parliamentary Evidence Week
University of Plymouth’s partnership with Sense about Science (SaS) for Evidence Week in Parliament
Last updated: 19 June 2025
Environment, Ecosystem and Decarbonisation
Addressing environmental priorities
Last updated: 19 June 2025
10 'bear' necessities for a strong Global Plastics Treaty
Avoid the 'bear traps' when defining measures to tackle plastic pollution
Last updated: 19 June 2025
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: 12 June 2025
Minister for the Cabinet Office briefed on University's world-leading marine and maritime research
The Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Rt Hon David Lidington CBE MP, visited the University to see marine and maritime excellence in action
Last updated: 9 June 2025
Study the seas at Plymouth
Take the plunge and explore the wide variety of study opportunities taking place at Plymouth
Last updated: 28 March 2025
Current and future effects of microplastics on marine ecosystems (the MINIMISE project)
Delivering new knowledge of the risks posed by microplastics
Last updated: 18 March 2025
Are microplastics a big problem?
Discover microplastics’ effects on the environment and what the University of Plymouth is doing to help
Last updated: 21 January 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: 16 May 2024
7 questions with Professor Richard Thompson OBE
Get to know the #PlymouthPioneer who is saving our seas from plastic