Last updated: 10 March 2026
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: 10 March 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: 10 March 2026
7 questions with Professor Richard Thompson OBE
Get to know the #PlymouthPioneer who is saving our seas from plastic
Last updated: 10 March 2026
Are microplastics a big problem?
Discover microplastics’ effects on the environment and what the University of Plymouth is doing to help
Last updated: 10 March 2026
Dr Imogen Napper: researching plastic pollution within the marine environment
Dr Napper is working to #EndPlasticSoup at the University's International Marine Litter Research Unit
Last updated: 10 March 2026
Fibres, fashion and the oceans
Research exploring the impact of clothing and textiles on the marine environment
Last updated: 10 March 2026
Plastics research under the microscope
"We have a long way to go to substantially reduce the accumulation of litter in the environment.”
Last updated: 23 February 2026
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: 11 February 2026
Parliamentary Evidence Week
University of Plymouth’s partnership with Sense about Science (SaS) for Evidence Week in Parliament
Last updated: 11 February 2026
Defining plastic-induced liver injury (PILI)
Do plastics make liver disease worse? Exploring their interaction with alcohol, diet and inflammation