News tagged with: marine
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University awarded £1.6 million to support sustainable fishing of critical species
Â鶹´«Ã½ news: The University has been awarded almost £1.6million to study a number of species vulnerable to overfishing along the English Channel.
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Â鶹´«Ã½ and South Devon Freeport given the green light
Â鶹´«Ã½ news: The University is playing a critical role in the Â鶹´«Ã½ and South Devon Freeport, which will create thousands of jobs and transform how businesses can operate in the region
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Study demonstrates how microplastic particles differ across the Atlantic Ocean
A study by the University and sailing charity eXXpedition has shown the waters of the North Atlantic gyre contain significantly greater quantities of microplastics than other areas of the open ocean
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£1.2m invested in new underwater communications network
The Â鶹´«Ã½ is leading project - supported by £1.2million funding from the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership - to upgrade the offshore infrastructure of Smart Sound Â鶹´«Ã½
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Partnership supports the next generation of ocean guardians
Â鶹´«Ã½ news - Partnership supports the next generation of ocean guardians
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Volvo Environment Prize 2022 awarded for world-leading microplastics research
Volvo Environment Prize 2022 awarded for world-leading microplastics research. Professor Richard Thompson OBE is one of three recipients of the prestigious annual accolade
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Offshore mussel farms could have wider environmental benefits
A new study by the Â鶹´«Ã½ suggests that in addition to helping meet global fish consumption demands, there is also the potential for the offshore mussel farm industry to have wider benefits for the marine environment
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National Centre for Coastal Autonomy unlocks radical new capabilities for coastal science
The National Centre for Coastal Autonomy has been founded by the Â鶹´«Ã½, the Marine Biological Association and Â鶹´«Ã½ Marine Laboratory through the Marine Research Â鶹´«Ã½ partnership.
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Research explores the potential for mechanical devices to clear the ocean of plastics
New research led by the Â鶹´«Ã½ suggests that while mechanical devices do remove plastics and other items of marine litter, the quantities removed can be comparatively low and they can also trap marine organisms.
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Study links cold water shock to catastrophic coral collapse in the Eastern Pacific
Â鶹´«Ã½ news: An international team of scientists has used 25 years of reef survey and sea surface temperature data to dermine that cold water shock has led to catastrophic coral collapse in the Eastern Pacific.
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Â鶹´«Ã½ shortlisted as University of the Year in the Times Higher Education Awards 2022
A place on the University of the Year shortlist acknowledges the University’s international reputation for marine research and teaching, as well as decades of focus, investment, and impact.
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Could shipworms be destroying the wreck of Captain Cook’s Endeavour?
Dr Reuben Shipway, Lecturer in Marine Biology at the Â鶹´«Ã½, has just returned from Rhode Island having been able to dive to the submerged wreck where it was scuttled in 1778
