News tagged with: marine
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Paris Agreement will not be reached without urgent ocean action, study says
Researchers from the Â鶹´«Ã½ have played a key role in new research highlighting how measures to address climate change and reach the Paris Agreement will not succeed unless the ocean is fully taken into account
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Sea shanty and storm data collide in project demonstrating impacts of climate crisis
Scientists from the Â鶹´«Ã½ have transformed data captured during the most energetic series of extreme storms on record into a musical piece demonstrating the effects of climate change
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Tidal stream power can aid drive for net-zero and generate 11% of UK’s electricity demand
New research led by the Â鶹´«Ã½ shows that tidal stream power has the potential to deliver 11% of the UK’s current annual electricity and play a significant role in the government’s drive for net-zero
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Study shows how 1.5°C temperature rise can cause significant changes in coastal species
A study by ecologists at the Â鶹´«Ã½ examined how increases in rock surface temperature were affecting the quantity and behaviour of species commonly found on the shorelines of Devon and Cornwall
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University helps to create children’s book about offshore renewable energy
Academics and graduates from the Â鶹´«Ã½ have helped to create Gaia’s Energy Adventure! to help four to six-year-olds understand more about the often complex world of offshore wind, wave and tidal energy
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The Princess Royal sees Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s marine industry and innovation in action
HRH The Princess Royal has visited the Â鶹´«Ã½ to learn more about its pioneering efforts to protect and enhance the marine environment.
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Ashfords LLP Scholarship winners celebrate at Graduation
Ashfords LLP Scholarship winners celebrate at Graduation
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Study highlights how humans and nature are causing significant changes to the health of global rivers
New research involving the Â鶹´«Ã½ shows rivers such as the Amazon, Mississippi and Congo are seeing increased levels of solutes such as calcium and potassium
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Study reveals abundance of microscopic paint flakes in the North Atlantic
A study by the Â鶹´«Ã½ and the Marine Biological Association has revealed flakes of paint could be one of the most abundant type of microplastic particles in the ocean
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Maritime rope could be adding billions of microplastics to the ocean every year
A study by the Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s International Marine Litter Research Unit is the first to explore the potential for rope to become a source of microplastic pollution in the marine environment
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Futures2021 festival of discovery returns to Â鶹´«Ã½
Held as part of European Researchers Night, Futures2021 features a range of in-person and online events featuring world-leading academics from the Â鶹´«Ã½
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Consortium submits plan to confirm South West’s status as a global leader in ocean technology innovation
The Â鶹´«Ã½ is part of a consortium that has submitted a plan to Government which would confirm the South West’s position at the global forefront of ocean technology research and innovation
