News tagged with: marine
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Project aims to reveal the fate of tyre particles in the marine environment
Three-year project led by the Â鶹´«Ã½ aims to assess this until now hidden form of marine litter, and show the effects it could have on our seas and the species within them.
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Humans’ construction ‘footprint’ on ocean quantified for first time
Dr Emma Sheehan, from the Â鶹´«Ã½, is the only UK author on a new study which for the first time shows the full extent of human development in oceans
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Individual dolphin calls used to estimate population size and movement
Researchers and students from the Â鶹´«Ã½ are part of an international project using technology to generate estimates of dolphin populations
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Boost for South West’s floating offshore wind ambitions
The South West Floating Offshore Wind Accelerator has been chosen to work up a detailed bid for over £30m of potential government funding provided through UKRI’s flagship Strength in Places Fund.
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University and Marine Conservation Society join forces to assess public knowledge of jellyfish
Catriona Duncan, a student on the Â鶹´«Ã½'s MSc Marine Conservation programme, is working with the Marine Conservation Society to educate people about jellyfish
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Scientists join UK voyage assessing the health of our oceans
Dr Charlotte Braungardt and Dr Richard Sandford - from the Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s School of Geography, Earth and Environment Sciences - will be leading a range of scientific observations, experiments and problem-solving sessions
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Coastal cities leave up to 75% of seafloor exposed to harmful light pollution
A study led by the Â鶹´«Ã½ showed that under both cloudy and clear skies, quantities of light used in everyday street lighting permeated all areas of the water column.
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University expert contributes to global report into plastic threats to the ocean
Professor Richard Thompson OBE, Head of the Â鶹´«Ã½'s International Marine Litter Research Unit, has contributed to a major new report showing that the annual flow of plastic into the ocean could nearly triple by 2040.
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Scientists appeal for public help with climate change technology project
As part of the EmbryoPhenomics project, researchers at the Â鶹´«Ã½ are asking the public to play a role in developing cutting edge imaging technologies that will help us understand the effects of major threats to biodiversity
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Study shows devices can reduce fibres produced in laundry cycle by up to 80%
A study conducted at the Â鶹´«Ã½ compared the efficiency of six different devices and showed they can reduce the amount of fibres released into wastewater during the laundry process by almost 80%.
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Virtual gathering gives coastal communities the chance to discuss global challenges
The third GCRF Blue Communities Annual Meeting had been due to take place in Hoi An, Vietnam, but had to be cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is instead taking place online from July 15-22 and hosted by the Â鶹´«Ã½
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University receives funding to develop cyber protection for maritime sector
The Â鶹´«Ã½ has been awarded funding from the Maritime Research and Innovation UK (MarRI-UK) initiative to meet the growing demand for technology that will protect the UK’s maritime sector from cyber-attacks
