News tagged with: research
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Project aims to advance knowledge around the environmental impacts of nuclear industry
The Â鶹´«Ã½ has been given special dispensation to be part of a three-year initiative funded by the European Union.
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Winchcombe meteorite holds information about the origin of Earth’s oceans
A study involving researchers in the Â鶹´«Ã½'s Â鶹´«Ã½ Electron Microscopy Centre finds that the Winchcombe meteorite holds information about the origin of Earth’s oceans
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University and health trust unite to boost medical innovation and patient care
The Â鶹´«Ã½ and the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust have formed a closer strategic partnership with the aim of improving patient care through research, innovation and knowledge exchange
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Project aims to give pupils an insight into the life of a researcher
Â鶹´«Ã½ news: Schools in Devon and Cornwall have already signed up to receive a visit as part of the University's FUTURES Researchers in Schools programme.
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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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Academic’s evidence highlighted in new report on preventing mass atrocities
Ben Willis, Associate Lecturer in Politics and International Relations in the the Â鶹´«Ã½'s School of Society and Culture, is cited extensively within a new report by the International Development Select Committee
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Helping smallholder cotton farmers to sow the seeds of sustainable cotton production
The Â鶹´«Ã½ is working with partners in Pakistan to develop machine learning and AI for the early disease detection of major cotton disease.
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Behaviour change is essential to address the climate emergency
Professor of Sociology Alison Anderson contributes to a House of Lords report highlighting some of the steps needed to help meet climate change and net-zero targets
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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 explores links between people taking multiple medications and dementia
New research led by the Â鶹´«Ã½ shows that people with dementia are likely to have taken more than three medications for other health conditions in the five years directly before their diagnosis
