News tagged with: research
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Night lights: new global atlas maps out artificial light at night under the sea
A study co-led by the University has shown up to 1.9 million sq km of the world’s coastal waters are being exposed to biologically significant levels of artificial light at night
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University joins British Academy network for early career researchers
The Â鶹´«Ã½ is part of a new consortium that aims to establish an inclusive, UK-wide Network for ECRs in the humanities and social sciences
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Burrowing snakes have far worse eyesight than their ancestors
An international team of scientists – led by the Natural History Museum and the Â鶹´«Ã½ – has demonstrated that burrowing snakes have undergone extensive vision gene loss over tens of millions of years of evolutionary history
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Innovative plankton monitoring tool holds key to assessing health of ocean life
Researchers from the Â鶹´«Ã½ have helped to create the Plankton Lifeform Extraction Tool, a free, online tool to make complex plankton datasets easier and more accessible for all
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Volcanic eruptions drove severe mass extinction, say scientists
New research involving the Â鶹´«Ã½ examined the effects of volcanism on ocean chemistry during a period of extreme environmental change around 450 million years ago.
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How can dentistry recover from COVID-19? New study suggests top-down reform is needed
A study by academics from the Â鶹´«Ã½ has investigated the experience of dental staff providing urgent care during the pandemic, and identified potential priority areas as the sector moves forward.
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Living walls can reduce heat lost from buildings by over 30%, study shows
Research by the Â鶹´«Ã½ has shown that retrofitting an existing masonry cavity walled building with a green or living wall can reduce the amount of heat lost through its structure by more than 30%
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Multi-million pound initiative advances the sustainable management of UK’s marine resources
The Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Management of UK Marine Resources (SuMMeR CDT), is led by the Â鶹´«Ã½, and aims to deliver the next generation who will sustainably manage our marine resources
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Slow progress on buffer zones designed to restrict coastal development
A new study by the Â鶹´«Ã½ shows that since the concept of Coastal Change Management Areas (CCMAs) was introduced by the UK government in 2012, only 15% of coastal planning authorities in England have designated one
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Earthquakes and extreme rainfall lead to a significant increase in the rates of landslides in Nepal
Researchers from the Â鶹´«Ã½ have explored how extreme rainfall and earthquakes can induce landslide rates above and beyond those seen during a normal Himalaya monsoon season
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Message in a bottle project highlights problem of ocean plastic to COP26 delegates
Scientists from the Â鶹´«Ã½ are part of a project deploying plastic pollution tracking devices into the ocean around Scotland.
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Extreme weather and earthquakes need greater attention when examining Nepal’s landslides
Scientists from the Â鶹´«Ã½ helped to compile a database of almost 13,000 recorded monsoon-triggered landslides spanning a period of almost 30 years
