News tagged with: marine
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New Director for University’s Marine Institute
Professor Richard Thompson, made an OBE in December 2017 for services to marine science, has become the new Director of the Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Marine Institute
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Academics edit book on marine renewable energy sector
Professor of Ocean Engineering Deborah Greaves and Professor of Coastal Engineering Gregorio Iglesias, from the Â鶹´«Ã½, have edited a new book outlining developments in the marine renewable energy sector
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Coastal scientist co-authors new book for Geography A-level students
Top Spec Geography: Coasts is written by Professor of Coastal Geomorphology Gerd Masselink, Director of the Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Coastal Processes Research Group, and geography teacher Debbie Milton
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Symposium aims to address global challenges facing maritime security
The inaugural Maritime Cyber Threats and Awareness Symposium at the Â鶹´«Ã½ will bring together leading researchers from the University with key figures from both maritime and cyber security industries
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University receives Government funding to analyse impact of tyres and textiles on the marine environment
Scientists from the Â鶹´«Ã½'s International Marine Litter Research Unit have received Government funding to analyse the impact of tyres and clothing on the marine environment
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Project helps to guard beaches against the scourge of plastic pollution
Â鶹´«Ã½ Marine Biology student Emily Stevenson is hoping to use her organisation Beach Guardian to clean up Cornwall's beaches and educate people about the threat of marine litter
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Winter wave heights and extreme storms on the rise in Western Europe
Average winter wave heights along the Atlantic coast of Western Europe have been rising for almost seven decades, according to new research by the National Centre for Scientific Research in France, the University of Bordeaux and the Â鶹´«Ã½
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Free event celebrates benefits of the marine environment for human health and wellbeing
A free event at the Â鶹´«Ã½ will explore the many and varied ways that the marine environment can benefit human health and wellbeing, including fields such as antibiotics, dementia, psychology and social work
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Short film aims to raise profile of the effects of early onset dementia
A film which seeks to highlight the effects if early onset dementia is to be premiered during a free event supported by the Marine Institute at the Â鶹´«Ã½
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Marine litter student awarded scholarship from Sky Ocean Rescue and National Geographic
Â鶹´«Ã½ PhD student Imogen Napper has been awarded a scholarship by Sky Ocean Rescue and National Geographic to investigate the most effective ways to prevent microplastics being released into the environment when washing clothes
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University wave model to enable preparation for storm events in the South West
Scientists at the Â鶹´«Ã½ have set up the Operational Wave and Water Level (OWWL) model to provide detailed forecasts of wave and water levels that will aid in the management of coastal flooding and other coastal hazards
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Marine-i highlights exciting future for composite materials
Part funded by the European Regional Development Fund, Marine-i provides support for marine technology businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly and its Discovery Room events bring together the latest thinking on a theme of marine technology
