News tagged with: research
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Future rainfall could far outweigh current climate predictions, study suggests
The UK’s uplands could in future see significantly more annual rainfall than is currently being predicted in national climate models, according to new research by the Â鶹´«Ã½
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Â鶹´«Ã½ takes lead role in national Climate Commission
The Vice-Chancellor of the Â鶹´«Ã½, Professor Judith Petts CBE, is heading up the new Climate Commission for UK Higher and Further Education Leaders
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Cats of the sea – ‘laser chasers’ offer insights into territorial behaviour of wild fishes
The Â鶹´«Ã½ has led research into the behaviour of wild fishes as part of its ongoing monitoring of the Lyme Bay Marine Protected Area
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Supergen ORE Hub launches interactive webtool to bring together UK Offshore Renewable Energy research
The Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy Hub, led by the Â鶹´«Ã½, has launched an interactive Research Landscape to communicate Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) research
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£3 million Cyber-SHIP Lab offers unique opportunity to address global maritime cyber security challenges
The Â鶹´«Ã½ has received funding from Research England, part of UK Research and Innovation, and industry to create a new research facility that will address the key cyber security challenges facing the shipping industry
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€7 million project aims to enhance global maritime cyber security
The Â鶹´«Ã½ is working with partners across Europe on the €7million Cyber-MAR project, which is aimed at enhancing cyber preparedness within the global maritime sector.
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Study finds new method to reduce levels of Huntington’s disease-causing protein in cells
Â鶹´«Ã½ news: Research published in the journal Nature has for the first time revealed a new treatment strategy that could slow the progress of Huntington’s disease (HD).
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Scientists call for a more ambitious approach to management of Marine Protected Areas
Senior Research Fellow Dr Emma Sheehan and Research Assistant Tom Mullier, from the Â鶹´«Ã½'s School of Biological and Marine Sciences, are among those to share their expertise in Marine Protected Areas: Science, Policy and Management
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Could gum disease be linked to oral cancer? New research to investigate
Researchers at the Â鶹´«Ã½ are exploring possible links between the bacteria that cause gum disease and the progression of oral cancer.
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Robots can learn how to support teachers in class sessions
Research by the Â鶹´«Ã½, and published in Science Robotics, shows robots can take just three hours to successfully learn techniques which can be used to support teachers in a classroom environment
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University expert contributes to new BBC series Seven Worlds, One Planet
The Â鶹´«Ã½'s Professor Iain Stewart acted as a scientific consultant on the BBC series Seven Worlds, One Planet, hosted by Sir David Attenborough and produced by the BBC’s Natural History Unit
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University works with international partners on €47 million tidal energy project
The Â鶹´«Ã½ is among the partners in TIGER (The Tidal Stream Industry Energiser Project), an ambitious €46.8 million project that will see turbines submerged offshore to harness the energy of tidal currents
