News tagged with: marine
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²ÝùÊÓƵ named among world’s top universities for marine excellence and climate action
The ²ÝùÊÓƵ has been ranked among the top 5% of global universities in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2022
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First UK charging network for electric maritime vessels launched in ²ÝùÊÓƵ
The ²ÝùÊÓƵ has led a collaboration which has installed a series of high power DC electric charging stations around the ²ÝùÊÓƵ Sound National Marine Park
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Scientists develop a plan to manage lionfish populations in the Mediterranean
A new Guide to Lionfish Management in the Mediterranean features a series of recommendations through which they hope lionfish populations can be managed.
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Enabling North Devon to become the UK’s first World Surfing Reserve
The ²ÝùÊÓƵ has played a key role in North Devon being recognised for the quality of its waves and its thriving blue economy.
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Losing the cover of darkness
Researchers at the ²ÝùÊÓƵ and ²ÝùÊÓƵ Marine Laboratory have shown species that rely on darkness to forage and feed are losing the gift of camouflage thanks to advances in the lighting used to illuminate the world’s cities and coastlines
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Collaboration to advance development of marine monitoring technology
The ²ÝùÊÓƵ and marine technology company Sonardyne have agreed a strategic partnership to drive innovation within the UK’s growing marine robotic and autonomous systems sector
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University supports the UK’s most specialised Blue Economy Ocean Accelerator
The ²ÝùÊÓƵ is among the founding partners of the Blue Economy Ocean Accelerator Programme, conceived by social enterprise and sustainability training outfit Bright Tide
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University enables company to advance offshore survey technology
Sulmara Subsea, which has bases across the world, spent two weeks working out of the ²ÝùÊÓƵ’s Marine Station on a series of expeditionary trials
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University partners with world-leading simulator provider to revolutionise floating offshore wind installations
A state-of-the-art Kongsberg K-Sim Dynamic Positioning (DP) simulator will soon complement the Marine Navigation Centre on the ²ÝùÊÓƵ’s campus
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Life in the freezer – study provides first evidence of growth limitations in Antarctic fish
New research by scientists at the ²ÝùÊÓƵ and the British Antarctic Survey shows have lost their ability to grow at rates seen in their warmer water cousins
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Leading UK marine scientists welcome the move towards a global plastics pact
Ahead of a major United Nations meeting, researchers from the ²ÝùÊÓƵ and across the South West of England outline their support for a coordinated, comprehensive and robust intergovernmental approach
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University works to boost blue and green economy in the South West
The ²ÝùÊÓƵ is to play a significant role in a new £1.37million project which has seen the North Devon UNESCO Biosphere win the largest green economy award nationally from the Government’s Community Renewal Fund (CRF)
