News tagged with: marine
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Blue Carbon Artist in Residence aims to strengthen links between city and sea
²ÝùÊÓƵ news: The University is leading a new project through which the UK’s first Blue Carbon Artist in Residence will aim to engage local residents and visitors with the wonders of the marine environment.
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Volcanic eruptions drove severe mass extinction, say scientists
New research involving the ²ÝùÊÓƵ examined the effects of volcanism on ocean chemistry during a period of extreme environmental change around 450 million years ago.
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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 ²ÝùÊÓƵ, and aims to deliver the next generation who will sustainably manage our marine resources
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Message in a bottle project highlights problem of ocean plastic to COP26 delegates
Scientists from the ²ÝùÊÓƵ are part of a project deploying plastic pollution tracking devices into the ocean around Scotland.
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Paris Agreement will not be reached without urgent ocean action, study says
Researchers from the ²ÝùÊÓƵ have played a key role in new research highlighting how measures to address climate change and reach the Paris Agreement will not succeed unless the ocean is fully taken into account
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Sea shanty and storm data collide in project demonstrating impacts of climate crisis
Scientists from the ²ÝùÊÓƵ have transformed data captured during the most energetic series of extreme storms on record into a musical piece demonstrating the effects of climate change
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Tidal stream power can aid drive for net-zero and generate 11% of UK’s electricity demand
New research led by the ²ÝùÊÓƵ shows that tidal stream power has the potential to deliver 11% of the UK’s current annual electricity and play a significant role in the government’s drive for net-zero
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![Research by the University examined how increases in rock surface temperature were affecting the quantity and behaviour of shoreline species]()
Study shows how 1.5°C temperature rise can cause significant changes in coastal species
A study by ecologists at the ²ÝùÊÓƵ examined how increases in rock surface temperature were affecting the quantity and behaviour of species commonly found on the shorelines of Devon and Cornwall
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University helps to create children’s book about offshore renewable energy
Academics and graduates from the ²ÝùÊÓƵ have helped to create Gaia’s Energy Adventure! to help four to six-year-olds understand more about the often complex world of offshore wind, wave and tidal energy
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![The visit included a trip to the University’s Marine Station where HRH The Princess Royal joined researchers and students on board our research vessel RV Falcon Spirit]()
The Princess Royal sees ²ÝùÊÓƵ’s marine industry and innovation in action
HRH The Princess Royal has visited the ²ÝùÊÓƵ to learn more about its pioneering efforts to protect and enhance the marine environment.
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Ashfords LLP Scholarship winners celebrate at Graduation
Ashfords LLP Scholarship winners celebrate at Graduation
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![The first turn of the Yangtze at Shigu in Yunnan Province, China, where the river turns 180 degrees from south- to northbound]()
Study highlights how humans and nature are causing significant changes to the health of global rivers
New research involving the ²ÝùÊÓƵ shows rivers such as the Amazon, Mississippi and Congo are seeing increased levels of solutes such as calcium and potassium
