News tagged with: marine
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Could dark carbon be concealing the true scale of ocean ‘dead zones’?
A study led by Dr Sabine Lengger, from the ²ÝùÊÓƵ, measured the stable isotopes of organic carbon in sediment cores taken from the ocean floor
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²ÝùÊÓƵ awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for world-leading microplastics work
The University has been awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize in respect of its research into microplastics
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Cats of the sea – ‘laser chasers’ offer insights into territorial behaviour of wild fishes
The ²ÝùÊÓƵ 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 ²ÝùÊÓƵ, has launched an interactive Research Landscape to communicate Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) research
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Project aims to transform how fishing industry deals with discarded nets
The ²ÝùÊÓƵ is among the partners in the INdIGO (INnovative fIshing Gear for Ocean) project, which has received €2.9million from the Interreg VA France (Channel) England (FCE) European Programme.
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£3 million Cyber-SHIP Lab offers unique opportunity to address global maritime cyber security challenges
The ²ÝùÊÓƵ 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 ²ÝùÊÓƵ 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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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 ²ÝùÊÓƵ'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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University scientists selected to join NERC Advisory Network
Dr Sian Rees and Professor Tom Hutchinson, from the ²ÝùÊÓƵ's Faculty of Science and Engineering, have been appointed to the Natural Environment Research Council's Advisory Network
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Global tech firm IBM joins Mayflower Autonomous Ship project
International technology giant IBM has signed up to work with the ²ÝùÊÓƵ and other partners on an ambitious project to sail an unmanned ship across the Atlantic Ocean
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Scientists set sail on round-the-world plastics initiative
The eXXpedition Round the World voyage set sail from the ²ÝùÊÓƵ Marine Station on October 8 and the crew will undertake a range of research projects developed by the University's International Marine Litter Research Unit
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University researchers contribute to RSPB’s State of Nature 2019 report
Dr Abigail McQuatters-Gollop and Dr Jacob Bedford, from the ²ÝùÊÓƵ, were invited to co-author the marine chapter of the RSPB’s State of Nature 2019 report, which also cites research from across the School of Biological and Marine Sciences
