News tagged with: marine
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Study shows seaweed succumbs to viruses
A new study by the ²ÝùÊÓƵ and the Marine Biological Association, published in the ISME Journal, is the first to describe viruses in kelps, which are important both ecologically and commercially
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Funding for first system to monitor the hidden dangers of ships’ ballast
²ÝùÊÓƵ University news: Innovate UK has provided funding for the development of the first system to monitor ships' ballast water for dangers including antibiotic resistance
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Student prepares to set sail on round Britain voyage raising awareness of plastics in our oceans
A ²ÝùÊÓƵ student is making the final preparations before taking part in eXXpedition, an environmental voyage around the coast of Great Britain
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Research assesses how carbon is removed to deep waters in the Antarctic
Scientists at the ²ÝùÊÓƵ have been awarded two research grants by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to enhance their understanding of how carbon is regulated within the Antarctic
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²ÝùÊÓƵ academic appointed to lead UK-wide consortium on offshore renewables
A ²ÝùÊÓƵ academic has been appointed to lead Supergen ORE Hub, a new consortium programme supported by both government and industry which will draw together the UK’s expertise in marine renewable energy
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Collaboration awarded funding to expand knowledge and discussion
A collaboration involving the universities of ²ÝùÊÓƵ, Exeter, Southampton, Bristol and Bath has been awarded funding to increase the scope of its work within the UK’s marine renewable energy (MRE) sector
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UK Ambassador to Chile sees world-leading research in action
The UK’s ambassador to Chile, Fiona Clouder, has visited the ²ÝùÊÓƵ to discuss how its world-leading research might benefit the South American country
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Research investigates causes of sea level falls in Dead Sea
The causes of falling sea levels in the Dead Sea are to be investigated in new research led by the ²ÝùÊÓƵ in collaboration with the National Institute of Oceanography in Israel and the University of Jordan
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World leader in microplastic research receives award from the Zoological Society of London
Professor Richard Thompson, Head of the International Marine Litter Research Unit at the ²ÝùÊÓƵ, has been presented with the 2017 Marsh Award for Marine and Freshwater Conservation by the Zoological Society of London
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Coastal visitors urged to look for evidence of honeycomb worms
Seaside visitors are being urged to look out for evidence of a tiny marine creature this summer as part of a European research project led by Ifremer (the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea) involving the ²ÝùÊÓƵ
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University receives funding as part of multi-million pound nuclear project
The ²ÝùÊÓƵ has been awarded funding as part of TRANSAT (TRANSversal Actions for Tritium), a £5million project funded as part of the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme and examining the environmental impacts of tritium
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University signs up to support United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
The ²ÝùÊÓƵ has signed a voluntary commitment to use its world-leading research and teaching to support the implementation of one of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
