News tagged with: research
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Harpy eagles could be under greater threat than previously thought
Harpy eagles are considered by many to be among the planet’s most spectacular birds but new research led by the ²ÝùÊÓƵ suggests estimates of the species’ current distribution are potentially overestimating range size
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Study demonstrates reductions in COâ‚‚ could boost the recovery of marine life
World-leading experts in ocean acidification and warming from the ²ÝùÊÓƵ and the University of Tsukuba say making meaningful reductions in COâ‚‚ emissions could help marine life damaged by increasingly acidified oceans to recover.
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Combined flows send up to 3 billion microplastics a day into Bay of Bengal
Led by the ²ÝùÊÓƵ, the study represents the first investigation of microplastic abundance, characteristics and seasonal variation along the Ganges River.
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Forgotten voices at the heart of new UK food research project
Dr Clare Pettinger, Lecturer in Public Health Dietetics at the ²ÝùÊÓƵ, is part of a new national project targeting disadvantaged communities left behind by the traditional UK food system
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University granted consent for iconic new engineering and design facility
The Babbage building, on the ²ÝùÊÓƵ’s main campus, will be enlarged and enhanced for the School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics and the School of Art, Design and Architecture.
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Researchers to investigate Quantum Computing for the music industry
The University is to lead a collaboration looking into the potentially game-changing impact that Quantum Computing could have upon the UK’s music industry
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New 3D, 360-degree lab tour explores vital brain tumour research
Created by Brain Tumour Research, the tour explores the University's unique research into slow-growing tumours
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Sustainability under the spotlight in collaborative research project for the creative industries
The University is part of a collaborative project that is to research sustainable practices within the creative industries.
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Research highlights near-miss which could have changed outcome of D-Day
Dr Harry Bennett, Associate Professor of History at the ²ÝùÊÓƵ, has uncovered a near-miss which might potentially have changed the shape of D-Day.
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Scientists join call for major shift in understanding to protect the ocean
Professor of Marine Biology Jason Hall-Spencer and Professor of Oceanography Chris Reid, from the ²ÝùÊÓƵ, are among the authors of a new international report calling for an urgent change in the way we think and talk about the ocean.
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Microplastics in the Death Zone
Scientists from the ²ÝùÊÓƵ identified plastic fibres in snow samples collected 8,440 metres above sea level, near the summit of Mount Everest
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University helps UK Overseas Territory become sanctuary for wildlife
Professor of Deep-Sea Ecology Kerry Howell and PhD candidate Amelia Bridges, from the ²ÝùÊÓƵ, have helped the world’s most remote inhabited island to become a sanctuary for wildlife
