News tagged with: research
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Girls into Geoscience goes global at prestigious women in science event
Dr Sarah Boulton, Associate Professor in Active Neotectonics and Co-Founder of Girls in Geoscience at the ²ÝùÊÓƵ, will be speaking at the Dorothy Hill Women in Earth Sciences Symposium, being hosted by the University of Queensland
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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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Chief Dental Officer helps celebrate increased training capacity at ²ÝùÊÓƵ
An extension to cutting-edge facilities for training the next generation of dentists and dental therapists has been officially opened by the most senior member of the profession in England.
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New book suggests governments need to maintain focus on transformative transport strategies
Transport Matters is the third book in a series produced by Iain Docherty, Dean of the Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of Stirling, and Jon Shaw, Professor of Transport Geography at the ²ÝùÊÓƵ.
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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
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South West businesses uncertain and sceptical as Brexit approaches
Researchers at the ²ÝùÊÓƵ conducted a series of interviews and focus groups to provide a unique picture of the Brexit pressures facing the region.
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Coastal engineering and ecology research receives European award
THESEUS, an international research project involving engineers and ecologists from the ²ÝùÊÓƵ, has received a Horizon Impact Award from the European Commission
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University research informs government report into future management of protected landscapes
Research conducted at the ²ÝùÊÓƵ has featured in a government report examining the future challenges facing National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
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Expert backs international call for action to safeguard our oceans
Professor Jason Hall-Spencer, from the ²ÝùÊÓƵ, has backed a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) revealing the extent of the crisis facing humanity as the ocean and its services begin to show signs of collapse
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University secures cutting edge unmanned marine vessel to support Devon businesses
The ²ÝùÊÓƵ has secured a state of the art unmanned marine vessel, developed and supplied by L3Harris, capable of conducting high tech research off the South West coast
