News tagged with: news
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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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‘Dental student who spotted cancer saved my life – we must all know the signs’
John Sanders had a painless lump under his jaw and is encouraging people to check for signs as part of Mouth Cancer Action Month.
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Extreme weather and earthquakes need greater attention when examining Nepal’s landslides
Scientists from the ²ÝùÊÓƵ helped to compile a database of almost 13,000 recorded monsoon-triggered landslides spanning a period of almost 30 years
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Major international study to shape future of asthma treatment
Researchers from the ²ÝùÊÓƵ are part of a major international study to assess the benefits of new medications for asthma.
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Fine art lecturer plays leading role in COP26 installation in Glasgow
A sculpture created by a Devon-based collective, including a University Fine Art lecturer, has gone on display in Glasgow as part of the cultural response to COP26
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Has the COVID-19 pandemic changed the gender balance at home and at work?
²ÝùÊÓƵ: Dr Jasmine Kelland discusses whether parental gender stereotypes have changed in recent years
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University unveils creative projects communicating climate emergency
The Creative Associates project unveils its line up of work focused on the climate emergency
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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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University spinout provides COP26 smart card to give all delegates access to public transport
Smart Applications Management (SAM), a spinout company from the ²ÝùÊÓƵ, was commissioned by Transport Scotland to support, procure, test and implement the COP26 Travel Pass
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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
