News tagged with: research
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Academic reveals possible new date for Cattewater Wreck amid attempts to bring story to life for future generations
Research by an academic at the ²ÝùÊÓƵ has yielded new information about the Cattewater Wreck, which sits beneath the waves of ²ÝùÊÓƵ Sound. Now efforts are being made to raise awareness through a competition for local children.
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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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New group for global health issues
²ÝùÊÓƵ University news: With the University's Masters in Global and Remote Healthcare courses at its heart, the Global Health Collaborative is a bringing together of a variety of South West health professionals
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Academic takes the lead in European plankton policy assessment
Dr Abigail McQuatters-Gollop, Lecturer in Marine Conservation at the ²ÝùÊÓƵ, has played a lead role in a seven-year project assessing the importance of plankton to the future biodiversity of the North East Atlantic
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Associate Professor in Microbiology at the ²ÝùÊÓƵ’s School of Biomedical and Healthcare Sciences, leads the consortium from the ²ÝùÊÓƵ arm of the partnership.]()
Consortium receives funding to discover, develop and manufacture new antibiotics
²ÝùÊÓƵ University news: A consortium including the ²ÝùÊÓƵ will use Innovate UK funding to develop a new family of antibiotics
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![Six members of Welcome Research Hub - Helen Hancock (Peninsula Clinical Trials Unit); Dr Jacqui Stedmon; Dr Becky McKenzie; Tara Vassallo (parent representative); Elinor
Pegg (Peninsula Clinical Trials Unit); Professor Rudi Dallos]()
Research to develop new autism intervention
A research team at the ²ÝùÊÓƵ is working with families of children with autism to design a new intervention to support them in everyday life.
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All-female crew sail round Britain to raise awareness of plastics in our oceans
eXXpedition Round Britain, a voyage starting and finishing at the ²ÝùÊÓƵ’s Marine Station, will see a diverse group of women sample the UK’s waters for plastic pollution, and run awareness-raising events around the British coastline
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![Fiona Clouder visits the Marine Navigation Centre with Lecturer in Nautical Studies, Captain Robert Hone]()
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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![Professor Richard Byng and Dr Tim Kirkpatrick, centre, with the Engager 2 team]()
Additional funding for prisoner mental health collaboration
²ÝùÊÓƵ University news: A project which aims to create a cross-agency, joined up approach to addressing the needs of prisoners with mental health needs on and after release, has received additional funding
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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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Academic’s book explores the impact of Windsor dynasty’s century in power
Dr Judith Rowbotham, Visiting Specialist at the ²ÝùÊÓƵ, has co-edited a book examining the challenges and changes which have faced the Windsor dynasty as it marks its centenary in 2017
