News tagged with: research
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Targeted removals and monitoring can help manage lionfish in Mediterranean
Scientists from the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, working as part of the European Union-funded RELIONMED project, teamed up with specially trained divers and citizen scientists to conduct a series of lionfish removal events and surveys over a six-month period
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Academics highlight major health challenges facing coastal communities
Professor of Health Policy Sheena Asthana and Senior Research Fellow Dr Alex Gibson, from the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, wrote a chapter analysing the burden of disease for the Chief Medical Officer’s Annual Report 2021.
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Coastal ecosystems being ‘burned’ by double whammy of rising temperatures and ocean acidification
Researchers have published two new studies showing the combined effects that rising temperatures and ocean acidification are having on coastal environments
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Grants to further researchers’ work in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
The funding, totalling near £15,000, has come from the Alzheimer’s Research UK South West Network Centre and the Northcott Devon Medical Foundation.
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![A variety of images from the JEOL 7001F SEM within PEMC. The top images (black and white) are backscattered electron images, showing atomic contrast in the Winchcombe meteorite; bright areas are metal-rich, containing nickel, iron, or chromium, whereas darker areas are mineral-rich. The bottom, coloured images are combined X-ray element maps of the same regions, showing chemical composition of the mineral and metal grains. These maps show the variety of different textures, size and composition of grains within the Winchcombe meteorite]()
University scientists help to unlock hidden secrets of UK meteorite
Dr Natasha Stephen and colleagues in the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ’s Electron Microscopy Centre have been trying to determine the Winchcombe meteorite's mineralogy and chemistry to better understand how the solar system formed
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New technology to aid medical research and discovery
Funding from the Wolfson Foundation will support a new state of the art mass spectrometer.
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New model accurately predicts how coasts will be impacted by storms and sea-level rise
The Forecasting Coastal Evolution (ForCE) model, developed by the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ's Coastal Processes Research Group, has the potential to be a game-changing advance in coastal evolution science
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Scientists uncover new signalling pathway that could shed light on damage repair during brain injury
The study in 'Cell Reports' has uncovered a signalling pathway that causes neural cells to enter divisions after damage.
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Voyage aims to highlight the possibilities of autonomous ocean science
The ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ is conducting research into marine mammals, marine plastics and ocean chemistry as part of the Mayflower Autonomous Ship project
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£400,000 funding for revolutionary digital health project to treat dysfunctional breathing
The University is part of a collaborative project that will use digital technology to help patients suffering from dysfunctional breathing to improve their health
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Global experts identify key options to tackle biodiversity and climate crises
Professor Camille Parmesan is among the authors of an international report into the planet's biodiversity and climate crises published ahead of the G7 summit
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University explores impact of climate change and microplastic pollution in the Antarctic
Scientists from the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ are involved in an international scientific expedition - Antarctic Quest 21 - investigating humans' impact on the Antarctic
