News tagged with: research
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![The Devon Great Consols was responsible for one half of the world’s arsenic production (Credit Charlotte Braungardt)]()
Study shows potentially harmful arsenic levels at popular former mining works
A study by the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ has shown that arsenic levels at a former mining site in the Tamar Valley are posing a health risk to employees and the public using the site.
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Project explores fall in parents seeking medical help for children during lockdown
A new national survey is seeking the views of parents on how the COVID-19 ‘stay home’ advice has influenced their decision making around the care of sick or injured children.
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Fossil reveals evidence of 200 million-year-old ‘squid’ attack
A new study led by the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ has uncovered what is believed to be the world’s oldest known example of a squid-like creature attacking its prey.
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Survey suggests COVID-19 could have long-term benefits for family life
A survey by ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ academics showed the COVID-19 lockdown had resulted in more family time, with parents feeling more connected to their children as they were able to achieve a better work-life balance
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Award-winning microplastics pioneer elected as Fellow of the Royal Society
Professor Richard Thompson OBE, Director of the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ’s Marine Institute and Head of its International Marine Litter Research Unit, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society.
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Invasive lionfish likely to become permanent residents in the Mediterranean
Research involving the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ shows invasive lionfish are now thriving and well-established in the area and across southern Europe.
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Plymouth academics named among the UK’s rising research stars
Dr Elsa Fouragnan and Dr Oli Tills, from the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, are among 90 early career researchers selected to receive one of UK Research and Innovation’s Future Leaders Fellowships.
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Survey of UK nurses and midwives finds worries over health, training and workload during COVID-19
The results of a survey published today have highlighted the concerns of nurses and midwives in the UK about COVID-19, and the risks it poses to their physical and mental health and that of their families.
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![A butterflyfish swimming above a colony of the coral table Acropora solitaryensis at the Control CO2 sites off Shikine Island (Credit Ben Harvey)]()
Rising carbon dioxide levels will change marine habitats and fish communities
Researchers from the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ and colleagues have showed that elevated dissolved CO2 conditions can lead to a 45% decrease of fish diversity, with a loss of coral-associated species and a rearrangement of feeding behaviour.
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International project aims to help communities address the effects of soil erosion
The ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ has received funding as part of a joint BBSRC-NERC Research Translation programme, and builds on the Jali ardhi (meaning ‘care for the land’ in Swahili) project
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University spinout awarded Japanese patent for energy technology
Pulsiv Solar, a ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ spinout company, has been awarded a Japanese patent as it speeds the development of its pioneering power technology
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Study offers new insight into the impact of ancient migrations on the European landscape
Scientists from the University of Copenhagen and the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ led research tracing how the two major human migrations recorded in Holocene Europe unfolded
