News tagged with: research
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‘Inconsistent and misleading’ – research suggests password meters could increase risk of cyber attacks
A study conducted by Steve Furnell, Professor of Information Security and Leader of the Centre for Security, Communications and Network Research at the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, suggests password meters could increase risk of cyber attacks
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£2.6million project helps Devon enterprises respond to the climate emergency
The Sustainability Hub: Low Carbon Devon project, supported by the European Regional Development Fund, will harness the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ’s expertise and experience in sustainability to benefit the county’s employers.
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Europe-wide research project examines fate of microplastics in rivers and lakes
Researchers from the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ have begun work on LimnoPlast, a €4.1million project examining the distribution of microplastics in European rivers and lakes
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Could dark carbon be concealing the true scale of ocean ‘dead zones’?
A study led by Dr Sabine Lengger, from the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, measured the stable isotopes of organic carbon in sediment cores taken from the ocean floor
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Fundraising family and friends take total over £35,000 for University Huntington’s disease research
A local fundraising group that has worked tirelessly to support the University’s world-leading research into Huntington’s disease has raised even more with a sold out charity performance.
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Study calls for improved sanitation and the environmental management of pharmaceuticals in developing economies
New research led by the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ suggests that failure to ensure the environmental sustainability of growing patient access to medicines in developing economies could increase the risk of adverse environmental impacts
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University soil research earns success at inaugural Tech South West Awards
FABSOIL, for which the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ is working with the world-famous Eden Project, is exploring how recycled and waste material could be transformed and then reused in agriculture and other sectors
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New research project launched to tackle the issue of food waste
The University is to work with partners in the UK and Turkey looking at how Industry 4.0 solutions might help reduce food waste in Turkey
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Academic awarded prestigious fellowship to teach in New Zealand
¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Professor of Transport Geography Jon Shaw will spend eight weeks in New Zealand during 2020 having been awarded an Erskine Fellowship by the University of Canterbury
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¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for world-leading microplastics work
The University has been awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize in respect of its research into microplastics
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Research suggests ponies could play critical role in Dartmoor's future health
A research project – coordinated by the Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust with researchers at the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ - suggests ponies make a positive contribution to conservation management on Dartmoor
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Future rainfall could far outweigh current climate predictions, study suggests
The UK’s uplands could in future see significantly more annual rainfall than is currently being predicted in national climate models, according to new research by the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ
