News tagged with: research
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Climate change poses significant threat to nutritional benefits of oysters
The nutritional qualities of shellfish could be significantly reduced by future ocean acidification and warming, a new study by the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ published in Marine Environmental Research suggests
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Combined local and global actions could lessen impacts of climate change
Increased oil and gas activities could combine with ocean warming and acidification to have a significant negative impact on marine organisms, a study by the Norwegian Research Centre AS and the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ suggests
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Dementia screening app wins national award
ACEmobile, a dementia screening app developed by Dr Craig Newman from the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ and Dr Rupert Noad and University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, has won the Using Technology to Improve Efficiency category at the HSJ Awards.
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Researcher receives OBE from HRH the Prince of Wales
Professor Deborah Greaves, Head of the School of Engineering at the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, has been presented with her OBE having been recognised in the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours List
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Pioneering microplastics research earns national award nomination
A team of researchers including Professor Richard Thompson OBE, Head of the International Marine Litter Research Unit at the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, has been shortlisted for a Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Impact Award
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Beaches still struggling to recover following 2013/14 winter storms
New research involving the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ shows that many beaches on the north coast of Cornwall and Devon have only recovered to around 75% of their previous states
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Amazon forests failing to keep up with climate change
An environmental scientist from the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, Dr Sophie Fauset, has contributed to major new research assessing the impact of global warming on thousands of tree species across the Amazon
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‘Your infection can’t be treated’… a phrase too close to reality
In the lead up to World Antibiotic Awareness Week (12-18 November), Dr Tina Joshi from the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ explains why we all need to take the threat of antibiotic resistance more seriously.
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£5million partnership aims to train the scientists of tomorrow
The ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ is one of five universities involved in the Advanced Research and Innovation in Environmental Science (ARIES) Doctoral Training Partnership, which has received more than £5 million from the Natural Environmental Research Council
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![Chief Constable Joseph Sowerby, 1892–1917. Photographs with permission Graham Naylor, Plymouth City Library]()
Film tells story of Plymouth Chief Constable who waged war on crime and immorality
An unsung Plymouth hero who as Chief Constable of the city’s police led a crusade against drunkenness, prostitution and gambling is being celebrated in a new film.
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Oxygen levels impact on species’ ability and willingness to fight
Scientists at the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, writing in the Journal of Experimental Biology, say that environmental conditions could play a major role in the instigation of fights within the animal kingdom
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Research shows that people overestimate benefits – and underestimate risks – of medical interventions
From major heart surgery to a course of minor drugs, people overestimate the benefits and underestimate the risks of a variety of medical procedures, according to new research led by the School of Psychology.
