Research tackling global issues

We’re taking a systems-thinking approach to tackle 21st-century global challenges

Celtic Sea floating offshore wind
Planet Earth as appearing from space with warm sunlight.
Place-based research concept: crowd of people standing on a computer motherboard (full-bleed)
Offshore wind turbine in a wind farm under construction off the England coast at sunset.

We use our expertise and state-of-the-art facilities for action, working in partnership, and investing in people and skills to address the sustainable exploitation of our oceans.

Professor Dame Judith Petts DBE
Vice-Chancellor and CEO, University of Plymouth
 
 
 
 
 

Events coming up

Waves on beach
Water Waves – Mathematical Theory and Applications

A workshop exploring recent advances in our understanding of water waves, from mathematics to applications, theory to experiment

28 August 2024 - 30 August 2024
 
 
 
 
 
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