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Our research plays a key role in supporting the ambition of Great South West – a strategic initiative aimed at fostering economic growth and development in the region – in terms of both food and energy security, and defence.

Contributing to the UK's security and net zero agenda

Explore expertise and state-of-the-art facilities in marine renewable energy, cyber-security technologies, and sustainable food systems

Energy Security

Energy Security
Harnessing the oceans' energy – wind, wave and tidal

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Cyber Security
Protecting critical national infrastructure

Controlled environments and agri-tech

Food Security
Sustainably feeding a global population

 

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Westminster programme: Food Security

14 October 2024 | Westminster
The event will be attended by Professor Richard Preziosi and Dr George Littlejohn. Richard, Director of Centre of Research excellence in Intelligent and Sustainable Productive Systems (CRISPS) will be a panellist at the event. Held in Westminster, the programme promotes the economic potential of the South West region to policymakers, business leaders, and investors. It showcases the region’s strengths in food security and provides a platform for regional leaders to discuss opportunities for growth, collaboration, and investment, while addressing challenges such as infrastructure, sustainability, and skills development to drive future prosperity in the South West. 
Houses of Parliament, Westminster
 

Cornwall Regional Roadshow

7 November 2024 | venue: TBC
Professor Kevin Jones is a panellist at the Great South West Cornwall Regional Roadshow – a key event designed to highlight Cornwall's role in driving economic growth within the wider South West region. The roadshow focuses on fostering collaboration, attracting investment, and addressing local challenges, with the goal of unlocking Cornwall's potential and contributing to the overall prosperity of the Great South West initiative.
Carbis Bay, St Ives, Cornwall
 

Past events

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It was fantastic to participate in the roundtable discussion and hear the conversation around opportunities and challenges for the GSW FLOW initiative. There’s a strong sense of cohesion building, with a clear willingness to collaborate and refine a unified message moving forward!

Deborah Greaves OBE FREngProfessor Deborah Greaves OBE FREng
Professor in Ocean Engineering

Great to be engaged in the ministerial roundtable discussion as Chair of Maritime UK South West, explaining the University's enabling capability of marine and maritime for the Celtic Sea. Minister Sarah Jones also took on board key messaging around our leading thinking in transforming ocean observation to drive down the cost of data collection. Using world-leading facilities like Smart Sound Plymouth, we can create export opportunities for the businesses in this sector that we engage with.

Kevin ForshawMr Kevin Forshaw
Director of Marine Business Development

I was delighted to be asked to do my little bit towards the collective efforts of the Great South West to make the case for the region in Westminster at their Annual Conference by helping facilitate the conversation around the region’s pivotal role in ‘Delivering the UK’s Defence Capability’ on behalf of both the University of Plymouth and the South West Regional Defence and Security Cluster.

Chloe RowlandMrs Chloe Rowland
Project and Knowledge Exchange Manager - Cyber-SHIP Lab

  • Great South West Annual Conference

    Great South West Annual Conference

  • Great South West Annual Conference

    Conference keynote address by Sarah Jones MP, Minister of State for Industry at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and the Department for Business and Trade

  • Great South West Annual Conference

    Vice-Chancellor Professor Dame Judith Petts DBE chaired the 'Powering the UK's Energy Security' breakout session

  • Great South West Annual Conference

    Professor Deborah Greaves OBE FREng at the panel of the 'Powering the UK's Energy Security' breakout session

  • Great South West Annual Conference

    Chloe Rowland at the panel of the 'Delivering the UK's Defence Capability' breakout session

 

Meet our experts

Centre of Research excellence in Intelligent and Sustainable Productive Systems (CRISPS)

CRISPS brings together a vibrant community of transdisciplinary researchers, working towards addressing the challenge of sustainably feeding a global population of 9 billion. Founded upon research excellence in aquaculture, agricultural technology and soil health, and underpinned by investment in cutting-edge facilities, the Centre will create the critical mass required to ensure impactful research and real-world deployment in the UK and beyond.
 
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Maritime Cyber Threats research group

The group is uniquely placed to make significant contributions in maritime cyber security and brings together leading-edge multidisciplinary research and practical expertise from across the University and beyond. This group has various funded projects for academic research, but also engages in consulting and other collaborations with industry and government internationally.
Cyber security
 

Centre for Decarbonisation and Offshore Renewable Energy 

In response to climate change imperatives, we are bringing together a critical mass of leading research and expertise from across the University of Plymouth. Through co-creation and collaboration with partners from business, government and key communities from across the globe, the Centre aims to be a beacon for the University’s whole-system transdisciplinary approach to solutions-oriented research, accelerating sustainable developments in decarbonisation and renewable energy.
 
Centre for Decarbonisation and Offshore Renewable Energy
Celtic Sea floating offshore wind