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Tackling the dirty, dull and dangerous: shipping clean with autonomous marine systems

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/centre-for-decarbonisation-and-offshore-renewable-energy/clean-maritime/shipping-clean-with-autonomous-marine-systems

University of Plymouth research: Dr Alex Nimmo Smith shares his thoughts about how marine autonomous systems can tackle the difficult tasks at sea, so humans don’t have to

Global tech firm IBM joins Mayflower Autonomous Ship project

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/global-tech-firm-ibm-joins-mayflower-autonomous-ship-project

International technology giant IBM has signed up to work with the University of Plymouth and other partners on an ambitious project to sail an unmanned ship across the Atlantic Ocean

HydroSurv

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/esif-funded-projects/hydrosurv

University of Plymouth: HydroSurv

Maritime rope could be adding billions of microplastics to the ocean every year

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/maritime-rope-could-be-adding-billions-of-microplastics-to-the-ocean-every-year

A study by the University of Plymouth’s International Marine Litter Research Unit is the first to explore the potential for rope to become a source of microplastic pollution in the marine environment

Specialist facilities and equipment

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/msc-hydrography/specialist-facilities-and-equipment

Hydrography

Based on the waterfront, Plymouth is the perfect location for your marine studies. Gain access to the latest equipment, facilities and hands-on training.

Cool-Clave: an energy- and cost-efficient autoclave

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/materials-and-structures-research-group/cool-clave-an-energy-and-cost-efficient-autoclave

University of Plymouth MAST research project: Cool-Clave: an energy- and cost-efficient autoclave

Fishers keen to help address the problem of marine litter

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/fishermen-keen-to-help-address-the-problem-of-marine-litter

Researchers at the University of Plymouth and the University of Surrey spoke to around 120 fishers and other stakeholders, including boat owners and crew both signed up and not registered with the Fishing for Litter (FFL) initiative

Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre facilities

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/marine-biology-and-ecology-research-centre/facilities

University of Plymouth research - facilities in the Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre

University academic and maritime law expert elected to key role in protection of marine environment

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/university-academic-and-maritime-law-expert-elected-to-key-role-in-protection-of-marine-environment

Visiting Professor Mike Williams has been elected as Chair of Devon and Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (D&S IFCA)

Preserving Endurance

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/preserving-endurance

The story of how two environmental law experts at the University have played a key role in the safeguarding of the iconic vessel Endurance, discovered in Antarctica after more than a century.