News tagged with: climate-change
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Partnership aims to advance climate-smart agriculture research
University of Plymouth news: The University has agreed a new collaboration with the National Water Resources Institute in Nigeria
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Autonomous imaging robot plays a crucial role in assessing embryos’ response to environmental change
University of Plymouth news: The opensource LabEmbryoCam uses 3D-printed components to form a robotic microscope and is the result of over a decade of research at the University
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Scientists embark on first study of Antarctica’s underwater avalanches
University of Plymouth news: The Antarctic Canyon Experiment (ACE) is a five-year £2.4m project being led by the University and an international consortium of partners.
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University of Plymouth and Louisiana State University join forces to study climate change
University of Plymouth news: The University and LSU's College of the Coast & Environment are planning to work together on a range of research and student initiatives
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Project explores community connections to healthcare in face of advancing climate change
University of Plymouth news: The Climate-Adaptive Reimaginings for Enhancing Healthcare Spaces of the Future (CAREscape) project is a collaboration between researchers from Plymouth and the University of the Philippines
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Demand-side actions could help construction sector deliver on net-zero targets
University of Plymouth news: New research led by the University used a detailed mathematical model to demonstrate that the construction sector in the UK and Europe could almost eliminate its carbon emissions by 2060.
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First national conference highlights the global importance of temperate rainforests
University of Plymouth news: The UK's first temperate rainforests conference was hosted at the University of Plymouth and brought together academics, environmentalists and practitioners.
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Children contribute to group projects when there are clear and common goals
University of Plymouth news: A new study led by researchers in our School of Psychology examined children’s responses during a game where targets could only be achieved by working together.
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Rocks that originated in Earth’s mantle could reveal secrets of planet’s history
University of Plymouth news: Dr Andy Parsons is part of an international team that is using rocks from the deep ocean to unravel mantle’s role in life on Earth, volcanism and global chemical cycles.
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Combined effects of plastic pollution and seawater flooding amplify threats to coastal plant species
University of Plymouth news: A new study by the University highlights how a combination of environmental stressors can increase the threats faced by plants in some of the planet’s critical ecosystems
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Scale model of Indian Ocean island allows scientists to assess the impact of rising sea levels
University of Plymouth news: Scientists from the University - with partners in the Netherlands - have built a 50-metre scale replica of a coral reef island to explore how its real-life counterparts might be impacted by rising sea levels
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Academic selected to represent Great Britain at 2024 Cultural Olympiad
University of Plymouth news: Dr Mathew Emmett’s work, 'Polluted Pool', is being shown at an exhibition in France’s Loire Valley until mid-August 2024.
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