News tagged with: research
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Public help needed to find wild honeybees this summer
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ news: People across the South West of England are being encouraged to look for, and report, sightings of wild honeybee nests this summer for a vital conservation project.
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![A new Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by the Vice-Chancellor of the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Professor Richard Davies, and the Provost of Curtin University Professor Matthew Tonts]()
Plymouth and Curtin to collaborate on research and teaching initiatives
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ news: The sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ and Curtin University have signed an agreement that formalises four decades of working collaboratively, and lays out plans for a range of impactful research and teaching initiatives
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University contributes to study suggesting Earth harbours far more insect species than previously thought
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ news: Dr Robert Puschendorf, Associate Professor of Conservation Biology, used his expertise in the tropical rainforests of Costa Rica to support new research into our planet’s biodiversity
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![Dr Juri Na, from the Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence at the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, and a Masters student conduct research in the labs at the Derriford Research Facility]()
Family of drugs used for treating muscular dystrophy could improve brain tumour treatment
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ news: Scientists at our Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence have found a drug from the same family licensed for use in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and blood cancer could transform the treatment of meningioma
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Decline in plankton across North East Atlantic sends stark warning for ocean health
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ news: A new study led by the University found there were no habitats assessed as being of ‘Good Environmental Status’ in a region stretching along the coasts and ocean from Portugal to Norway
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New theory aims to provide hope for people with fibromyalgia and ME/CFS
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ news: Emeritus Professor Michael Hyland, from our School of Psychology, suggests the conditions are caused by a previously unrecognised type of biological error
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Testing environment could transform underwater innovation and research
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ news: Smart Sound Connect Subsurface (SSCS) is a University-led initiative that extends the existing capabilities offered by Smart Sound Plymouth and the Western Channel Observatory beneath the ocean surface
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University academic features in the 2026 ENDS Power List
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ news: Professor Melanie Austen is one of only 10 academics included on a list celebrating the people making the greatest impact on the UK environmental sector.
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![Mangroves – like this one at Cispatá Bay, a protected marine area located in the Morrosquillo Gulf along Colombia's Caribbean coast – are efficient carbon sinks, but they may drown and lose their ability to store carbon under sea-level rise]()
Rising seas could ‘drown’ mangroves and release carbon
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ news: A new study led by Dr Arya Iwantoro, Senior Research Consultant in Coastal Modelling at the University, found that mangroves could store less carbon – and even begin releasing it – as sea levels rise.
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![Professor Matthew Palmer has been working in the marine autonomy sector for more than two decades and will officially join the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ as its new Professor of Marine Autonomy and Environmental Intelligence in June]()
University appoints senior academic to drive marine autonomy innovation and collaboration
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ news: Professor Matthew Palmer has been working in the marine autonomy sector for more than two decades and will officially join the University as its new Professor of Marine Autonomy and Environmental Intelligence
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Why fathers in prison need to maintain contact with their families
Why fathers in prison need to maintain contact with their families
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University selected to be part of UK’s largest independent gambling harms research centre
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ news: The University has been chosen as one of the key partners in the Gambling Harms Research UK (GHR-UK) Evidence Centre, which will work to strengthen policy, practice, and public understanding across the UK
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