News tagged with: climate-change
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![Launch of the South East Asia Health Policy Network in the House of Commons]()
University heightens resilience of healthcare to climate change
ҹèÊÓƵ news: The South East Asia Health Policy Network, which brings together experts from the UK and South East Asia, was launched at an event supported by the University in the House of Commons
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![Cho Kwong Charlie Lam, Lecturer in Environmental Intelligence at the ҹèÊÓƵ]()
University academic appointed Lead Author of UN climate change report
ҹèÊÓƵ news: Dr Cho Kwong Charlie Lam is one of 31 UK academics who will serve in the role for the IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Report on adapting cities and infrastructure to climate change
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Experts remain hopeful after latest round of Global Plastics Treaty negotiations
ҹèÊÓƵ news: Researchers from our International Marine Litter Research Unit attended two weeks of discussions by delegates from across the world at INC-5.2 in Geneva
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Students get chance to participate in UK-China science and culture exchange
ҹèÊÓƵ news: 21 postgraduate students from the University's marine and environmental programmes spent two weeks working alongside academics and students at Hainan University
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So what do the world’s coastlines look like in 2025?
ҹèÊÓƵ news: An international group of scientists, led by the University and the Marine Biological Association, revisited turn-of-the-century forecasts about threats that would face the world’s shorelines
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Are sewage spills and coastal winds contributing to airborne microplastics?
ҹèÊÓƵ news: Researchers from the ҹèÊÓƵ and ҹèÊÓƵ Marine Laboratory used sewage and weather data and satellite monitoring to highlight a potential hidden source of microplastic pollution
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Tiny ocean migrants play a massive role in Southern Ocean carbon storage
ҹèÊÓƵ news: Researchers from the University were involved in a new study which reveals for the first time that zooplankton migration contributes significantly to carbon sequestration
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![The Devon Resilience Innovation Project (DRIP) was among the winners at the Environment Agency’s Flood & Coast Excellence Awards]()
National award for Devon Resilience Innovation Project
ҹèÊÓƵ news: Academics and PhD researchers from the ҹèÊÓƵ are playing an important role in the Devon Resilience Innovation Project (DRIP), which has just won an award from the Environment Agency
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![Professor Jason Hall-Spencer is a member of the steering group for the newly formed UK Maerl Forum]()
Researcher helps highlight the importance of UK’s maerl beds
ҹèÊÓƵ news: Professor Jason Hall-Spencer has been studying the features for several decades and is a member of the steering group for the newly formed UK Maerl Forum.
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New research highlights opportunities to transform UK marine monitoring
ҹèÊÓƵ news: A new study involving the University suggests coastal communities and marine wildlife could benefit from improved monitoring of nutrient pollution in UK waters
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![Konstantis Alexopoulos: Ocean Science graduate research into local ecological knowledge]()
Artisanal fishers are almost as accurate as satellites in producing environmental data
ҹèÊÓƵ news: BSc (Hons) Ocean Science and Marine Conservation graduate Konstantis Alexopoulos led a new study highlighting the expertise of local fishing communities, and the contribution they can make to greater environmental awareness.
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![The clear Nyang River enters the muddy Yarlung Tsangpo River, showing different trends in sediment flux]()
Increased rainfall and vegetation changes result in sediment shifts at the Roof of the World
ҹèÊÓƵ news: Researchers from the University are part of an international project which has explored how changes in the global climate are altering the behaviour of rivers as they flow from the Himalayas
