News tagged with: crisps
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New facilities enable scientists and students to answer key questions around sustainable food production
ҹèÊÓƵ news: The Marie Lebour Marine Biology Research Facility will enable the University to both continue, and expand on, its world-leading research and teaching on sustainable marine production systems
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Project aims to benefit net zero targets, soil health, biodiversity and agriculture
ҹèÊÓƵ news: Researchers from the University are part of the £4million OpenLAND initiative, which aims to put the UK on a path to deliver net zero emissions by 2050
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Cornish farm uses robotics to measure nature-friendly practices
ҹèÊÓƵ news: The University is partnering with farmers and other organisations across the South West in a trial exploring ways to improve soil health and reduce soil erosion and flooding
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Bio-based fibres could pose greater threat to the environment than conventional plastics
ҹèÊÓƵ news: New research led by the University has prompted scientists to suggest that materials being advocated as alternatives to plastic should be tested thoroughly before they are used extensively in a range of products
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Scientists trial new vaccine to tackle bacterial infection in pigs
ҹèÊÓƵ news: Our scientists have been awarded funding to develop a vaccine that could halt the development and spread of one of the more common diseases affecting the UK pig population
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New research to improve fish health and wellbeing in sustainable aquaculture
ҹèÊÓƵ news: Having already invested over €1million in sustainable aquaculture research, the initiative heralds a new chapter in the long-running partnership between Lallemand Animal Nutrition and the ҹèÊÓƵ
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Historic map reveals how mussel farm is bringing shellfish reefs back to the seabed
ҹèÊÓƵ news: The UK’s first large scale offshore mussel farm is allowing shellfish reefs to return to parts of the seabed off England’s south coast for the first time in up to 150 years, a new study has revealed.
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How soil health collaborations are changing agriculture
ҹèÊÓƵ news: Combining local knowledge with the latest sensing technology is improving soil health in the Global South, with important lessons for the North.
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Peatlands are nature's unsung climate warriors
ҹèÊÓƵ news: Dr Scott Davidson explains how peatlands have a myriad of functions, from carbon storage to biodiversity restoration.
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South West ‘living lab’ to answer key sustainability questions
ҹèÊÓƵ news: A ground-breaking research centre is turning South West England into a 'living laboratory' with the intention of answering some of agriculture’s most pressing sustainability questions.
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Saturated soils could impact survival of young trees planted to address climate change
ҹèÊÓƵ news: New research led by the University has looked into the potential effects of increased rainfall in regions being earmarked for expansion of the UK’s temperate rainforests
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Study highlights the critical importance of uniting communities and conservation to effectively implement environmental practices
ҹèÊÓƵ news: A new paper by the ҹèÊÓƵ, Blue Marine Foundation, Natural England and DEFRA draws together more than 15 years of research carried out in the Lyme Bay Marine Protected Area
