News tagged with: research
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Scientists combine AI and climate data to create a warning tool for coastal flooding
̽»¨ÊÓƵ news: Funded by the Natural Environment Research Council, the 'SPLASH: digital approaches to predict wave hazards' initiative aims to build a coastal overtopping warning tool that can be deployed at locations along the UK coastline
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Study highlights the critical importance of uniting communities and conservation to effectively implement environmental practices
̽»¨ÊÓƵ news: A new paper by the ̽»¨ÊÓƵ, Blue Marine Foundation, Natural England and DEFRA draws together more than 15 years of research carried out in the Lyme Bay Marine Protected Area
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University expands its work to address critical challenges facing our planet
̽»¨ÊÓƵ news: Our new Centre of Research excellence in Intelligent and Sustainable Productive Systems (CRISPS) will apply a systems level approach to the challenges of feeding a future global population in excess of 9 billion people
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New Deputy Vice-Chancellor champions ̽»¨ÊÓƵ as a ‘global player’
̽»¨ÊÓƵ news: The University’s new Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kevin Jones, has pledged to continue growing the institution’s world-leading research and innovation (R&I) activities
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Academic contributes to global debate on impact of Red Sea maritime attacks
̽»¨ÊÓƵ news: Dr Stavros Karamperidis has been interviewed by media worldwide about the impacts of the ongoing Middle East situation for the maritime sector, logistics and the global economy
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Researcher celebrated at national awards for patient-centred excellence
̽»¨ÊÓƵ news: a pioneering Research Fellow from the University, Dr Joseph Lanario, has won an award for his outstanding contribution to respiratory research and dedication to patient involvement.
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New research underlines need to be aware of loot box risks
̽»¨ÊÓƵ news: Now research led by the University has shown that at-risk individuals, such as those with known gaming and gambling problems, are more likely to engage with loot boxes
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Concessionary bus travel has fallen by a third following COVID-19 pandemic
̽»¨ÊÓƵ news: New research shows the total number of concessionary bus journeys fell from 95million in 2019 to 61.2million in 2022, in spite of the number of active passholders falling by just 2.6%
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Donation in memory of lecturer funds ‘life-changing’ research
̽»¨ÊÓƵ news: A donation in memory of a former lecturer is enabling a PhD student to carry out research into the development of a vaccine against Group B strep – a bacteria that can be passed from mothers to babies during birth
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University launches Sustainability Solutions to secure a greener, cleaner future
̽»¨ÊÓƵ news: The ̽»¨ÊÓƵ’s systems thinking approach to tackling global issues, Sustainability Solutions, has been launched in London.
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Study furthers aim of offering new insights into pollack populations
̽»¨ÊÓƵ news: New measures to restrict pollack fishing highlight the urgent need for more data about the species, according to the team working on the Pollack Fisheries Industry Science Partnership (Pollack FISP) project.
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University wins Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community category at Times Higher Education Awards 2023
̽»¨ÊÓƵ news: The pioneering work of the Peninsula Dental School and the Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise won the Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community category at the Times Higher Education Awards 2023.
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