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Plymouth Marine Laboratory
14 days ago
A new £3.7m project aims to provide unprecedented analysis of mesophotic
#CoralReefs
to assess their vulnerability to
#ClimateChange
- and inform ways the
#reefs
can be protected now and in the future 🔗
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£3.7m project aims to provide unprecedented analysis of mesophotic coral reefs
The five-year initiative will assess the response and resilience of mesophotic coral reef communities to future climate change
https://pml.ac.uk/news/3-7m-project-aims-to-provide-unprecedented-analysis-of-mesophotic-coral-reefs/
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19 days ago
Hear directly from the scientists uncovering the mystery behind the
#OctopusBloom
: Dr Bryce Stewart, Prof Tim Smyth & Prof Emma Sheehan explain why
#octopus
numbers exploded off the
#UK’s
#SouthWest
coast in 2025 - in their new article for
@uk.theconversation.com
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University and Babcock to drive skills development and economic growth
University of Plymouth news: A new Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Plymouth and Babcock International Group formalises decades of...
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/university-and-babcock-to-drive-skills-development-and-economic-growth
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Well done to
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, BSc Ocean Science & Marine Conservation student for presenting at this years
#UKIRSC2026
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UKIRSC Marine Mammals
about 1 month ago
Our second workshop is off with a bang! We are going to learn about communicating our science to a wider audience. 📝
#UKIRSC26
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UKIRSC Marine Mammals
29 days ago
That’s a wrap for
#UKIRSC26
! Thank you to everyone who came to Plymouth for our 20th Annual UKIRSC Conference! It was a pleasure meeting everyone and hearing all of the amazing presentations! 🦭🐬🐋
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Beth Harvey 🐬🌱
29 days ago
Had a blast organising this year’s marine mammal conference in our very own Plymouth!
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That’s a wrap on our School of Biological & Marine Sciences Research Conference! Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed, it’s been a fantastic event showcasing the incredible breadth and diversity of research across our school!
#Conference
#SoBMs
#Research
#PlymUni
#PlymouthResearch
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Ou final session of the day: our PhD speed session! Well done to all our PhD researchers for their excellent presentations, with rapid snapshots of their research from Toby Anderson von Trampe, Yun-Tzu Huang, Wassim Seksaf, Maisy Fuller, Tilly Longstaff and William Hagan Brown.
#Conference
#PhD
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Our next talk comes from Dr Clare Embling, Associate Professor in Marine Ecology, who gave a keynote at
#UKIRSC26
this morning and is now presenting: Is the Chagos Archipelago the last tropical refuge for
#cetaceans
? With some very impressive footage and audio recordings of some rare species!
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Our next talk comes from Professor Richard Thompson OBE FRS, Director of the Marine Institute, presenting Reflections on a plastic world and science into policy. A fascinating journey from his first plastics paper to the
#UNPlasticPollutionTreaty
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Our next talk comes from Dr Sophie Fawsett, a guest from the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, presenting Impact of elevated CO₂ and a heat wave on the thermal physiology of Quercus robur (pendunculate oak).
#ClimateChange
#PlantPhysiology
#ResearchTalks
#CO2
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Our next talk comes from Dr Gert-Jan Jeunen, newly appointed Research Fellow, presenting Environmental DNA at the edge of the world: new methods for Antarctic marine monitoring.
#eDNA
#AntarcticScience
#MarineMonitoring
#SoBMs
#PlymouthUniveristy
about 1 month ago
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Our next talk comes from Nieves Valiente, Lecturer in Marine Science, presenting SPLASH: A Deployable AI-Based Tool for Coastal Overtopping Forecasting and Climate Resilience. Really interesting to see local case studies from
#Dawlish
and
#Penzance
. 🌊
#CoastalResilience
#AI
#MarineScience
about 1 month ago
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Our next talk comes from Dr George Littlejohn, Associate Professor of Plant and Fungal Biology, presenting Having a Blast: plant pathology research at University of Plymouth. A fascinating insight into plant–pathogen research. 🌱🔬
#PlantBiology
#PlantPathology
#ResearchTalks
#SoBMs
#AgriTech
about 1 month ago
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Our next academic talk comes from Arya Iwantoro, Senior Research Consultant, exploring how sea level rise impacts soil carbon dynamics in mangrove forests. A fascinating insight into blue carbon and coastal change.
#BlueCarbon
#Mangroves
#SeaLevelRise
#SoBMs
#PlymouthUniversity
#Soil
about 1 month ago
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A huge thank you to our PhD researchers for their excellent speed sessions. Fantastic snapshots of cutting-edge research from our postgraduate students: Caitlin Dye, Kokila Wickramanayake (Wicki), Martie Stothoff, Utsa Saha, Huu Nguyen and Ari Drummond.
#Conference
#PlymUni
#PhDResearch
#SoBMs
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Our next talk comes from Kat Konstantinou, newly appointed Lecturer in
#RemoteSensing
, exploring what happens when satellite sensors disagree and the lessons learned from satellite shoreline detection. A fascinating insight into coastal monitoring 🌊
#CoastalMonitoring
#SatelliteData
#PlymUni
about 1 month ago
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Our next talk comes from Dr Sarah Gall, Lecturer in Marine Conservation, asking whether potting with natural materials offers a viable future. A really interesting talk exploring ways to reduce plastic use in fishing gear. 🦑
#PlasticPollution
#SustainableFishing
#Plastic
#PlymUni
about 1 month ago
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Dr Keiron Fraser, Associate Professor in Marine Conservation, sharing insights from
#NationalGeographic
#PristineSeas
and the mission to protect the ocean’s wildest places. Incredible achievements from 46 expeditions, leading to 29 marine reserves and 6.9 million km² protected! 🦑 🌍 🧪
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Our next talk comes from Tom Letessier, Lecturer in Marine Conservation, exploring how social–ecological dynamics during the COVID-19 pandemic can inform shark conservation in large protected areas.🦈🌍
#MarineConservation
#SharkConservation
#COVID
about 1 month ago
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Our next talk comes from Associate Prof in Marine Biology, Lucy Turner exploring why tropical species are often the first to be impacted in a warming world. A fascinating insight into the remarkable thermal tolerance of mangrove crabs in Abu Dhabi. 🦀🌍
#ClimateChange
#MarineBiology
#ThermalTolerance
about 1 month ago
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UKIRSC Marine Mammals
about 1 month ago
Inspiring keynote from Dr Clare Embling on her career journey so far 🐬🐳 From porpoises to sperm whales, PhD & postdoc tips, insights into predator–prey interactions and impacts of noise. A brilliant, honest look at building a career in marine mammal science.
#UKIRSC26
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Our next talk came from Professor Mark Briffa, Associate Head of School (Teaching and Learning), exploring How to win a fight through a meta-analysis of contest vigour. A great insight into behavioural ecology.
#BehaviouralEcology
#MetaAnalysis
#ResearchTalks
#SoBMs
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about 1 month ago
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Dr Anne Plessis, Lecturer in Plant Biosciences, kicked off our research talks with a fascinating presentation on meta-analysis as a tool to improve the impact of experimental research, using crop resilience as a case study. 🌱
#MetaAnalysis
#CropResilience
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about 1 month ago
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Today is our annual School of Biological & Marine Sciences Research Conference! A fantastic opportunity to hear the wide range of research across our school! We’ll be sharing updates and highlights from the talks throughout the day!
#Conference
#SoBMs
#PlymUni
#UniveristyofPlymouth
#Research
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about 1 month ago
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The University of Plymouth’s Science & Engineering Showcase highlights innovative research and hands-on activities designed to inspire future scientists and engineers. Learn more about this outreach event here:
www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/outrea...
#STEM
#Plymouth
#SouthWestEvents
#ScienceOutreach
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The Science and Engineering Showcase
University of Plymouth: The Science and Engineering Showcase. Raising students’ aspirations in science and technology subjects, demonstrating how...
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/outreach/the-science-and-engineering-showcase
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about 1 month ago
To kick things off we have plenary speaker Nicola Quick from the University of Plymouth giving a talk on her career and fascinating beaked whale research!
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#ukirsc26
#marinemammals
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Marine heatwaves (MHWs) are periods of unusually warm sea temperatures, recognised as one of the fastest emerging climate-related drivers of change in the ocean.
#UK
#MarineHeatWaves
#OceanNews
#NewPaper
#Nature
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UK marine heatwave research priorities outlined in new national roadmap
University of Plymouth news: Scientists from the University have contributed to new research calling for a coordinated response to the growing...
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/uk-marine-heatwave-research-priorities-outlined-in-new-national-roadmap
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"By contributing our research and data we are proud to support the global effort underway to map the planet." - Dr Jenny Gales Associate Prof in Hydrography and Ocean Exploration
#OceanScience
#SeaBED2030
#Hydrography
#SeaFloor
#DeepSea
@seabed2030.bsky.social
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University joins Seabed 2030 in mission to map the world's ocean
University of Plymouth news: The University has forged a new partnership with the Seabed 2030 Project and will actively contribute to its goal of...
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/university-joins-seabed-2030-in-mission-to-map-the-worlds-ocean
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about 2 months ago
The most amazing Xmas outreach by our technical staff for a school visit
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All the inverts had their special Christmas decorations. I was so amazed! Well done Ness and Odie!
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Prof Emma Sheehan has co-authored a Nature correspondence on safeguarding ocean conservation in the offshore wind energy era, alongside her ICES WGMPAS co-chairs. 🌊
#MPAs
#OffshoreWind
#RenewableEnergy
#OceanConservation
#Nature
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Fishing around offshore wind farms could boost both conservation and green energy
Letter to the Editor
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03782-2
about 2 months ago
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🎉 Congratulations to William Hagan Brown on successfully passing his PhD viva! Examined by Dr Lucy Rowland
@universityofexeter.bsky.social
and Paul Lunt
@plymuni.bsky.social
, his thesis explored climate change impacts on forest canopy temperatures. A fantastic achievement 🌍🌳
about 2 months ago
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🌍 New research highlights the growing threats facing the world’s rainforests and the urgent need for action. These ecosystems are vital for biodiversity, climate regulation, and livelihoods worldwide.
www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/rainfor...
#TemperateRainforests
#ClimateChange
#Biodiversity
#SouthWestUK
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Rainforests under threat: report calls for protection and restoration to help the South West’s temperate rainforests thrive
University of Plymouth news: A new report – The State of the South West Rainforests – highlights that around 40% of the region offers the appropriate...
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/rainforests-under-threat-report
about 2 months ago
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🌊 Our team are back from the first
#RIPCORD
field trip in the Caribbean! Working in the
#BritishVirginIslands
and
#TurksandCaicos
, the project supports Small Island Developing States to advance
#marineconservation
by building local capacity and moving beyond parachute science. 🧪🦑🌍
about 2 months ago
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🌍🌱 Happy World Soil Day! 🌱🌍 Today we’re celebrating the thin, irreplaceable layer that sustains life on Earth - soil. Our students and researchers at the University of Plymouth have shared why soil matters more than most of us realise
#CRISPSUoP
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Bryce Stewart
3 months ago
PhD opportunity! "Benefits & impacts of use of light in UK
#fisheries
& their wider effect on the marine environment" (aka
#scallopdiscos
!) Supervision by me
@thembauk.bsky.social
Tom Davies
@plymbiomarsci.bsky.social
Tim Smyth
@pml.ac.uk
@fishtekmarine.bsky.social
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Benefits and impacts of use of light in UK fisheries and their wider effect on the marine environment
Applications are invited for three 3.5 year PhD studentships: Benefits and impacts of use of light in UK fisheries and their wider effect on the marine...
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/postgraduate-research-studentships/benefits-and-impacts-of-use-of-light-in-uk-fisheries-and-their-wider-effect-on-the-marine-environment
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Bryce Stewart
3 months ago
PhD opportunity! "Deep-Sea Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems: Ecology, Function and Management". Do cutting edge research on the deep sea under supervision from Prof Kerry Howell
@pml.ac.uk
, Dr Angela Stevenson
@plymbiomarsci.bsky.social
& me
@thembauk.bsky.social
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Deep-Sea Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems: Ecology, Function and Management
Applications are invited for a 3.5 years PhD studentship: Deep-Sea Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems: Ecology, Function and Management. The studentship will...
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/postgraduate-research-studentships/deep-sea-vulnerable-marine-ecosystems-ecology-function-and-management
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Celebrating Soil with Professor Chris Collins 🌱Ahead of World Soil Day, we’re kicking off a series highlighting soil research at the University of Plymouth - from fieldwork to lab science to global collaborations. Stay tuned!
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#WorldSoilDay
#SoilScience
#CRISPSUoP
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#PhDOpportunity
! The biology & ecology of disease in seagrass: Understanding the pseudo-fungus Phytophthora gemini and its impact on common eelgrass development 🗓️Closing date: 7 Jan 2026 🗓️Start date: 1 Oct 2026
#PhD
#PhDSky
#PhDFunded
#Seagrass
#Disease
#Fungus🧪🦑
3 months ago
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AI4SoilHealth
3 months ago
Find out how AI technology, Open Earth Observation data and citizen science can help soil conservation and land restoration projects, in this free webinar.
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PhD Opportunity! Swamped: Is Crassula helmsii a significant threat to
#wetland
#biodiversity
? Director of Studies: Professor David Bilton 2nd Supervisor: Dr Robert Puschendorf 3rd Supervisor: Dr Pete Cotton 🗓️Closing date: 7 Jan 2026 🗓️Start date: 1 Oct 2026
#PhDSky
#FundedPhD🧪
3 months ago
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The Marine Biological Association
3 months ago
Meet Matilda Powell, First Class BSc (Hons) Marine Biology graduate from the University of Plymouth and this year’s MBA Prize for Outstanding Performance on a Marine Biology Programme. Read more -
www.mba.ac.uk/university-o...
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The University of Plymouth is
#recruiting
a Technical Specialist (Skipper) to support teaching & research at our Marine Station Operate the 14m Falcon Spirit and small-craft fleet, ensuring safe, high-quality marine operations.
hrservices.plymouth.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
#MaritimeJobs
#MarineScience
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3 months ago
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🌊 Big news:
@plymuni.bsky.social
&
@pml.ac.uk
win £2 M to use AI to greatly accelerate mapping of vulnerable marine ecosystems (VME) such as cold-water coral reefs and sponge fields in the deep Atlantic.
#MarineScience
#AI
#Conservation
#DeepSea
#Plymouth
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University co-leads $2m project using AI to study vulnerable deep-sea habitats
University of Plymouth news: The University of Plymouth has been awarded funding through the Bezos Earth Fund’s AI for Climate and Nature Grand...
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/university-co-leads-2m-project-using-ai-to-study-vulnerable-deep-sea-habitats
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We’re recruiting a Professor of Marine Technology & Autonomy at the
@plymuni.bsky.social
, to help drive and expand our new cross-disciplinary research centre,
#CMAST
, the Centre for Marine Autonomy, Maritime Cyber-Security and Technology.
#AcademicJob
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New study by Dr Nathaniel Clark shows plastic nanoparticles can accumulate in the edible parts of vegetables, including roots and leaves. 🍽️
#Environment
#FoodSafety
#Microplastics
#Agriculture
#PlasticSky
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First evidence that plastic nanoparticles can accumulate in the edible parts of vegetables
University of Plymouth news: Our researchers have led a first-of-its-kind study which shows how tiny plastic particles can enter vegetables through...
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/first-evidence-that-plastic-nanoparticles-can-accumulate-in-the-edible-parts-of-vegetables
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🐟 New global review by Dr Benjamin Ciotti
@plymuni.bsky.social
reveals major gaps in how we monitor juvenile-fish habitats and outlines a blueprint for better conservation.
#MarineScience
#Fisheries
#JuvenileFish
#ICES
#Conservation
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@icesmarine.bsky.social
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Global review identifies opportunities to improve monitoring of juvenile fish habitats
University of Plymouth news: Scientists from the University, working as part of an International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) working...
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/global-review-identifies-opportunities-to-improve-monitoring-of-juvenile-fish-habitats
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NOC Marine Physics
3 months ago
🔊New paper alert 🔊 🌊Spatial and Temporal Variation in Wave Overtopping Across a Coastal Structure Based on One Year of Field Observations 🌊 by J. Brown
@noc.ac.uk
with
@plymbiomarsci.bsky.social
Network Rail and SW Coastal monitoring 🔗https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse13112194
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🦀🌱 BioBlitz Day: 10 Dec 2025! Join researchers from the
@plymuni.bsky.social
and the Ocean Conservation Trust at the University of Plymouth Marine Station to explore the incredible invertebrates living in Plymouth Sound’s seagrass restoration sites. FREE event. Registration essential.
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