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A picture of a spiny spider crab in a kelp forest captured by a BRUV deployed by Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ MSc Marine Conservation student Khianna Lee

Projects plotting native and invading sealife of Falmouth Harbour

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ news: MSc Marine Conservation students Khianna Lee and Nadine Milner have been studying the underwater world of Falmouth Harbour for projects this year

Researchers at the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ used a range of techniques to monitor the ocean sediments around the Isles of Scilly and to explore the diversity of species living within them

Study provides unprecedented assessment of seabed diversity off the Isles of Scilly

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ news: Research by scientists from our Centre for Marine Biology and Conservation Science (CMACS) revealed complex mosaics of sediments around the Isles of Scilly that are supporting a wide range of habitat-building species

Professor Richard Thompson

Academic highlighted among the scientists making a difference to the planet and society

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ news: Richard Thompson, our Professor of Marine Biology, is among 47 people from all over the world featured in a new book being distributed across the UK’s secondary schools

Created by acclaimed installation artist David Cotterrell, Intertidal is a new public artwork that has transformed four ageing Ford Fiestas into tidal instruments

Project transforms used cars into a showcase of the ocean’s power

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ news: The University is supporting Intertidal, a new public artwork that has transformed four ageing Ford Fiestas into tidal instruments

A new study by scientists at the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ and the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has highlighted the impact coastal freshening could have on species living in the shallow coastal waters off Antarctica

‘Damaging the Antarctic damages us all’ – scientists warn of the potential impacts of coastal freshening

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ news: Scientists at the University and the British Antarctic Survey investigated how shifts in ocean salinity - a phenomenon known as freshening - could affect marine species in the Antarctic

A Getty Images picture showing an industrial oil rig offshore platform construction site on the North Sea coast

Are subsea oil and gas pipelines a previously unrecognised source of ocean microplastics?

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ news: New research led by our International Marine Litter Research Unit has estimated that legacy plastics from oil and gas infrastructure could contribute tonnes of microplastics to UK waters each year

A person prepares to apply sunscreen to their body on a beach. This image relates to research by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ and Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Marine Laboratory (PML) relating to the environmental impacts on sunscreen on marine life. Getty Images.

Over half of people are unaware of the environmental effects of sunscreen

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ news: A new study by researchers at the University and Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Marine Laboratory (PML) comes during a summer when the UK has basked in almost unbroken sunshine for several weeks

Researchers on the EQUIFy project, from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Marine Laboratory (PML), the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­, and other partners, conducted a trial in Smart Sound Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ using an uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) and testing its novel onboard sensors

Project demonstrates autonomous capability for floating offshore wind monitoring

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ news: The University is part of a multidisciplinary project that successfully tested a novel autonomous monitoring system designed to improve how environmental evidence is generated for the floating offshore wind industry

Drone footage captured by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­'s Coastal Processes Research Group on February 5, 2026 showing the A379 between Torcross and Strete in South Devon damaged by a series of winter storms

At risk and cut off – are other coastal communities destined to follow in Torcross’ footsteps?

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ news: Following the collapse of the A379 in South Devon in February 2026, our scientists suggest the issues facing residents in Torcross could represent an early warning sign for coastal communities around the UK

The small but mighty phytoplankton are the labourers of the ocean, they serve as the base of the food web

University leads new report highlighting health of the UK’s plankton communities

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ news: Our researchers have led the production of a new Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) report highlighting the impact of climate change on marine plankton and pelagic habitats in UK waters

The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ and UNESCO's Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe held a Science Diplomacy Consultative Forum to explore the role of universities in science diplomacy for a shared future

University hosts international forum on the power of science diplomacy

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ news: The University and UNESCO's Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe held a Science Diplomacy Consultative Forum to explore the role of universities in science diplomacy for a shared future

A three-year project, led by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­, will investigate the movement of common dolphins throughout the year and assess how much noise they are exposed to from passing vessels 2.25 MB A three-year project, led by the University of Plymout

Project investigates how ship noise is affecting dolphins and porpoises

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ news: Researchers from the University are launching a major new study to understand how underwater noise from ships could be impacting common dolphins and harbour porpoises in the English Channel