Press office news tagged marine

Professor Mel Austen

University academic features in the 2026 ENDS Power List

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ news: Professor Melanie Austen is one of only 10 academics included on a list celebrating the people making the greatest impact on the UK environmental sector.

Professor Matthew Palmer has been working in the marine autonomy sector for more than two decades and will officially join the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ as its new Professor of Marine Autonomy and Environmental Intelligence in June

University appoints senior academic to drive marine autonomy innovation and collaboration

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ news: Professor Matthew Palmer has been working in the marine autonomy sector for more than two decades and will officially join the University as its new Professor of Marine Autonomy and Environmental Intelligence

Plastic bottle floating in the sea

Food and drink related litter dominates global plastic pollution

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ news: New research led by the University has generated the world’s first overview of global marine litter by usage type.

Pseudo-nitzschia are a common component of the phytoplankton community along Europe’s Atlantic coast and the North Sea, and a number of species produce the toxins responsible for amnesic shellfish poisoning

Study provides detailed assessment of shifts in toxin-producing phytoplankton abundance

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ news: The University led a study showing how the abundance and distribution of two groups of toxin-producing phytoplankton – Pseudo-nitzschia and Dinophysis – have changed over the last six decades

Lisa Roberts and Richard Davies signing memorandum of understanding

Universities strengthen commitment to deeper cooperation for the South West

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ news: The Vice-Chancellors of the Universities of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ and Exeter have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) reflecting the institutions’ long history of collaboration and partnership.

Illustration of a liver for Environmental Hepatology Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

Scientists explore whether plastic particles could be linked to significant rises in liver disease

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ news: A new article written by experts from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­â€™s Centre of Environmental Hepatology explores whether tiny plastic particles are directly contributing to the soaring global rates of liver disease.

Lord Coaker, Luke Pollard MP and Fred Thomas MP join representatives from the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­, Team Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ and the city's marine autonomy sector for a roundtable discussion at the University's Marine Station

Defence Growth Deal provides £50million boost to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ and South West

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ news: The University played a key role in the UK Government's announcement that £50million is being invested across the city and will be critical to delivering its vision of defence-driven growth

Atlantic Ocean wide

Study explores how science can support and enable the High Seas Treaty

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ news: A new international study involving researchers from the University says there are considerable challenges which could presently hamper the implementation of the High Seas Treaty from a scientific and technological perspective

The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ and Europe’s largest defence technology company, Helsing, have signed an agreement which will see them collaborating on a range of initiatives to drive progress in marine autonomy

University and Helsing forge new partnership to drive innovation

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ news: The University and Helsing, Europe’s largest defence technology company, have signed an agreement which will see them collaborating on a range of initiatives to drive progress in marine autonomy.

The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ has joined partners from the city and the wider South West to showcase Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­â€™s status as the UK’s National Centre for Marine Autonomy (NCMA) to a global audience

University helps to showcase National Centre for Marine Autonomy unveiled at Oceanology International 2026

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ news: Senior leaders from the University have joined researchers, technicians, students, and graduates at the global launch of the National Centre for Marine Autonomy at Oceanology International 2026

CETUS survey work with HydroSurv

Delivering innovation and education in marine autonomy

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ news: The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ is part of a city delegation to Oceanology International 2026, the world’s premier biennial ocean technology exhibition, for the global launch of the National Centre for Marine Autonomy

Aerial view of pod of bottlenose dolphin swimming in the ocean

Partnership develops real-time marine mammal detection system

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ news: A new Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) combines expertise in marine conservation, robotics, marine autonomy and sensor technology from the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ and MSeis