Press office news tagged school-of-biological-and-marine-sciences

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

Around 10,000 people were welcomed to the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ for the annual Graduation celebrations

Thousands celebrate success and achievements at Graduation Week

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ news: Around 10,000 people have been welcomed to the University for our Graduation celebrations with students’ achievements recognised by lecturers, family and friends

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

Tope Shark

Project provides new insights on breeding habits and behaviours of vulnerable marine species

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ news: A new project led by our Centre for Marine Biology and Conservation Science (CMACS) aims to shed light on two of the country’s least understood and vulnerable marine species – tope sharks and undulate rays

Vampire crabs (Geosesarma species) are small, semi-terrestrial tropical crabs native to Southeast Asia. These Red Devil Vampire Crabs (Geosesarma hagen) are the subject of ongoing research at the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ to establish their behaviours

Scientists provide first assessment of online global trade in brachyuran land crabs

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ news: Research led by the University aims to pave the way for informed decisions about the catching, importing and exporting of key species including vampire crabs

Free-living honeybees

Public help needed to find wild honeybees this summer

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ news: People across the South West of England are being encouraged to look for, and report, sightings of wild honeybee nests this summer for a vital conservation project.

The Ãrea de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG) is a renowned UNESCO World Heritage Site in Costa Rica

Study suggests Earth harbours far more insect species than previously thought

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ news: Dr Robert Puschendorf, Associate Professor of Conservation Biology, used his expertise in the tropical rainforests of Costa Rica to support new research into our planet’s biodiversity

The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Breakwater

Testing environment could transform underwater innovation and research

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ news: Smart Sound Connect Subsurface (SSCS) is a University-led initiative that extends the existing capabilities offered by Smart Sound Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ and the Western Channel Observatory beneath the ocean surface

Mangroves – like this one at Cispatá Bay, a protected marine area located in the Morrosquillo Gulf along Colombia's Caribbean coast – are efficient carbon sinks, but they may drown and lose their ability to store carbon under sea-level rise

Rising seas could ‘drown’ mangroves and release carbon

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ news: A new study led by Dr Arya Iwantoro, Senior Research Consultant in Coastal Modelling at the University, found that mangroves could store less carbon – and even begin releasing it – as sea levels rise.