News tagged with: school-of-geography-earth-and-environmental-sciences
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![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
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New facility advances understanding of radioactive materials while training future nuclear workforce
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» news: The Radioisotope and Advanced Materials Suite (RAMS) is a radiation-licensed facility that supports the detailed physical, structural, and elemental characterisation of complex materials
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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
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Hunting stardust in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»: new project invites people to discover cosmic dust from outer space
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» news: This University is leading a new project that will encourage Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» residents to help uncover micrometeorites that may have landed on their roofs and in their gardens
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Partnership tackles contamination in materials dredged from the ocean
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» news: The University has formed a new Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» company Recycle It Global to tackle contamination in materials dredged from the ocean
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Living walls boost biodiversity by providing safe spaces for urban wildlife
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» news: Our research shows how living walls – structures housing flowers and plants fitted to the outside of new and old buildings – can significantly enhance the biodiversity within urban environments
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£3.7m study aims to improve understanding and detection of dangerous volcanic eruptions
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» news: Researchers from our School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences are part of a major new project that aims to shed light on dangerous shifts in volcanic activity
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![Dr Paul Cole, Associate Professor of Volcanology and a lecturer on the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»â€™s Earth Sciences programmes, who has won the 2026 VMSG Award from the Geological Society of London]()
Lecturer receives award acknowledging outstanding contribution to volcanology
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» news: Dr Paul Cole, Associate Professor of Volcanology and a lecturer on our Earth Sciences programmes, has received a prestigious award from the Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group (VMSG) of the Geological Society of London
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Consortium secures £3.6m for pioneering anaesthetic gas recovery and reuse technology
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» news: A consortium including the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» has been awarded £3.6 million to advance technology which captures, recovers and recycles volatile anaesthetic gas waste for future reuse
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Thinning ice in Antarctica could boost oceanic carbon absorption
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» news: Research involving scientists from the University has shed new light on natural processes in East Antarctica that could, over long timescales, help the Southern Ocean absorb more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
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Rainforests under threat: report calls for protection and restoration to help the South West’s temperate rainforests thrive
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» news: A new report – The State of the South West Rainforests – highlights that around 40% of the region offers the appropriate climatic conditions to support a rainforest landscape
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University provides evidence to major national review of UK counter-terrorism law
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» news: Dr Paul Simpson and colleagues surveyed thousands of people about their perceptions of terrorism, with their findings influencing a report by the Independent Commission on UK Counter-Terrorism Law, Policy and Practice
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