Press office news tagged research
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Many second hand plastic toys could pose a risk to children’s health, study suggests
Scientists at the University of Plymouth discover hazardous elements including antimony, barium, bromine, cadmium, chromium and lead in second hand plastic toys, with migratable cadmium exceeding limits set by the European Council’s Toy Safety Directive
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GP shortage: study shows factors associated with choosing to apply
National figures show junior doctors are more likely to train as general practitioners (GPs) if they are female, non-white, and UK secondary educated
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Employers urged to combat worker ill-treatment
The Irish Workplace Behaviour Survey was commissioned by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, and carried out by researchers from the National University of Ireland (NUI) Galway, the University of Limerick and the University of Plymouth
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Europe’s lost forests – study shows coverage has halved over six millennia
Research led by the University of Plymouth shows more than half of the forests across Europe have been lost over the past 6,000 years
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Festival celebrates University’s commitment to transforming lives through research
The University of Plymouth’s rich, varied and world-leading research will be put under the microscope during the 2018 Research Festival, a week of events beginning on Monday 22 January
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Microbeads in cosmetics might already be on the way out, new research suggests
Research by scientists at the University of Plymouth has suggested microbeads used in cosmetic products may have been completely eradicated. The findings are announced on the day a Government ban on the use of microbeads comes into force
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Professor Richard Thompson made an OBE for services to marine science
Professor Richard Thompson, Head of the International Marine Litter Research Unit at the University of Plymouth, has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Year Honours
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New research reveals England’s only resident bottlenose dolphins
Rebecca Dudley, an MRes student at the University of Plymouth, has been working with the Cornwall Wildlife Trust and analysing sightings and photographs of dolphins in the South West
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Climate change scientist to receive funding from President of France
University of Plymouth academic Professor Camille Parmesan has been selected by the President of France Emmanuel Macron to receive funding as part of his "Make Our Planet Great Again" programme.
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Marine organisms can shred a carrier bag into 1.75 million pieces, study shows
A single plastic carrier bag could be shredded by marine organisms into 1.75 million microscopic fragments, according to new research published in Marine Pollution Bulletin and carried out by the University of Plymouth
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Plastic pollution and the planet
Richard Thompson, Head of the International Marine Litter Research Unit at the University of Plymouth, writes about the threat posed by plastic pollution to our environment and how Blue Planet II has helped to raise public awareness of the problem
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€1.9million project aims to open the ‘black box’ of marine fungi
Dr Michael Cunliffe, a researcher at the Marine Biological Association and the University of Plymouth, has been awarded €1.9million by the European Research Council to explore the role played by mycoplankton in the marine environment