Research and expertise

Find out about our internationally renowned research and expertise at the University of Plymouth

Clean Maritime – trailblazing clean maritime innovation through research, partnerships and world-class facilities

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The Supergen Hub: Accelerating development of offshore wind, wave and tidal energy technology

ELMS-X: Research leadership to tackle key environmental challenges facing farmers and landowners

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ICONIC: Using new technologies to create intergenerational connections in coastal regions

Cyber-SHIP Lab: World-leading research investigating marine cyber threats and solutions

Greenwall on the University of Plymouth's Sustainability Hub

Low Carbon Devon: Supporting local businesses to reach net zero and shift to a low-carbon economy

TULAY: Co-designing Philippine community physical rehabilitation

The 15 spatial interpretations of traumatic events that people shared as part of the Rupturing Domesticity project (Credit Sana Murrani, University of Plymouth)

Ruptured Domesticity: Experiences of war, trauma and loss – mapping spaces of refuge in Iraq

Maritime Simulation Laboratory - new dynamic positioning simulator

Maritime Simulation Lab: Driving innovation in the future deployment of offshore wind technology

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Interdisciplinary Strategic Institutes

Our diverse research spans three Strategic Institutes. Collaborative endeavour in rich, natural environments drives solutions to global challenges.

Marine Institute
Marine, maritime, education and innovation expertise integrate to train scientists, engineers, policymakers, artists, technicians and business.

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Plymouth Institute of Health and Care Research
Transformation in life course, ageing, methodologies, e-health, technology and interventions in health, social care, lifestyle, health and wellbeing.

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Sustainable Earth Institute
Science, engineering, arts, humanities, health and business, with community, businesses and individuals, innovate to build resilience for our planet.

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Centre for Coastal Communities

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Centre for Decarbonisation and Offshore Renewable Energy

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Centre for Systems Thinking: Ocean, Land and Society

Creative contributions to research

Broadening, enhancing and underpinning the scope of our Strategic Institutes are active collaborations with researchers across the arts, humanities and business.

Areas of expertise include: smart cities, environmental building, coastal communities, heritage and place-making, digital and immersive technologies, arts-health research, environmental cultures, lifelong education and global displacement.

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Plymouth Pioneers

We are committed to developing solutions to the planet's most challenging issues. Our pioneering spirit runs deep in the quest for a better tomorrow.

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