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Professor Smyth’s vision for the future of the laboratory
As he settles into the role of Director of Science, Professor Tim Smyth shares how he plans to build on PML’s strong foundation of collaboration and solution-driven science to create real-world impact.
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Plymouth Marine Laboratory works with IBM to launch new AI model to monitor ocean health
28 October 2025Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) is pleased to announce the release of an innovative AI ‘foundation model’ for observing Earth’s oceans, in coll...
Insights into marine light pollution: PML scientists in Ireland for international ALAN summit
27 October 2025The event is the largest international scientific conference on the impacts of artificial light at night (ALAN).
PML to co-lead £2m project using AI to create the largest-ever study of vulnerable deep-sea habitats
24 October 2025The award from Bezos Earth Fund supports innovative uses of artificial intelligence to protect biodiversity and advance climate solutions worldwide...
Lessons from the Tamar: how PML-led science in Devon is informing international guidance on water management
21 October 2025UN Source-to-Sea Guidance Note a ‘call to action’ on how we manage our most critical natural systems.
PML Welcomes UK-First Policy Expanding Water Space for Unmanned Marine Systems
20 October 2025The wave-propelled PML Pioneer is the first autonomous vessel designated under the policy from King’s Harbour Master
PML welcomes the RRS Sir David Attenborough to Plymouth
15 October 2025The scientific research ship is visiting Plymouth on her way to the Antarctic summer season
Microplastics: tiny tyre particles found to stick to and be eaten by estuarine animals
10 October 2025New PML research has revealed that particles shed from car tyres – a major but often overlooked source of microplastic pollution – are both eaten ...
Why is sargassum seaweed swamping West African coasts?
08 October 2025In recent years, huge blooms of Sargassum seaweed have appeared across the Tropical Atlantic, piling up on coasts in the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico… ...
How Earth Observation can help public health
06 October 2025A new comprehensive review evaluates how Earth Observation technologies and Big Data platforms are being harnessed to monitor and understand human hea...
PML team celebrates win at Blue-Cloud Hackathon 2025!
03 October 2025We’re delighted to announce that, yesterday, a multidisciplinary team of researchers from Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) were selected as one of t...
Communities hold the key to tidal energy projects, new study finds
02 October 2025A new study shows that gaining deeper understanding of the drivers behind public attitudes to renewable energy is the key to minimising opposition to ...
Investing in our blue planet: New 1-minute survey to understand the finance and investment of blue carbon ecosystems
01 October 2025We’re sharing a brand-new mini survey – just 5 multiple choice questions, taking 1 minute to complete – which aims to capture insights from...
From butterflies to seagrass... discover the biodiversity indicators guiding the future of sustainable development
29 September 2025A project report maps 150+ biodiversity indicators tailored to four case study sites to help value and protect the intrinsic value of biodiversity, an...
Protection for the high seas moves closer with ratification of UN High Seas Treaty
22 September 2025The BBNJ will enter into force in early 2026 after reaching the 60-nation threshold
The Great Pacific Cleanup: Weighing the Benefits of Removing Ocean Plastic
17 September 2025A new study examines how cleaning up the North Pacific Garbage Patch would benefit marine life – but at what cost to the climate?
How climate change could flip marine fluxes in the Arctic: reshaping entire ecosystems
15 September 2025The Arctic is warming faster than almost anywhere else on Earth, with the Barents Sea experiencing the most dramatic loss of seasonal sea ice. As the ...
Photosynthesis on a schedule: how can planktonic microalgae physiology remain active after dark?
12 September 2025Planktonic microalgae – tiny floating algae that grow in open waters – can only photosynthesise during the day, leaving them with a significant ch...
Harnessing decades of ocean acidification research to shape marine carbon removal solutions
11 September 2025Drawing upon over two decades of research from leading ocean acidification experts, the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON) communit...
PML Appoints Professor Tim Smyth as New Director of Science
09 September 2025Leading marine scientist to spearhead PML’s world-class research programmes and drive science for ocean action
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‘Future of Food’ exhibition at the Science Museum
24 July 2025
9th international conference on Artificial Light At Night (ALAN)
28 October 2025
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COP30 Virtual Ocean Pavilion
3 November 2025
Evidence Week: SeaCURE
5 November 2025
PML at the UN Climate Change Meeting COP30
10 November 2025
2nd Ocean Carbon from Space Workshop: Online
24 November 2025
Protecting Our Planet Day (POP) 2025
27 November 2025
International Ocean Colour Science Meeting 2025
1 December 2025
2nd Ocean Carbon from Space Workshop: In-person
2 December 2025
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