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Ocean Challenge Leads

02 July 2026

Parliamentarians take to our lab – and the seas – to discover how ocean research supports environmental decision-making 

Yesterday, a group of cross-party UK parliamentarians joined us in the laboratory and set sail aboard RV Plymouth Quest to gain practical, experience-based insight into the role of ocean science in addressing some of the world’s most p...

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  Can Marine Protected Areas withstand climate change?

  As the world marks World Ocean Day 2026 under the theme ‘Strong Marine Protected Areas for Our Blue Planet’, PML’s Dr Liz Talbot expla...

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  MEDIA: How AI could unlock deep‑sea secrets of marine life

  PML’s Professor Kerry Howell writes for the The Conversation UK on how AI can unlock critical biodiversity data to guide marin...

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  Ocean Action at COP30: Progress Made Despite Fossil Fuel Shortcomings

  PML delegates reflect on the 

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  Peat and pressure in pristine waters: investigating environmental change in the Falklands 

  PML’s Professor Andy Rees reflects on three decades of research in the remote Falkland Islands, expl...