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Plymouth MP visits lab to explore recent advances in marine science technologies
12 July 2024
Luke Pollard MP today visited Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) to see firsthand some of the exciting new marine science technologies being developed i...
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Newly-funded air-sea gas exchange technology undergoes inaugural tests in Antarctica
11 July 2024
Earlier in the year, PML's Ian Brown tested our new gas exchange system in Antarctica, as part of the #AntarcticPICCOLO expedition set to uncover the ...
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PML’s Dr. Dhritiraj Sengupta recognised with Google’s Geo for Good Impact award 
9 July 2024
The Geo for Good Impact Awards celebrate users and organizations creating real-world impact using Google's mapping tools.
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Plymouth Marine Laboratory Achieves Silver Investors in Diversity Accreditation
9 July 2024
Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) is proud to announce that it has been awarded the respected Silver Investors in Diversity (IiD) accreditation.
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Ocean warming in focus at Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition
2 July 2024
Thousands are expected to attend the free event in London this week, an annual celebration of cutting-edge research that has hosted displays and discu...
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UK National Champion of the Frontiers Planet Prize: Prof Widdicombe shares reflections
2 July 2024
It was announced in April that PML';s Professor Steve Widdicombe was voted as the UK National Champion for the Frontiers Planet Prize, a global compet...
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Pioneering Ocean Carbon Removal technique proves successful in pilot study
1 July 2024
The trial off St Ives Bay in Cornwall involved adding magnesium hydroxide to wastewater.
 
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PML in the media: BBC Rare Earth - ‘Can an oil rig be a nature reserve?’
28 June 2024
PML's Professor Matt Frost featured on BBC Rare Earth today (28th June) discussing the problem faced by governments across the world... with around 12...
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L4 Autonomous Buoy back on station
21 June 2024
Following the planned major overhaul and sensor upgrades, the L4 Autonomous Buoy has now been deployed back on station at the L4 sampling site, 4 naut...
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WATCH: Latest video on detecting oil spills using state-of-the-art satellite technology
19 June 2024
New video summarises research at Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) that is helping to detect oil spills across the global ocean using satellite technol...
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PML’s Professor Angus Atkinson awarded MBE in the King's Birthday Honours
18 June 2024
Professor Atkinson has been recognised for his services to Polar Marine Research and Conservation, at the same time his father Anthony Atkinson was al...
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Reflections on the first-ever Ocean Literacy World Conference in Venice
18 June 2024
Amy Kenworthy, our Ocean Acidification Research for Sustainability Programme Officer and science communicator involved in the ProBleu project, attende...
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Staff spotlight: Lee Merchant - Head of Estates and Facilities
16 June 2024
Who manages the day-to-day running of our four-storey laboratory; brimming with an assortment of experiments and research spanning seven science depar...
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Funding secured for automated image-analysis biodiversity monitoring project
13 June 2024
The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has announced funding for a new project proposed by our Dr James Clark and collaborators, to develop s...
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New study shows plastic and non-stick cookware is likely adding thousands of microplastics into the human diet
11 June 2024
A new collaborative study from scientists at Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, SALT Lofoten and the Norwegian Institu...
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Major boost for oceanic research as Challenger 150 joins forces with Seabed 2030
7 June 2024
Coinciding with World Oceans Day (8th June 2024), two major international marine initiatives have announced the signing of a landmark agreement to wor...
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PML celebrating the United Nations World Oceans Day
5 June 2024
World Oceans Day (WOD) is celebrated annually on 8th June across the globe, fostering public interest in the crucial role the ocean plays in all of ou...
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Increased ocean observations urgently needed, according to UN State of the Ocean Report 2024   
3 June 2024

PML’s Professor Steve Widdicombe was among the authors 

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Climate change exacerbated June 2023 marine heatwave
31 May 2024
New research has shown that while high-pressure weather conditions were the main driver behind the elevated temperatures, warming due to climate chang...