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The “three horsemen” of climate-linked biodiversity loss
21 October 2023Our Director of Science Professor Steve Widdicombe has written an article for UNESCO, on the “three horsemen” of climate-linked biodiversity loss ...
What happened at the Global Plastics Summit?
20 October 2023Our Dr James Clark facilitated discussions on the impact of plastic pollution on “Small Island Developing States’ (SIDS), and proposed solutions a...
Improving methods to study the ‘Plastisphere’
19 October 2023First comparison of the efficiency and efficacy of methods to culture microplastic-colonising bacteria to help increase understanding of the “Plasti...
Ocean circulation, ice melt and increasing tourism could all be contributing to Arctic microplastics
18 October 2023Scientists measured microplastic concentrations in the highly productive Barents Sea and suggest that ocean circulation, ice melt, tourism, inadequate...
Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms: PML research features in MDE Impact Report
17 October 2023Earlier this year, PML scientists released a new evidence base on the impacts of offshore wind farm developments and the outcomes for marine ecosystem...
PML’s ocean acidification work shortlisted for the 2023 NERC Impact Awards
16 October 2023The awards “shine a spotlight on the UK science at the heart of the responsible management of our planet”.
“What happens in the Arctic, doesn’t stay in the Arctic”: rising sea levels risk 1.5m UK properties
13 October 2023
PML welcomes Dr Richard Brinkman of the Australian Institute of Marine Science
12 October 2023PML has a long-standing relationship with the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) – a world-leading institute in tropical marine research....
PML proud contributor to the Ocean Breakthroughs
11 October 2023Launch of the Ocean Breakthroughs: 5 pathways to catalyse action to achieve a healthy and productive ocean
Informing Biodiversity Restoration: PML at the SBSTTA
11 October 2023Dr Matt Frost, Head of PML’s International Office is attending the 25th Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) o...
Ocean Hackathon: Plank-tonnes of fun; gamifying plankton data to increase ocean literacy
10 October 2023Plank-tonnes of fun; gamifying plankton data to increase ocean literacy in non-scientific communities
How space is helping to tackle societal issues
10 October 2023This World Space Week we want to celebrate the ways in which space technologies are helping PML to address societal challenges across the globe:
Solutions for Plastic Pollution in Small Island Developing States: Global Plastics Summit
08 October 2023Our Dr James Clark will be attending the Global Plastics Summit this coming week – held in Bangkok, Thailand – where he will be facilitating discu...
Meet the scientist awarded the first Trevor Platt Fellowship: Gayathra Bandara
07 October 2023We would like to wish a warm welcome to Gayathra Bandara – the first scientist to be awarded the Trevor Platt Fellowship. As part of the Fellowship,...
PML’s Professor Pennie Lindeque awarded the Blue Planet Prize in Tokyo
06 October 2023Professor Lindeque received the prestigious award this week alongside colleagues Professor Richard Thompson of the University of Plymouth and Tamara G...
PML scientists contribute to advancing understanding of the ‘nitrogen footprint’
02 October 2023This week PML scientists join the annual meeting of the UKRI GCRF South Asian Nitrogen Hub to discuss programme progress as well as help launch a bran...
Unusual blooms in Scottish waters
28 September 2023New study examines the conditions that led to two unusual coccolithophore blooms in Scottish waters during the summer of 2021. Using satellite data an...
PML's contributions to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals
25 September 2023The 2023 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Summit takes place this week in New York. It will mark the beginning of a new phase of accelerated progr...
Improved access to the longest marine time series in the world
22 September 2023It’s now easier than ever to utilise data from the Western Channel Observatory (WCO) – an open-access time series that began in the Western Englis...
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