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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...
Friends of Ocean Action announces PML’s Prof. Steve Widdicombe as new member
21 September 2023The group includes a range of ocean leaders including Sylvia Earle and Prince Albert II of Monaco
Defra boost for ocean acidification research: PML funded to become Secretariat for the UN-endorsed 'OARS' programme
20 September 2023The “Ocean Acidification Research for Sustainability’ (OARS) programme is designed to support the development of ocean acidification science
Plymouth Marine Laboratory hosts 6th UK National Decade Committee meeting
14 September 2023“Britain’s Ocean City’ welcomes the committee – whose members span the breadth of ocean science – to champion the UN Ocean Decade within the...
How healthy is the North-East Atlantic? Findings from the 2023 OSPAR Quality Status Report
13 September 2023PML scientists have played leading and contributing roles to assessment reports on the health and status of the North-East Atlantic, published today (...
Investing in the future: new careers in marine autonomy and robotics
08 September 2023PML has invested heavily in its marine autonomous capabilities in recent years, with further backing in the recruitment of three new positions to deli...
Did you spot these “unusual sea creatures” in Cornwall recently?
05 September 2023“I have fished, dived, swam and kayaked around the coast for 50 years – and not seen them before.”
Staff spotlight: Dr Saskia Rühl - Digital Marine Biologist
04 September 2023Dr Saskia Rühl recently joined us as a Digital Marine Biologist, but her journey at PML actually began much earlier than this – almost 10 years...
Roadmap published for the future of satellite monitoring of ocean carbon
01 September 2023World-leading scientists have developed a comprehensive scientific roadmap for satellite monitoring of ocean carbon over the next decade. Alongside a ...
Professor Queirós on the importance of climate literacy for stakeholders to invest in solutions
30 August 2023Our Professor Ana Queirós has been featured in the AXA Investment Managers Sound Progress podcast, explaining the importance of climate literacy ...
Arctic bound: The Ocean Warrior project prepares to expand the frontiers of marine science with its foundation expeditions
24 August 2023A unique voyage to build a greater scientific understanding of the marine environment in the Arctic and the impacts of global climate change will see ...
What have marine zooplankton ever done for us? As it turns out, quite a lot.
17 August 2023First full assessment of ecosystem services provided by zooplankton shows that by maintaining sustainable fisheries, reducing plastic pollution and mi...
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