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International Day of Women and Girls in Science
21 February 2022International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11th February 2022) offers a chance for the scientific community to reflect on gender diversity in ST...
Funding award will facilitate 'game-changing' advances in climate science at PML
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Night lights: New global atlas maps out artificial light at night under the sea
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PML welcomes the enhanced role of Vietnam's Da Nang city in the sustainable development of the East Asian Seas region
02 December 2021On 1 December 2021, Dr. Le Quang Nam – the Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Da Nang City – was elected to become the new President of ...
Dr Shubha Sathyendranath receives A.G. Huntsman Award
30 November 2021Dr Shubha Sathyendranath, PML Merit Remote Sensing Scientist, received the prestigious A.G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in the Marine Sciences durin...
Multi-million pound initiative advances the sustainable management of UK’s marine resources
23 November 2021In the wake of COP26, the South West is to play a lead role in a major new initiative aimed at sustainably managing the UK’s coasts and seas.
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PML scientists on Highly Cited Researchers 2021 List
17 November 2021PML is proud to announce that two of our academics have been named on the annual Highly Cited Researchers™ 2021 list from Clarivate.
Message from PML patron James Cameron
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PML supporting largest ever survey of carbon stored in coastal seascapes
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National Climate Science Partnership launched at COP26 to guide UK climate change policy
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Study finds that climate change may make marine management initiatives unsustainable... but bright spots could help
02 November 2021Researchers from six countries have investigated the impact of climate change on strategies designed to ensure the sustainable use of marine resources...
Robots for a 'Resilient Ocean'
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Plymouth Marine Laboratory at COP26
27 October 2021PML’s research and researchers played key roles at COP26 in Glasgow.
Plymouth Marine Laboratory endorses the ‘Ocean For Climate Declaration’ ahead of COP26
25 October 2021More than 90 organisations are supporting the call to scale-up ocean-based climate solutions and action. With just one week until the start of COP26, ...
Satellites detecting oil slicks
20 October 2021A PML project using satellite data to detect oil on the sea’s surface has found significant oil spills occurring off the coast of West Africa.
A.G. Huntsman Medal for Dr Shubha Sathyendranath
11 October 2021The 2021 A.G. Huntsman Medal will be awarded to PML Merit Remote Sensing Scientist Dr Shubha Sathyendranath.
Dr Saha wins Science category at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards
27 September 2021We are overjoyed to share the news that Dr Mahasweta Saha, Senior Scientist at Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), won the Science category at the Asian...
Consortium submits plan to confirm South West’s status as a global leader in ocean technology innovation
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