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Impacts of flooding on coastal water quality from sewage, agricultural and industrial effluent

A new two-year project, named Vis4Sea, has been granted funding to measure the impacts of flooding on water quality in the Plymouth Sound and the wider Western Channel Observatory with lessons learnt to also be applied to the Fitzroy River in Australia where periodic flooding is becoming more frequent.

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Remote monitoring AI camera installed on PML roof to test detection of boats, birds and marine life

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26 July 2023

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24 July 2023

Announcement of Opportunity: Trevor Platt Fellowship 2024

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11 July 2023

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11 July 2023

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04 July 2023

Europe’s First Marine Social &Natural Capital Laboratory launched at PML

The Lab will be a testbed for novel and transformative marine science using integrated ecological, psychological, social and economic research approac...

04 July 2023

Europe’s First Marine Social & Natural Capital Laboratory launched at PML

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03 July 2023

PML begins work on solar carport – a first-of-its-kind for Plymouth

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29 June 2023

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29 June 2023

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15 June 2023

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