New project to ensure genetic diversity of UK lobster stocks
A new project will monitor hatchery-reared lobsters to ensure wild populations in UK waters remain genetically diverse. Lobsters are routinely...
Sustainability
‘Marine identity’ endorsed as part of UN Ocean Decade
New research into the concept of “marine identity” has been officially endorsed as part of the UN Ocean Decade, after...
Companies win awards for work with Exeter clean mobility centre
Two companies have won awards for their collaborative work with the University of Exeter’s Centre for Future Clean Mobility (CFCM)....
A just world on a safe planet: First study quantifying Earth System Boundaries
Humans are taking colossal risks with the future of civilisation and everything that lives on Earth, a new study published...
Celebration event marks 10th anniversary of Environment and Sustainability Institute
A celebration has been held to mark 10 years since the opening of the Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI) on...
Dozens of firms join ‘clean mobility’ workshop
More than 40 companies joined a workshop to discuss the challenges and opportunities for using hydrogen fuels in “clean mobility”....
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would save billions from dangerously hot climate
Current climate policies will leave more than a fifth of humanity exposed to dangerously hot temperatures by 2100, new research...
“Devastating” fungal infections wiping out crops and threatening global food security, experts warn
Scientists have warned of the “devastating” impact that fungal disease in crops will have on global food supply unless agencies...
Independent test centre for hydrogen marine propulsion systems launched
An independent centre for the testing and demonstration of marine hydrogen propulsion systems in the southwest of the UK launched...