Plymouth University
Plymouth University plays host to the Marine Institute, a key research group in Devon. The Marine Institute has many departments please follow the links below to relevant areas:
Plymouth has a unique maritime history of discovery. True to this tradition, the University of Plymouth offers world-class teaching and research in a wide spectrum of marine subjects and works closely with its partner institutions, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, the Marine Biological Association, the National Marine Aquarium, the Diving Diseases Research Centre and the Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science.
The Marine Institute has been formed to help consolidate the ongoing marine activities in the Faculties of Science, Technology and Social Science and Business into a coherent programme. A number of research groups and centres located in these Faculties belong to the University's Marine Institute. Our multidisciplinary Science and Technology Plan will help to offer innovative solutions to the difficult issues facing today's seas and coasts.
Aims
To work to a common purpose:
- To undertake holistic research encompassing catchments, coasts and shelf seas;
- To foster a thriving, interdisciplinary research community and graduate school with world class capability;
- Through knowledge transfer, enable sustainable stewardship of seas and coasts and their natural resources;
- To build on existing University of Plymouth partnerships with:
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory
- Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
- Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science
- National Marine Aquarium
- Diving Diseases Research Centre
- To enhance external and international links with stakeholders and other organisations
Marine Institute Policy Development (MarCoPol)
The aim of the Marine and Coastal Policy (MarCoPol) Research Centre is to provide a sound scientific, social, legal and economic basis for improved policy for the management, sustainable use and protection of the marine and coastal environment.
The Centre for International Shipping and Logistics
The unit has a long-standing and proven research track record in peripheral, developing and transitional economies, including those of the Former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and the Far East/Pacific Rim. Members of the unit are frequent visitors to these economies and have conducted widespread research into issues involving sustainable international logistics, shipping, port and supply chain management.
Marine Biology and Ecosystems Research Centre
Members of the Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre (MBERC) take a question driven approach to science that provides a basis for high quality research and research-informed teaching. The group consists of closely collaborating biologists and ecologists from marine, freshwater and terrestrial backgrounds, with research interests ranging from epigenetic effects on individual organisms to functional processes in ecosystems and including topical issues that such as the impact of climate change and ocean acidification. This broad research base provides the opportunity to address novel and topical cross-disciplinary questions and is used to inform our highly successful postgraduate (MRes Marine Biology) and undergraduate (Marine Biology, Marine Biology and Coastal Ecology & Marine Biology & Oceanography) degree programmes.
Sea Shelf Oceanography and Meteorology Research Group
| This group's main objectives are to understand and predict physical processes, which exchange matter and energy across the continental shelves, and to provide underpinning research for biogeochemical studies of coastal and shelf waters. Our research involves a balanced combination of: |
theoretical and statistical modelling |
Ecotoxicology and Stress Biology Research Group
The Ecotoxicology and stress biology research centre (ESBRC) aims to understand how organisms deal with exposure to environmental stresses (anthropogenic & natural, chemical & physical) and biotic stresses (infection & disease) and apply this knowledge to improve human and ecosystem health. The group conducts innovative, world-class studies in ecotoxicology and stress biology. The team has extensive interactions with other research groups within the Plymouth Marine Science Partnership, the Peninsula Medical School, nationally and internationally.
The Geomatics research group is based within the Faculty of Science (University of Plymouth). Its areas of interest include coastal zone management, hydrography, geodesy, GIS, GPS, meteorology, navigation & remote sensing. The aims of the group are:
- new areas of collaborative research
- links with commercial organisations