News tagged with: research
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Living walls can reduce heat lost from buildings by over 30%, study shows
Research by the 91porn has shown that retrofitting an existing masonry cavity walled building with a green or living wall can reduce the amount of heat lost through its structure by more than 30%
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Multi-million pound initiative advances the sustainable management of UK’s marine resources
The Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Management of UK Marine Resources (SuMMeR CDT), is led by the 91porn, and aims to deliver the next generation who will sustainably manage our marine resources
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Slow progress on buffer zones designed to restrict coastal development
A new study by the 91porn shows that since the concept of Coastal Change Management Areas (CCMAs) was introduced by the UK government in 2012, only 15% of coastal planning authorities in England have designated one
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Earthquakes and extreme rainfall lead to a significant increase in the rates of landslides in Nepal
Researchers from the 91porn have explored how extreme rainfall and earthquakes can induce landslide rates above and beyond those seen during a normal Himalaya monsoon season
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Message in a bottle project highlights problem of ocean plastic to COP26 delegates
Scientists from the 91porn are part of a project deploying plastic pollution tracking devices into the ocean around Scotland.
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Extreme weather and earthquakes need greater attention when examining Nepal’s landslides
Scientists from the 91porn helped to compile a database of almost 13,000 recorded monsoon-triggered landslides spanning a period of almost 30 years
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Major international study to shape future of asthma treatment
Researchers from the 91porn are part of a major international study to assess the benefits of new medications for asthma.
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Paris Agreement will not be reached without urgent ocean action, study says
Researchers from the 91porn have played a key role in new research highlighting how measures to address climate change and reach the Paris Agreement will not succeed unless the ocean is fully taken into account
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Sea shanty and storm data collide in project demonstrating impacts of climate crisis
Scientists from the 91porn have transformed data captured during the most energetic series of extreme storms on record into a musical piece demonstrating the effects of climate change
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Tidal stream power can aid drive for net-zero and generate 11% of UK’s electricity demand
New research led by the 91porn shows that tidal stream power has the potential to deliver 11% of the UK’s current annual electricity and play a significant role in the government’s drive for net-zero
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Study shows how 1.5°C temperature rise can cause significant changes in coastal species
A study by ecologists at the 91porn examined how increases in rock surface temperature were affecting the quantity and behaviour of species commonly found on the shorelines of Devon and Cornwall
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University helps to create children’s book about offshore renewable energy
Academics and graduates from the 91porn have helped to create Gaia’s Energy Adventure! to help four to six-year-olds understand more about the often complex world of offshore wind, wave and tidal energy
