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    University to receive million pound funding for plastics recycling research and innovation The Solent LEP will use the Government's 'Getting Building Fund’ allocation to finance the expansion of the Centre for Enzyme Innovation

    06 August 2020 3 min read

    The University is to share in £15.9 million of investment from the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).

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    New app to tackle sources of plastic pollution in Portsmouth A new partnership is set to revolutionise the way plastic pollution in and around Portsmouth is tracked and stopped

    16 September 2020 3 min read

    A partnership between Jetsam and the University of Portsmouth is set to revolutionise the way plastic pollution in and around Portsmouth is tracked and stopped.

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    New study shows how extinct flying reptiles evolved surprisingly sensitive beaks Scientists have discovered that pterosaurs used the sensitive tip of their beak to find food.

    15 September 2020 6 min read

    Pterosaurs - winged cousins of dinosaurs - evolved sensitive beaks to allow them to find food, like modern birds such as ducks, sandpipers and kiwis, according to a new paper by the universities of Portsmouth and Bath.

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    Inspiring photography students selected for prestigious award The students' work evokes the unsettling and strange aspects of our society

    15 September 2020 3 min read

    University of Portsmouth Photography students win 2020 Platform Graduate Award for their projects

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    Cybercrime Awareness Clinic wins National Cyber Award The Award was part of the Education and Learning category and in recognition of a cyber awareness campaign, product or initiative.

    11 September 2020 3 min read

    The University of Portsmouth Cybercrime Awareness Clinic, funded by Hampshire Constabulary, has won The Cyber Awareness Award at the National Cyber Awards 2020

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    Funding win for research into experience of homeless migrants during crises Researchers will investigate the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on homeless migrants

    07 September 2020 9 min read

    An 18-month research project which aims to better understand the impact of the global pandemic on migrants who are homeless has won funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

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    Portsmouth Guildhall becomes University of Portsmouth teaching space The space will be used as a temporary teaching space in a creative response to the pandemic

    07 September 2020 4 min read

    Covid-secure measures such as one-way systems, face coverings, social distancing and hand sanitiser stations will be used to make the venue as safe as possible for students and staff.

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    Researcher to examine effect of pandemic on vulnerable women The £203,025 study will focus on international female migrants and their families at home, in Indonesia

    05 September 2020 4 min read

    Sasee Pallikadavath, Professor of Demography and Global Health at the University of Portsmouth awarded government funding to examine the international impact of Covid-19 on the migrant workers in Indonesia

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    Major EU grant to unravel the mysteries of the Universe An astrophysicist has won a career-changing grant, which will put him at the forefront of international cosmological research

    03 September 2020 6 min read

    A researcher from the University of Portsmouth has been awarded a slice of €677 million funding to tackle one of the big cosmological mysteries.

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    Ripples from deep in the cosmos reveal most massive black hole detected yet Experts from the University of Portsmouth have contributed to major international research on black holes.

    02 September 2020 9 min read

    The most massive gravitational-wave source yet has been detected – a binary black hole merger, which produced a blast equal to the energy of eight Suns, sending shockwaves through the universe.

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