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L-R: Market for dried omena (Lake Victoria sardine) in Kisumu, Kenya; One-man-thousand (West African pygmy herring) caught in Lake Volta, Ghana; Anchovy being sun dried in Accra, Ghana

Tiny fish could unlock big gains in tackling global malnutrition

Tiny fish could play a big part in tackling malnutrition and the food insecurity crisis across the globe, a new study reveals.
Illustration showing methane emissions in the Late Permian; researchers taking samples for the study

Methane discovery sheds new light on world’s largest mass extinction event

Methane emissions created by volcanic activity burning buried fossil fuel deposits could have played a major role in the global warming that triggered the largest mass extinction event in Earth’s history, a new study suggests.
Wildflower strips deployed in Washington; Hoverfly feeding on “Farewell to Spring” (Clarkia amoena)

Small spaces can make a big difference to wildlife, new study suggests

Small patches of land given over to wildlife-friendly planting can make a big difference to pollinator conservation, a new study suggests.
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Invitation to apply for funding for interdisciplinary research workshops - Data Science Institute

The Data Science Institute supports interdisciplinary research across a wide range of disciplines and interests. Institute members are passionately engaged in a wide range of data-intensive activity, which is addressing critical societal, economic and environmental questions, as well as generating new mathematical models and methods of digital innovation.
Young people with Recirculate posters

UN World Toilet Day - finding value in human waste

Providing safe water to the urban poor needs circular processing of their toilet waste offering social, economic and environmental benefits.

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Our research groups include a wide range of researchers from the natural and social scientists. They work in multi-disciplinary teams within, across and beyond these groups to help find solutions to the big global environmental challenges.

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6th Dec

LEC Plant and Crop Science Seminars

Tuesday 6 December 2022, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
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DSI :Wednesday Lunch Time Talks - The Work Foundation

Wednesday 7 December 2022, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
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DSI Christmas Showcase

Thursday 15 December 2022, 3:30pm to 5:00pm
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LEC Plant and Crop Science Seminars

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LEC Plant and Crop Science Seminars

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