Marine Research Plymouth Alliance is a shared vision to harness the expertise of the UK’s largest cluster of marine science researchers and cutting-edge facilities.

Building greater cohesion and cooperation across three leading institutions in pursuit of world-leading marine science for a sustainable future, Marine Research Plymouth Alliance combines the internationally-renowned marine science capabilities of the Marine Biological Association (MBA), Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) and the University of Plymouth (UoP).

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Ambitious study to explore effects of offshore wind farms on ocean life
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Ambitious study to explore effects of offshore wind farms on ocean life
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Researchers from the Marine Research Plymouth Alliance partners will be part of a new £3.5m project centred around the potential impacts of FLOW developments in the Celtic Sea

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PhD studentship with Marine Research Plymouth Alliance
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PhD studentship with Marine Research Plymouth Alliance
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PhD Studentship 2025 | Come and join our vibrant community of marine students. Applications are invited for a 3½ year PhD studentship to start on 1st October 2025

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Plymouth scientists play key role in global Plankton Manifesto
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Plymouth scientists play key role in global Plankton Manifesto
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Marine Research Plymouth Alliance scientists have played an integral role in driving the development of a landmark document created by the United Nations

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Initiative increases awareness of the threats posed by light pollution to the global ocean
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Initiative increases awareness of the threats posed by light pollution to the global ocean
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Scientists from the Marine Research Plymouth Alliance have launched the Global Ocean Artificial Light at Night Network at the United Nations Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona

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We Support ‘Leave No One Behind’

Leave no one behind is the central, transformative promise of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals.

It represents the unequivocal commitment of all UN Member States to eradicate poverty in all its forms, end discrimination and exclusion, and reduce the inequalities and vulnerabilities that leave people behind and undermine the potential of individuals and of humanity as a whole.