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RRS Sir David Attenborough departs Cammell Laird for sea trials

RSS Sir David Attenborough. Credit Richard Turner, British Antarctic Survey.

The UK's most advanced polar research ship – RRS Sir David Attenborough – has left Cammell Laird shipyard for two weeks of technical sea trials. In November, the shipyard will formally hand over the ship to NERC.

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Impacts of marine plastic pollution in south-east Asia researched

Leading environmental and research agencies in the UK and in Singapore have announced funding support for four innovative international research collaborations that will investigate how to reduce the impact of plastic pollution on marine ecosystems in south-east Asia.

Tropical beach

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COVID-19 sewage tracking system supported by UKRI-funded research

Water pollution slick

A government-led project, supported by NERC and funded by UK Research and Innovation, is providing an early warning of coronavirus outbreaks by monitoring sewage across the country.

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