Phytoplankton are microscopic organisations that live in both fresh and seawater and form one of the lowest levels of the aquatic food chain, with many marine creatures eating them. Phytoplankton contain chlorophyll, like plants, and therefore require sunlight to survive … Continue reading
We’re in the middle of the 2019 British Science Week! It’s an annual event promoting science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) across the UK and, slightly contrary to its name runs for ten days, which this year is from the … Continue reading
It was great to be invited to give the introductory talk at the inaugural Plymouth NASA Space Apps Challenge last weekend. Space Apps is a two-day international hackathon hosted in cities around the world, globally coordinated by NASA. It began … Continue reading
It’s Marine Tech Expo week in Plymouth! Taking place at the University of Plymouth on Thursday 21st June, the Expo will showcase the maritime businesses, marine innovation and research from Plymouth and the wider area of the South Coast Marine … Continue reading
“The surface of the Earth is the shore of the cosmic ocean.” – Carl Sagan Sunday, the 22nd April, is the globally celebrated annual Earth Day. The theme this year is ‘End Plastic Pollution’ within worldwide campaign celebrated by 192 … Continue reading
This week I’m at the Integrated Marine Biosphere Research (IMBeR) IMBIZO5 event at the Woods Hall Oceanographic Institute. IMBIZO is a Zulu word meaning a meeting or gathering called by a traditional leader and this week a group of marine … Continue reading
It’s British Science Week! Co-ordinated by the British Science Association (BSA) and funded by the UK Government through the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, it’s a celebration of science, engineering, technology and maths – often referred to as … Continue reading
Plymouth University’s Space Society plans to send a small bottle of gin ‘into space’ attached to a weather balloon at the end of March. The aim is to send the bottle 100,000 feet above the Earth, equivalent to 30 kilometres, and then bring … Continue reading
As students, we are forever encouraged to find work experience to develop our real-life skills and enhance our CV’s. During the early period of my second year I was thinking about possible work experience for the following summer. Thanks to … Continue reading
Pixalytics Ltd would like to wish everyone we worked with during the last year, and all the readers of our blog, a very happy Christmas. Back next week with our top blogs of 2015!
