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“We’re both really passionate about participatory research. To do something about microplastics, you must have the conversation with people who can force change through. Change is the goal. It’s the only goal. ”   Dr Ben Williams (More)
By Jacqui Warner, Environmental Management MSc student Below Jacqui shares her dissertation proposal to investigate microfibres with a laundrette: Most people never consider the fabric of their clothes, the composition of the fibres (Liu et (More)
In this blog post, we meet Sayda Mehrabin Shejuti, our newest PhD student to join the Biospheric Microplastics team. Tell us a bit about your background? I studied soil, water and environment both at my bachelor and master’s level at the Uni (More)
In this blog post, we meet Devyani Chakravarty, our newest PhD student to join the Biospheric Microplastics team. What is your background? Most of my academic background is in marine sciences. I completed my Bachelor’s degree as a B.Sc. (H (More)
Hello and welcome to our latest team update. We have been incredibly busy in the last few months and share a snapshot of our activities with you below: In mid-June, Dr Ben Williams gave a talk to the West Bristol Climate Action group as part of C (More)
Anna Jones wrote: Meet the team: Alex King
Alex King has recently joined the team as a PhD Student. Below Alex shares a bit on her background and her work: Tell us a bit about your background?    I studied biology at Cardiff University and have worked since within the environ (More)
Science Communication Unit wrote: Homes under the microscope: pilot phase
Like most people I spend a lot of time in my home; on average we spend 80% of our time in our homes, much more than they spend in any other environment.  This makes our homes very important for our health but, despite this importance, relativel (More)