About PMSP
What is the Plymouth Marine Science Partnership?
PMSP is a partnership of seven independent organisations each with their own areas of expertise. Working together under a partnership umbrella we are able to harness the full potential of the region and put Plymouth in a unique position within the UK and internationally.
Partners collaborate in mutually agreed areas of work and are able to derive scientific, academic, and economic benefits for the local community, the region and the UK.
The strength of PMSP lies in its ability to call upon a diverse range of experts with complimentary skills to provide the necessary expertise to tackle some of our most challenging marine environmental questions.
What does the PMSP do?
PMSP partners work closely together to provide opportunities for governments, agencies and industry through technology transfer, joint ventures, collaborative research, international partnerships and multi-disciplinary conservation efforts. Embedded within the science base is a unique capability for the dissemination of knowledge and public understanding of science.
Core Activities
World class research is carried out locally, nationally and internationally to monitor, understand and predict the role of the oceans in the Earth system.
Business & Innovation activities are concerned with turning world-class marine science and technology into solutions for the UK and international markets, achieved through developing new technologies and processes with potential applications in a range of sectors.
Informing policy decisions with scientific evidence. The work of PMSP contributes scientific evidence to government departments and advisors to support decision–making processes at the local, regional and international level.
Teaching and advanced training for students, postgraduates and technicians offered by the partners has made Plymouth the UK’s largest student and advanced training centre in marine science and technology.
Communicating science is central to the mission of PMSP. Outreach and education initiatives enable school groups and the wider public to improve their understanding and awareness of the marine environment.
.
Find out more about PMSP activities
Expertise within the partnership focuses largely on estuarine, coastal and shelf seas science and their role in the earth system especially with respect to climate change and human impacts. These skills and expertise are used to tackle national and global challenges such as Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Marine Spatial Planning and Knowledge Transfer.
Return to top of page