Marine with Plymouth University

An introduction to Plymouth University’s Marine Institute

UK Marine Economy

• 1 million employees

• £46 bn to UK economy

UK Marine Industries

• £7.6 bn sales revenue (£4 bn exports)

• employ 105,000 people

• world-class advanced manufacturing and science base

SW England as a centre for UK’s marine industry

28.5%

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3.1%

UK LEISURE, SUPERYACHT AND SMALL COMMERCIAL MARINE INDUSTRY

SW England as a centre for UK’s marine industry

Fishing Industry

3 largest fishing ports in England & Wales

• >1000 registered fishermen • £244m to SW economy

SW England as a centre for UK’s marine industry

Only region with all renewable energy resources close to major ports & infrastructure

Wave Solar Tidal Wind

SW England as a centre for UK’s marine industry

Tourist Industry: primarily coastal

• £830m pa spend in SW England • Highest in UK (Wales £193m, Scotland £94m)

Plymouth – centre of SW Marine Industry

Largest cluster of marine/maritime businesses in SW

>300 businesses

13,500 people employed

World-renowned scientific and academic expertise

key to development of marine skills and business support

leading new green economy

Plymouth Marine Science & Education Foundation

Plymouth University Marine Institute (PUMI)

Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML)

Marine Biological Association (MBA)

Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS)

National Marine Aquarium (NMA)

Diving Diseases Research Centre (DDRC)

Plymouth University

Within top 10 largest in UK; >30,000 students enrolled, 3,000 staff

World Top 350 University, 2011;

World Top 100 “under 50 years” 2012

Leading UK university for sustainability (No.1 overall Green Gown league last 5 years)

Top 5 World Green University 2012 (UI Greenmetric Ranking)

Plymouth University

Founded in 1862 as Plymouth Navigation School

Marine/Maritime remains the key theme

2011: Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Further & Higher Education:

“For education and research solutions for the global marine sector”

Plymouth University “The Enterprise University”: philosophy of working closely with business and industry

Plymouth University: wider training remit

BRNC

The Marine Institute: Overview & aims

Inaugurated in 2006; MJA Director May 2009.

Interdisciplinary “Hilltops to Deep Oceans” remit

Focal point for external interaction in marine & maritime areas: reputation building

Foster, enhance and promote world-class research within MI research centres

Enhance marine & maritime commercialisation and internationalisation agendas

The Marine Institute: Scale & Activity

Only Institute in UK with the broad portfolio to cover all major marine areas:

All Sciences, Engineering, Technology, Navigation, Policy, Shipping, Business, Law, Sports, Arts, Maritime History - (Broadest in Europe)

180 academic staff; 250+ researchers; 2600 students (UK’s first and largest)

How compare with our competitors?

National Ranking of Plymouth University Marine Institute

Thomson ISI data. Search terms: marine, ocean, coast*, maritime, shore, shipping (Feb 2011)

Research Productivity: peer reviewed marine papers published

UK leading universities for number of “marine” publications

Rank Institution CountryNumber of Publications last 5

years1 University of Southampton UK 5812 University of Plymouth UK 5733 University of Cambridge UK 5664 University of Oxford UK 5265 University of East Anglia UK 4336 University of Bristol UK 4077 University of Newcastle UK 3428 University College London UK 3349 University of Aberdeen UK 330

10 University of Leeds UK 32111 University of Durham UK 30712 University of Edinburgh UK 29313 University of Bangor UK 29114 Imperial College London UK 27815 University of Liverpool UK 274

International Ranking of Plymouth University Marine Institute: Vs World’s Top 100 Universities

Research Productivity: peer reviewed marine papers published

The Marine Institute: Research Themes

Assessing and Predicting Change

Sustainable Use and Protection of the Seas and Coast.

Understanding Marine and Coastal Systems.

Marine Institute Associated Research Centres

Science & Technology • Biogeochemistry Research Centre • Centre for Coastal & Ocean Science & Engineering • Centre for Research in Earth Sciences • Centre for Research in Environment & Society • Centre for Marine and Coastal Policy Research • Marine Biology & Ecology Research Centre • Ecotoxicology Research & Innovation Centre • Centre for Robotics and Neural Systems • Centre for Research in Brain, Cognition and Behaviour

Business, Management & Arts • Centre for Maritime Logistics, Economics & Finance • Law and Criminal Justice Centre • Centre for Media, Arts and Design • Service and Enterprise Research Centre • Research Centre for Sustainable Leadership, Governance & Policy • Centre for Humanities, Music and Performing Arts Research

plus • Shipping and Maritime Enterprise Unit • Marine and Industrial Dynamic Analysis Unit • Advanced Composites Manufacturing Centre

The Marine Institute: Courses

2600 students taught across 40 undergraduate & postgraduate programmes

Teaching mainly in School of Marine Science & Engineering.

Largest such school in Europe;

Base for staff & key facilities

Coordinated suite of marine masters programmes