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Power generation increased by up to 70 per cent when wind turbines were combined with tidal/wave installations

The research team also found that adding wave energy devices to floating wind turbines improved rather than compromised ...
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First university-owned Wetherspoon pub in UK to open at Surrey in May

While student unions at Hull and Newcastle run Wetherspoon pubs, Surrey will be the first UK university to own and operate a franchise under this model. The partnership gives the University access to ...
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National survey finds microplastic pollution around Britain’s coastline could be double than previously recorded

The team, which included University of Surrey academic Hannah Davies, rowed over 2,000 miles in just 50 days as part of the GB Row Challenge 2024, whilst also collecting crucial data on microplastic ...
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Thousand years of women's writing challenges assumptions about medieval literature

A new encyclopedia covering a millennium of women’s writing from across the globe challenges assumptions that medieval literature was dominated by men and could transform how we understand the past, ...
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Energy-saving 5G features could cut carbon emissions across the UK economy

Using UK economic and emissions data, the team established an environmentally extended input–output (EEIO) model tailored ...
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Comment: Gender-inclusive pronouns have been part of English literature for centuries, says Surrey academic

As debates over pronoun use intensify worldwide, a University of Surrey academic is drawing on centuries of English ...
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Rediscovered music may never sound the same twice, according to new Surrey study

To understand what happens when performers face this problem, the research compared all professional recordings of the same ...
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Guildford Cathedral plays host as town and gown come together to see formal installation of Professor Stephen Jarvis as Surrey's sixth Vice-Chancellor

In a ceremony that fused a message about the dual research and teaching purpose of the University, the urgency of a rapidly ...
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Could British companies be sued in the UK for human rights abuses committed overseas?

Researchers argue that global businesses can no longer hide behind complex corporate structures and that major companies risk ...
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Future space-sector leaders from the University of Surrey compete in global 24-hour space hackathon at Surrey Research Park

Students from the University of Surrey were among the 75 aspiring space entrepreneurs to take part in the UK heat of ...
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Tourists are fuelling exploitative working conditions by demanding cheap holidays, warns new research

Customers are playing a much bigger role in creating poor working conditions in tourism than most people think, according to a new study from the University of Surrey and Strathclyde University. The ...
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Genetic link between T2D and high blood pressure uncovered

Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure share a genetic link, new research from the University of Surrey, UK and the Université de Lille, France shows. People with one condition are more likely to ...