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SOLVE magazine highlights cross-disciplinary research performance and impact from researchers across the University
As a university, we have a responsibility to communicate what we are learning.
Only by sharing our knowledge will we succeed as a community and as a nation. That's why we're producing SOLVE magazine – to share as scientists and educators our research and knowledge-building that stand to make a difference to the world.
Introducing the current issue
The 2016 discovery of a ‘plastic digesting’ enzyme initiated a new movement in research and innovation at the University of Portsmouth: Revolution Plastics.
This special edition of SOLVE is all about the Revolution Plastics journey so far. I hope you will find inspiration in discovering how far we’ve come.
Across a wealth of projects – from engineering enzymes for use in industrial-scale recycling, to crafting new sustainable composite materials, to influencing plastics policy across the globe – more than 70 researchers focus on enabling practical action with revolutionary impact.
Our goal is to drive forward the innovations, global partnerships and policies that will make possible a circular economy in which plastic is never wasted, but rather reused or recycled.
An island city with a rich marine ecology, Portsmouth is perfectly placed to stand against the scourge of plastics pollution. Change that starts here will end with a more sustainable world for everyone. So, fittingly, this is a revolution in which all of us can play a role
Professor Graham Galbraith
Vice-Chancellor, University of Portsmouth
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