Plymouth Sustainability and Surfing Research Group

25/06/2022

The Center for Surf Research at San Diego State University and Surf Park Central are pairing up to explore our surf travel habits. How do we think about and use surf parks, and do we even give a damn about sustainability in surfing? The results of the survey will be used to inform surf park design, operations, marketing, feasibility studies, and the prioritization of sustainability in current and future projects. Have your say about the way the industry develops. You can also win a new Firewire Surfboards
Take the survey ⏩ https://bit.ly/surfparksurvey

04/04/2022

Congratulation North Devon World Surfing Reserve

07/01/2022

This is a great piece drawing together so many aspects of surfing's ability to highlight complex socio economic and environmental issues

Echoes many authors in Sustainable Stoke as well as the books and

Surfing is a way of life for millions, a livelihood for many others. But there is no legal protection for the beaches that make it all possible

02/12/2021

Our new Ocean Recovery report reveals the health benefits of people undertaking water sports could save the NHS £20.2 billion per year 💰😮

The ocean is our life support system. It has played a key role during the global health crisis, providing solace for many during extremely challenging times.💙

Now, the government must take urgent action to reverse the trend of ocean decline, both for nature and humanity.

Find out more on our website: https://buff.ly/3daEvbI

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29/01/2021

24/11/2020

20/11/2020

Friday inspiration
This week we bring you our Wavemakers' Top Ten surfing related book recommendations. Happy reading!

Let My People Go Surfing (Yvon Chouinard)
Barbarian Days (William Finnegan)
She Surf (Lauren Hill)
Grey Skies, Green Waves (Tom Anderson)
Sustainable Stoke (Gregory Borne and Jess Ponting)
Blue Mind (Wallace J Nichols)
Surf Is Where You Find It (Gerry Lopez)
Around the Coast in 80 Waves (Jonathan Bennett)
Mindfulness and Surfing (Sam Bleakley)
Stormrider Guides

14/10/2020

Background to the project:Despite years of consensus across the scientific community that our present environmental crisis is caused by huma...

03/09/2020

Great interview with Andy Puddicombe founder of the meditation app Headspace

'Over the years, it’s become less about the surfing and more about being in the water, with friends, just hanging out.” Despite being a man who made his fortune with an app, he relishes the time away from his phone, being cut off from everything'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/jphg6vBmHgz1chYVkl9nDk/andy-puddicombe-nine-things-we-learned-when-he-spoke-to-joe-wicks-about-meditation'

Joe Wicks talks to the meditation guru about surfing, Buddhism and the circus.

02/09/2020

Colleagues at Plymouth Marjon University exploring energy literacy

As the impacts of climate change become increasingly visible across the globe, awareness of the need for cleaner energy and demand reduction is growin…

11/06/2020

Fantastic opportunity to take your passion to a new level with a full time PhD studentship in sustainability - contact Gregory Borne and/or Debby Cotton for more details

Bursary p.a.: Bursary equivalent to UKRI national minimum stipend plus fees (2019/20 bursary rate is £15,009). University fees at the Home/EU rate will be met by the University for the 3 years of the Studentship.

09/06/2020

We have four PhD Studentships available, all with bursary, fees paid and excellent supervisors. The opportunities span education, health, sport and sustainability.

ℹ️ More info here: https://bit.ly/3f1x1GX