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At Plymouth, you are much more than just your exam results, which is why we treat every application individually.
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We are committed to developing solutions to the planet's most challenging issues.
In 2019–20, the University was rated in the top 25 for teaching in the National Student Survey, and was awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education for a third time, in recognition of two decades of groundbreaking research into microplastics and microfibers. Our teams also:
Our diverse research spans three Strategic Institutes. Collaborative endeavour in rich, natural environments drives solutions to global challenges.
Marine Institute
Marine, maritime, education and innovation expertise integrates to train scientists, engineers, policymakers, artists, technicians and business.
Plymouth Institute of Health and Care Research
Transformations in life course, ageing, methodologies, e-health, technology and interventions in health, social care, lifestyle, health and wellbeing.
Sustainable Earth Institute
Science, engineering, arts, humanities, health and business, with community, businesses and individuals, innovate to build resilience for our planet.
Showcasing our thriving marine sector
Find out more about BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult Health), BSc (Hons) Nursing (Mental Health) and MNurs (Hons) Nursing (Adult Health and Mental Health)
Showcasing our thriving marine sector
Discover more about our cyber security awareness course for seafarers
Subject-specific events that give University of Plymouth offer holders a chance to take the next step towards starting their course in September