Media coverage – August 2017
A selection of the most prominent media coverage featuring the University during the month
Volvo video showcases brain computer research
Watch the video on Volvo's websiteProfessor Eduardo Miranda features in a stunning new video produced by car manufacturer Volvo, focuses on research he has been conducting with staff and patients at the Royal Hospital for Neurodisability.
Rise of the Robots
Watch ‘Hyper Evolution: Rise of the Robots’ on BBC4Angelo Cangelosi, Professor in Artificial Intelligence and Cognition has featured on BBC4 programme Hyper Evolution: Rise of the Robots this month profiling work with ‘baby robot’, iCub.
‘Social media culture can encourage risky and inappropriate posting behaviour’
Read more about the research in ‘The Telegraph’A new study by academics in the School of Psychology has received national coverage after investigating why young adults might post content on social media that contains sexual or offensive material.
Scallops thriving in Lyme Bay
Watch the footage of the scallops on the BBC websiteA research project led by Dr Emma Sheehan has captured footage of dozens of Queen scallops ‘flapping’ their shells in Lyme Bay, off the Devon and Dorset coast. The film was taken as part of the RETURN project.
Findings shared from bullying report
Read the full story on Duncan’s work in the ‘Independent’Professor Duncan Lewis explains the findings of a report conducted on the South East Coast Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb), following concerns raised in the trust’s staff survey.
Pioneering plastic pollution expedition
Sky News story on eXXpedition around BritainAn all-female crew set off this month to sail around Britain to raise awareness of plastic pollution, and student Megan Ross, who is about to start her final year of a BSc (Hons) Marine Biology degree at Plymouth, took part in the first leg.
Maintaining dignity in death
See an extract of the article on ‘Nursing Standard’ Twitter pageSecond-year student nurse Richard Porritt has featured in national publication Nursing Standard sharing his experience of delivering end-of-life care.