Media coverage – March 2017
A selection of the most prominent media coverage featuring the University during the month
Lack of support for pregnancy sickness
Full list of coverage for Caitlin’s reportPhD student Caitlin Dean has found that more than half of women suffering with hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) – severe pregnancy sickness – did not find access to treatment easy, and some were left with no choice but to terminate their wanted pregnancy
Washing clothes releases microfibres into the ocean
Watch Imogen’s Sky Ocean Rescue interviewPhD student Imogen Napper has appeared on a Sky News special report explaining how washing your clothes can release microfibres into the ocean.
Marine life contaminated by plastic microfibres shed from clothes
For more, visit Yahoo! NewsProfessor Richard Thompson describes how substantial numbers of fish and shellfish are now contaminated with small pieces of plastic, including fibres
There's more to a 24-hour city than pubs and clubs
Read Oliver's piece on The Guardian websiteOliver Smith, Reader in Criminology, writes about the ways cities can move their nightlife away from drink-dependent culture
Fathers face negative bias in workplace
Read more on The Independent websiteJasmine Kelland has conducted a study looking at the negative bias fathers face when applying for part-time work. The initial research may explain why so many more mothers work part-time than fathers
Getting Back to the Land with Kate Humble
Watch the programme on the BBC iPlayerFaculty of Arts and Humanities graduate Justin Floyd talks to the presenter about his way to make wool rock solid and use it to create modern innovative furniture products
The benefits of shadow IT
Read the full article on Raconteur (also covered in the Sunday Times)Professor Steven Furnell is featured within an article exploring the potential rewards offered by shadow cloud services
This vaccine just might stop Ebola from annihilating the great apes
Read more on Popular ScienceA report features the work of Dr Michael Jarvis into potential vaccines to combat Ebola
Architecture students help to create unique camping experience on the Dartington estate
Read the article on Building Construction DesignA report into a joint project between the University and Dartington Hall Trust which will see a series of eco-pods built on the South Devon estate
Camber Sands deaths: inquest should look at council role
Read the story on The Guardian websiteThe Guardian reports on the upcoming inquests of five men who drowned last summer and the role the university's Coastal Marine Applied Research team have played in assessing safety on the beach
