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![Professor Jason Hall-Spencer is a member of the steering group for the newly formed UK Maerl Forum]()
Researcher helps highlight the importance of UK’s maerl beds
University of Plymouth news: Professor Jason Hall-Spencer has been studying the features for several decades and is a member of the steering group for the newly formed UK Maerl Forum.
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Project aims to transform dentist experience for people with learning disabilities
University of Plymouth news: The Caring Beyond Words project will unite a team of artists, writers, and community support staff with some of the UK’s leading researchers in both dentistry and learning disabilities
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New research highlights opportunities to transform UK marine monitoring
University of Plymouth news: A new study involving the University suggests coastal communities and marine wildlife could benefit from improved monitoring of nutrient pollution in UK waters
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Academic contributes to report warning hidden toll of brain injury costs the economy £43 billion a year
University of Plymouth news: Dr Alyson Norman, Associate Professor in Psychology, worked on a new Right to Rehab report with the All Party Parliamentary Group on Acquired Brain Injury and the UK Acquired Brain Injury Forum.
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New research to explore weight loss injections pre-pregnancy
University of Plymouth news: New research to explore weight loss injections pre-pregnancy. The University of Plymouth and Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust are working with local women and clinicians to understand current perceptions of the jabs.
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![Scientists - including Dr Jenny Gales - observed shimmering hot water emerging from a chimney at 710 meters during dive 804 on the north-east side of Quest Caldera; they located the hydrothermal vent by focusing on previously recorded heat anomalies and pockmarks in the mapping data]()
New hydrothermal vents and coral gardens found in the icy depths of the remote South Sandwich Islands
University of Plymouth news: Dr Jenny Gales was part of an international team of scientists who discovered new hydrothermal vents, coral gardens and many suspected new species on an expedition to one of the most remote island chains in the world
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Study shows people with more nature in their neighbourhood smoke and drink less
University of Plymouth news: A study showing how people who live in greener neighbourhoods smoke and drink less on average is the latest involving the University to explore links between nature and addictive behaviours.
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Researcher makes key contribution to David Attenborough’s film about the ocean
University of Plymouth news: Dr Bryce Stewart helped with filming scenes and advised on the script for Ocean with David Attenborough, a film that premiered in early May
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![Key Cities Innovation Network - Culture, Place and Development report launch]()
University contributes to report focused on driving development through culture, creativity and place
University of Plymouth news: Professor Chris Bennewith and Professor Katharine Willis are among the authors of Culture, Place and Development - a new publication produced by the Key Cities Innovation Network
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Study investigates scale and impact of pain medication overprescribing in older people
University of Plymouth news: The HOPE-AO project is being led by the University of Plymouth with funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research
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![Robin Hanbury-Tenison rowing the Tamar]()
Explorer completes the challenge of a lifetime
University of Plymouth news: To mark his 89th birthday, explorer and author Robin Hanbury-Tenison has taken on the challenge of a lifetime by rowing 22 miles on the River Tamar, thanks to support from students and staff at the University of Plymouth.
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Statisticians predict how long the new pope can expect to serve
University of Plymouth news: Based on an analysis of every pope’s age and length of service dating back more than six centuries, statisticians have suggested Pope Leo XIV could serve for around the next 14 years
