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degree of pollution in the Nairobi river is clear for all to see (Credit: Dr Simone Bagnis)

Study calls for improved sanitation and the environmental management of pharmaceuticals in developing economies

New research led by the University of Plymouth suggests that failure to ensure the environmental sustainability of growing patient access to medicines in developing economies could increase the risk of adverse environmental impacts

Professor Mark Fitzsimons and Dr Kate Schofield are presented with their Tech South West Award (Credit: Gareth Williams Photography)

University soil research earns success at inaugural Tech South West Awards

FABSOIL, for which the University of Plymouth is working with the world-famous Eden Project, is exploring how recycled and waste material could be transformed and then reused in agriculture and other sectors

Dan Charman lecture - attendees at Sherwell Hall

Geography turns 50

University of Plymouth: Geography celebrates 50 years of being taught as a degree subject

Professor Yigit Kazançoğlu, Dr Kumar Mangla, and Professor Erhan Ada 

New research project launched to tackle the issue of food waste

The University is to work with partners in the UK and Turkey looking at how Industry 4.0 solutions might help reduce food waste in Turkey

Ian S Dementia Friendly Award 2019

Leading figure in dementia care and research wins national award

Ian Sherriff BEM, Academic Partnership Lead for Dementia at the University of Plymouth has won a National Dementia Friendly Award in the category ‘Outstanding Contribution Award’.

Jon Shaw

Academic awarded prestigious fellowship to teach in New Zealand

University of Plymouth Professor of Transport Geography Jon Shaw will spend eight weeks in New Zealand during 2020 having been awarded an Erskine Fellowship by the University of Canterbury

Stevie in the Living Lab

Testbed for cutting-edge health technology welcomes world’s most advanced social robot

University of Plymouth news: A robot named Stevie, cover star of Time magazine this month, is making his first visit to the UK to be tested by experts in health technology in the South West.

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University of Plymouth prepares to shine at Illuminate

University students, graduates and staff are taking part in the 2019 Illuminate festival at three venues across the city.

Microplastics on the beach

University of Plymouth awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for world-leading microplastics work

The University has been awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize in respect of its research into microplastics

Biofilm of antibiotic resistant bacteria, close up view. Rod-shaped and spherical bacteria. Shutterstock image

Global challenges intertwined: how climate change is linked to antimicrobial resistance

For World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW) 2019, Lecturer in Molecular Microbiology Dr Tina Joshi examines the interaction between arguably the two greatest current threats to humankind: climate change and the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Dartmoor ponies are among the most iconic species of any British moorland (Credit Lloyd Russell, University of Plymouth) WEB

Research suggests ponies could play critical role in Dartmoor's future health

A research project – coordinated by the Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust with researchers at the University of Plymouth - suggests ponies make a positive contribution to conservation management on Dartmoor

Heavy rain falls across Dartmoor on Saturday 09 November 2019 (Credit Lloyd Russell, University of Plymouth)

Future rainfall could far outweigh current climate predictions, study suggests

The UK’s uplands could in future see significantly more annual rainfall than is currently being predicted in national climate models, according to new research by the University of Plymouth