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University expert contributes to new BBC series Seven Worlds, One Planet
The University of Plymouth's Professor Iain Stewart acted as a scientific consultant on the BBC series Seven Worlds, One Planet, hosted by Sir David Attenborough and produced by the BBC’s Natural History Unit
University works with international partners on €47 million tidal energy project
The University of Plymouth is among the partners in TIGER (The Tidal Stream Industry Energiser Project), an ambitious €46.8 million project that will see turbines submerged offshore to harness the energy of tidal currents
Girls into Geoscience goes global at prestigious women in science event
Dr Sarah Boulton, Associate Professor in Active Neotectonics and Co-Founder of Girls in Geoscience at the University of Plymouth, will be speaking at the Dorothy Hill Women in Earth Sciences Symposium, being hosted by the University of Queensland
Dementia champion awarded British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list
Ian Sherriff has received the award for services to those affected by dementia.
University scientists selected to join NERC Advisory Network
Dr Sian Rees and Professor Tom Hutchinson, from the University of Plymouth's Faculty of Science and Engineering, have been appointed to the Natural Environment Research Council's Advisory Network
Chief Dental Officer helps celebrate increased training capacity at University of Plymouth
An extension to cutting-edge facilities for training the next generation of dentists and dental therapists has been officially opened by the most senior member of the profession in England.
New book suggests governments need to maintain focus on transformative transport strategies
Transport Matters is the third book in a series produced by Iain Docherty, Dean of the Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of Stirling, and Jon Shaw, Professor of Transport Geography at the University of Plymouth.
Global tech firm IBM joins Mayflower Autonomous Ship project
International technology giant IBM has signed up to work with the University of Plymouth and other partners on an ambitious project to sail an unmanned ship across the Atlantic Ocean
Multi-million pound partnership creates South West Institute of Technology
The University of Plymouth and City College Plymouth, along with industries including Babcock, are among the partners in the new South West Institute of Technology
Student device powers to national engineering success
University of Plymouth engineering students Tristan Price, William Kleinstuber, George Modica-Cliff and Joseph Searle won the Institution of Mechanical Engineers' 2019 Design Challenge
Sustainable construction project wins major European award
CobBauge, an EU-funded sustainable construction project between partners in England and France, was named the best sustainability project at the European Commission's RegioStars event.
Social prescribing – who does it work for and why?
In a time when people are living longer, but with more complex healthcare needs, GPs are increasingly using social prescribing to help manage conditions.