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Plymouth Fish Finger on a plate

Fish fingers like you've never seen them before

University of Plymouth news: A pilot community project to create a new locally sourced fish finger for school lunches is making waves across Plymouth and beyond.

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University expert influences global scientific community’s 10 recommendations for UN Ocean conference

University of Plymouth news: Professor Deborah Greaves is the UK member of the International Scientific Committee of the One Ocean Science Congress, which has called on United Nations Member States to take urgent and decisive action for the ocean.

Bath Pharmacy students at the University of Plymouth

Plymouth and Bath pharmacy collaboration features in Universities UK report

University of Plymouth news: Plymouth and Bath pharmacy collaboration features in Universities UK report. Towards a new era of collaboration.

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Being in nature can help people with chronic back pain manage their condition

University of Plymouth: Researchers from the University led a study that asked patients, some of whom had experienced lower back pain for up to 40 years, if being in nature helped them cope better with their lower back pain.

Dietetics student Hanaa Metcalfe

From the Navy to nutrition

University of Plymouth news: From the Navy to nutrition. After a career in the Royal Navy, Hanaa Metcalfe chose to study Dietetics at the University of Plymouth.

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Board game enables autistic people to create stories about their condition

University of Plymouth news: Researchers from the University found the illustrated cards used in Dixit helped evoke emotions in a way that could bridge the gaps between people with and without autism

A map of the world showing changes in the ocean identified through this project - red areas indicate regions where oceans are getting darker, while blues indicate regions where oceans are getting lighter

Is the ocean getting darker?

University of Plymouth news: New research led by the University found 21% of the global ocean had experienced a reduction in the depth of its photic zones, which are home to 90% of all marine life, during the past 20 years.

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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

The Plymouth Breakwater

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

Brain scan, MRI, neurology

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.

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