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New international report shows more public and industry engagement, and earlier intervention, needed to prevent child sexual offending online
A new report released today (Friday 21 June), involving over 2,000 experts in online child sex offending has made strong recommendations on how to better prevent the growing problem of child sexual offending on the internet.
University looks to create iconic new engineering and design facility
The University of Plymouth is working in conjunction with RIBA Competitions to seek possible designs for an iconic new Engineering and Design facility on the western edge of the main Plymouth campus.
Unlocking the stories of coastal communities living under the threat of extreme storms
Waves is a sound installation developed by artistic director Kay Michael, of the international theatre company Empty Deck, and Gerd Masselink, Professor of Coastal Geomorphology at the University of Plymouth
University among partners for new multi-million pound parks fund
University researchers are part of a new multi-million pound initiative to secure the future of the city’s parks and green spaces.
Research highlighted in report celebrating outstanding business collaborations
The work of University of Plymouth robotics lecturer Dr Martin Stoelen, and his spinout company Fieldwork Robotics, is highlighted in the 2019 State of the Relationship Report written by the National Centre for Universities and Business
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International project aims to investigate storm surge risk to three Sri Lankan coastal communities
The C-FLOOD project, led by the University of Plymouth, is being funded through a grant from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the UK’s Department for International Development
Plymouth Parkinson’s Service wins at national industry awards
A team led by Dr Camille Carroll won an award at the national UK Parkinson’s Excellence Network awards.
Research highlights possible targets to help tackle Crohn’s Disease
The work has focused on different types of cells called macrophages, and how they function when bacteria are present
Exhibition shows healing power of creativity for refugees coming to terms with life in UK
A unique exhibition will combine photographs, layered maps and first-hand testimony to tell the stories of refugees and asylum seekers now living in the South West of England, UK.
The complex fate of Antarctic species in the face of a changing climate
Scientists from the the University of Plymouth and the British Antarctic Survey present support for the theory that marine invertebrates with larger body size are generally more sensitive to reductions in oxygen
Pioneering partnership names its first Ocean Giants Scholars
Thanks to a pioneering partnership between the University of Plymouth and the Ocean Giants Trust, a series of scholarships have been awarded to marine biology and conservation undergraduates
Consortium awarded extra funding to create £9million offshore renewables hub
The Supergen ORE Hub, led by the University of Plymouth, was initially awarded £5million by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) in July 2018 and has now received an additional £4million funding