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How could a KTP with a university help my business?

Rich Adams looks at the benefits to businesses of undertaking Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

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University hosts international event giving teachers insight into marine science

EarthEcho International is inviting secondary school teachers from across the UK to join Philippe Cousteau Jr for an EarthEcho Expedition to the University of Plymouth

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University spinout awarded £550,000 to speed development of harvesting robots

University of Plymouth spinout company Fieldwork Robotics has received a grant from the Innovate UK Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund to create a multi-armed mobile robot prototype

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Research aims to enhance negotiating capacity in the wake of Brexit

Through a year-long project at the University of Plymouth, coinciding with the UK’s scheduled exit from the European Union, researchers hope to understand how organisations are currently preparing for Brexit and their major questions and concerns

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A lesson from Brexit? We need to develop our negotiating skills

Professor Richard Saundry from the University of Plymouth suggests political division isn’t the only national issue to have been highlighted through the ongoing Brexit process

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Using art to tackle lung disease: Illustration students making an impact in Uganda

Students have made striking educational pieces for families in low to middle income countries to help reduce the prevalence of COPD

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Combating lung disease worldwide – event to showcase University’s leading work in rehab and education

Free event open to the public on Thursday 4 April will show how the University is helping to tackle lung conditions in Africa and beyond

Degree Apprenticeships are a partnership between the employer, the apprentice, and the University of Plymouth as the training provider.

How degree apprenticeships are quietly reshaping the education landscape

Jacqueline Franklin explains that all the signs point towards degree apprenticeships representing a significant new growth area for the education sector

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Yes, the NHS does need more nurses

Supported by the European Social Fund, the University of Plymouth offers Nursing Associate and Registered Nurse apprenticeships to help fill the shortage

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Work-based degrees will unlock vital talent for the digital technology industry

Dr Ismini Vasileiou explains how degree apprenticeships could help the cyber security sector, which is currently facing large skills gaps

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Apprenticeships for the over-50s: Why older talent will revolutionise the South West

Mark stone explains that the term ‘apprenticeship’ need not just apply to ‘young school leaver’, with many opportunities for older people to increase their managerial skills

Photo courtesy of The Cornish Times: Lucy Bray (first left), Sharon Free (third left) with the Hicks family and Liskeard Community Hospital team

Student first to deliver baby at Liskeard Community Hospital

Sharon Free was on placement and had to think quickly - as the community hospital, mainly for rehabilitation and minor injuries, has no delivery suite