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Kelly Whitehorn PENNAs

Plymouth student wins national award for commitment to patients

Kelly Whitehorn won the Patient Experience Transformer of Tomorrow category at the Patient Experience Network National Awards (PENNAs)

Drake's Place Gardens

University continues to set the agenda on sustainability

The University of Plymouth has published its biennial Sustainability Report, featuring details of national and regional award successes as well as efforts to reduce emissions and promote energy-saving initiatives

PENALTY aims to create awareness about the issue of marine pollution by focusing attention on the football as a single plastic object and global symbol (Image: Mandy Barker)

Art and science combine to highlight the problem of plastic pollution

Professor Richard Thompson OBE, Head of the International Marine Litter Research Unit at the University of Plymouth, will speak alongside award-winning photographer Mandy Barker at an event to mark the launch of her new exhibition

Roger Harris Fund launch - (L-R) Roger's son Vaughn Harris; Professor Oliver Hanemann, 
















Head
of the University of Plymouth Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence; Ian Brokenshire,
















partner
in KPMG; and Denis Wilkins, Chair of Peninsula Medical Foundation

New fund to remember local businessman who died from brain tumour

The Roger Harris Fund will support the leading work at the University of Plymouth’s Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence

Glacier Peru

Research investigates impact of climate change on glacier-fed rivers in Peru

The University of Plymouth is leading a major research project to establish the precise effects future changes in the glacial system might pose for remote communities in the Peruvian Andes

Dental Therapy and Hygiene FIIP

Students help children and families overcome fear of the dentist

Dental Therapy and Hygiene students designed a hands-on session in a clinical setting for the Family Intensive Intervention Project

Female doctor, elderly woman patient in nursing home. Digital tablet

Smart speakers project to advance elderly care across Cornwall

As part of the ERDF-funded EPIC project, the University is delivering 150 Amazon Echo Spots to Cornish care homes thanks to a grant from Cornwall Council

Professor Hilary Neve with Rosa Bale's medical bag, courtesy of Plymouth City Museum

Plymouth’s first female doctor commemorated at Peninsula Medical School

Plymouth’s first female doctor, Rosa Bale, has been commemorated to mark International Women’s Day, with a lecture theatre named in her honour.

Phone blender

Scientists use a blender to reveal what’s in our smartphones

Scientists at the University of Plymouth blended an entire smartphone to dust before conducting a chemical analysis of the dissolved results to demonstrate why we should all take a keener interest in what is contained within everyday electrical items.

Fibres floating in water

University scientists contribute to international report on microplastic risk

Scientists from the University of Plymouth have contributed to a major European report summarising the current science on risks to humans and environment posed by microplastics

BSc (Hons) Podiatry - image courtesy of Shutterstock

Event to inspire new health professionals in Plymouth

Trainee podiatrists from the University of Plymouth will be showcasing their profession at the Prospects Skills Show on 13 and 14 March.

Presentations at the PEMC

Aerospace and engineering firms hear about potential of electron microscopy

The University hosts businesses in the aeronautical and engineering sectors keen to learn about electron microscopy and how it can help them.