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What makes a community dementia friendly?
The University of Plymouth is furthering its world-leading work in dementia support after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the City of Macau in China.
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Students put learning into practice to lead publication of Mayflower anthology
A new book launched this week is showcasing the creative talents of local children and university students, and building excitement towards the Mayflower 400 commemorations.
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Research to investigate domestic abuse in older people
Zoe Cooper, safeguarding lead nurse at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, will undertake the work after winning the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Systematic Review Training Prize from the Clinical School at RCHT.
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Students impress BETA judges in pitch for start-up funding
Ten student businesses have been awarded start-up grants of up to £1,500 after impressing judges as part of the University’s BETA entrepreneurial skills development programme.
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Student businesses repeat perfect success rate to make Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Awards semi-finals
For the second year in a row, the University of Plymouth’s two entrants in the Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Awards have both made it through to the semi-finals.
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Research explores why students choose to run
As thousands of runners take on Plymouth’s Half Marathon, researchers from the University of Plymouth Occupational Therapy team have analysed what makes students engage with running
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Fundraisers mark Huntington’s Disease Awareness week
Local people affected by Huntington’s Disease have presented £3,000 to Dr Shouqing Luo at the University of Plymouth
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New book aims to inspire young people to join Children’s University
Cub’s Adventures, written by the Devon and Cornwall Children’s University Chancellor David Lawrence Jones, with illustrations by Abie Greyvenstein, follows the Children’s University mascot as he travels getting stamps for his Passport to Learning
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National Smile Month kick-started by MBE award
Wendy Smith, Strategic Lead for Community Engagement at the health charity Well Connected, which works closely with the Peninsula Dental School at the University of Plymouth, has collected her MBE at Buckingham Palace.
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HRH The Princess Royal opens life-changing health and medical research facility
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal today officially opened the University of Plymouth’s multimillion pound Derriford Research Facility, the new headquarters of its flagship Institute of Translational and Stratified Medicine.
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University shortlisted for national antimicrobial resistance award
Work undertaken by the University to raise the awareness of antimicrobial resistance has been recognised with a shortlisting in the 2018 Antibiotic Guardian Awards on behalf of Public Health England
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University of Plymouth welcomes entrepreneurs from Malaysia
The University welcomed entrepreneurs from Malaysia as part of a new partnership with Peninsula College in Penang.