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University researchers to tackle drug-resistant disease that jumps from pigs to humans
Dr Michael Jarvis's The Vaccine Group and Professor Mat Upton have received £700,000 funding from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to tackle a disease which can cause meningitis, blood poisoning, or septicaemia.
Optometry student wins national award
Luke McRoy-Jones has been named Student of the Year in the AOP Awards 2019, organised by the Association of Optometrists (AOP).
New Burns book explores influence on United States of America - from poets and abolitionists to the Ku Klux Klan
Robert Burns is known as Scotland’s national poet – but how many people are aware of his influence internationally, and in the United States in particular?
Researchers part of £20 million programme aimed at tackling threats to the world’s oceans
Marine conservation experts from the University of Plymouth are playing an integral role in the UKRI GCRF One Ocean Hub, a £20 million programme aimed at transforming the global response to the threats facing our oceans
Ten ways in which the University of Plymouth worked with businesses to change the world in 2018
The top ten business collaborations of 2018
Premiere of Entangled Brains will allow audience to see and hear quantum physics in action
A scientist and composer will feed live data from performers’ brainwaves into one of the most powerful computers on earth to help an audience understand the mysteries of quantum physics.
Graduate wins national award for soil erosion research
Jessica Kitch, who graduated with a First from the BSc (Hons) Geography course, has been awarded the 2019 Marjorie Sweeting Dissertation Prize from the British Society for Geomorphology.
Being ‘above bad’ isn’t good enough – we must strive for excellence in health care education
Despite a challenging backdrop within healthcare and the NHS, Sally Hanks explains the importance of professionalism. Dr Hanks will be discussing her work at the University’s 2019 Research Festival on 24 January.
Apprentices take part in parliament event
Four students currently studying for a Degree Apprenticeship at the University of Plymouth took part in an event in parliament coordinated by the Chartered Management Institute
University of Plymouth in partnership awarded £3.5 million by Government to boost creative economy
A project to build Plymouth’s creative industries and nurture creative people power has been awarded £3.5 million by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
Why integrated teaching is important for dental professionals
New paper explores how Plymouth’s Dental Hygiene Therapy programme became the first of its kind to be integrated with the Dental Surgery course
University strengthens research links with China through innovative PhD network
The launch of a new research network linking China and the UK is reinforcing Plymouth’s place on the map of international postgraduate education.