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Marine policy expert addresses Parliamentary meeting on post-BREXIT fishing landscape

University marine policy expert Dr Abigal McQuatters-Gollop addresses a Parliamentary briefing on the opportunities and challenges of UK fishing in a post-Brexit world
22 February 2018
Study proposes practical solution to challenges faced by bilingual children

Scientists from the University of Plymouth have led research which created and tested the first tool for health professionals to determine language development in two-year-old bilingual children
22 February 2018
New Head for Plymouth Business School

Internationally renowned expert in the field of maritime law and economics, Professor Jingjing Xu, has been appointed as the Head of School for the new Plymouth Business School.
21 February 2018
Enhanced education could help turn the tide on marine litter

Research by the University of Plymouth, the Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development and the Coastal and Marine Union explored how education can influence teachers and students understanding of marine litter
21 February 2018
Plight of critically endangered crocodiles put in spotlight through new performance

Reptile Rhythms, an audiovisual work which aims to raise awareness of the plight of the critically endangered gharial crocodile, will be premiered at the 2018 Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival in conjunction with percussion group Ensemble Bash.
20 February 2018
Are UK earthquakes a cause for real future concern?

After a 4.4-magnitude earthquake epicentred in South Wales on Saturday 17 February, Professor Iain Stewart from the University of Plymouth talks about the causes of earthquakes and how common they are here in the UK
19 February 2018
University leads £5.8 million project to drive up employee skills in Devon and Somerset

A consortium of ten education providers led by the University of Plymouth is launching a multi-million pound initiative to drive up employee skill levels across the South West of England
19 February 2018
Graduate works with BBC on Animals with Cameras series

Marcus Shirley, who graduated from the BA (Hons) Photography programme at the University of Plymouth in 2009, has worked with the BBC to create an array of lightweight underwater cameras used in its recent Animals with Cameras series
15 February 2018
University research informs the government’s ambitious plan for conservation

University research at the Marine Protected Area of Lyme Bay has helped to inform Defra's new 25-year conservation plan
14 February 2018
Scientists develop harvesting robots that could revolutionise farming practices

Scientists at the University of Plymouth are working with companies in Cornwall to develop ground-breaking technology which could assist fruit and vegetable growers with the challenges they face in harvesting crops
14 February 2018
University benefits from £10m project to enhance use of technology in agriculture

Four research projects based at the University of Plymouth have received funding as part of Agri-Tech Cornwall, a three-year, £10million initiative part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, with match-funding from Cornwall Council
14 February 2018
Music for aliens – 1970s coded message transformed into musical composition

The Arecibo message – a 1970s attempt to contact extra-terrestrial life – will form the basis for an exclusive musical performance at the 2018 Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival, taking place at the University of Plymouth
13 February 2018