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Businesses thriving thanks to Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
A look at some of the successful KTPs of recent years and some tips as to how to make them successful
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City bids for a slice of space history
The University of Plymouth is part of a consortium working with Plymouth City Council and STEM Plymouth hoping to win the rights to display astronaut Tim Peake's Soyuz descent module
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Europe’s lost forests – study shows coverage has halved over six millennia
Research led by the University of Plymouth shows more than half of the forests across Europe have been lost over the past 6,000 years
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Festival celebrates University’s commitment to transforming lives through research
The University of Plymouth’s rich, varied and world-leading research will be put under the microscope during the 2018 Research Festival, a week of events beginning on Monday 22 January
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Academic named ‘Jewel of India’ in recognition of international impact
Dr Tina Joshi, a Lecturer in Molecular Microbiology at the University of Plymouth, has received an award from the Indian Government in recognition of her international impact in her field.
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Microbeads in cosmetics might already be on the way out, new research suggests
Research by scientists at the University of Plymouth has suggested microbeads used in cosmetic products may have been completely eradicated. The findings are announced on the day a Government ban on the use of microbeads comes into force
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Lecturer lends expertise to search for the nation's favourite nature book
University of Plymouth News: An acclaimed writer and University academic is helping track down the nation’s favourite nature book.
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Extracurricular efforts equal great success rate in Universities Business Challenge
Students from Plymouth Business School have proved they can translate academic learning into real-world commercial sense, with success in an IBM-sponsored national competition.
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Dental research shaping national policy
University of Plymouth News: University academic presents findings to sector leaders at the King’s Fund
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Dental community engagement expert recognised in the Queen's New Year's Honours list
Wendy Smith, a long-standing member of the Peninsula Dental School and now at Plymouth charity Well Connected, has received an MBE for her work in community engagement around dental education and healthcare.
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Professor Richard Thompson made an OBE for services to marine science
Professor Richard Thompson, Head of the International Marine Litter Research Unit at the University of Plymouth, has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Year Honours
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New exhibition marks 200 years of civil engineering excellence
A new exhibition celebrating the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is set to open in the Sherwell Centre on the University of Plymouth campus on Monday 8 January