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FABSoil plant at Eden Project

Could fabricated soils be the key to global food security?

Experts from the University of Plymouth are working with the world-famous Eden Project to explore how recycled and waste material could be transformed and then reused in agriculture and other sectors

Supergen ORE Hub

Research on the agenda for international offshore renewables experts

An event being held during the University of Plymouth Research Festival will mark the launch of the Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub, a four-year project funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Polonium widow Marina Litvinenko to give a public talk in Plymouth

Polonium widow Marina Litvinenko to give public talk in Plymouth

The widow of murdered Russian secret service agent Alexander Litvinenko is coming to Plymouth to speak about her husband’s death and her subsequent campaigns for justice.

Lampedusa image by Kaz Rahman

Shakespeare meets Game of Thrones at the Contemporary Music Festival 2019

A Shakespearean prequel opera with a Game of Thrones twist will be among the highlights of the 2019 University of Plymouth Contemporary Music Festival.

Hermit crab

New research to explore how skill influences result of animal fights

Scientists from the University of Plymouth have received funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council to examine whether an individual’s skill levels directly influence the results of such fights

Doug Anderson and Florence Peyton-Jones

Marine biology students get opportunity to work with Blue Planet cameraman

Doug Anderson has praised the students and facilities at the University of Plymouth after spending a month here as part of an upcoming project

Jaki slater

Plymouth woman quits 33-year smoking habit thanks to research project – and you could too this New Year

Plymouth woman Jaki Slater has has kicked her smoking habit thanks to the Trial of physical Activity and Reduction of Smoking (TARS) study led by Professor Adrian Taylor.

Simon Jackson

Water quality testing kits to be deployed in UK and Ireland

The SirenBW system developed by Molendotech, established to commercialise the work of Professor Simon Jackson, can drastically reduce the length of time it takes for local authorities and environmental agencies to assess the quality of recreational water.

The Celtic Sea off the western coast of Cornwall (STHLM [CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)])

Report reveals seasonal iron depletion in UK coastal waters

Scientists from the University of Plymouth - contributing to the Shelf Seas: The Engine of Productivity report - have found that a lack of summertime iron could be having a major impact on the overall health of our coastal waters and shelf seas

The team

Orthopaedic project delivers vital help to Kenya

Two academics from the University of Plymouth have recently returned from a trip to Kenya as members of an orthopaedic surgical partnership to help patients get back on their feet.

Brain

New researchers to help tackle devastating brain tumours

The University of Plymouth has recruited three new researchers to a project aiming to improve technologies for the early diagnosis of brain tumours using molecular biomarkers in the blood.

Decorated glassware

High levels of carcinogenic chemical found in everyday consumer products

Writing in Science of the Total Environment, scientists from the University of Plymouth say high levels of the carcinogenic chemical cadmium can still be found in everyday household products