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Health showcase nursing

Hundreds inspired at University Health Showcase

From nursing to neuroscience and dentistry to dietetics, 500 school students learned about health and medicine career opportunities at the University of Plymouth’s Health Showcase.

Debbie Godfrey Invictus Games

Nursing student to compete in Invictus Games

Royal Navy veteran and nursing student Debbie Godfrey will be competing for Team UK at the Invictus Games in Sydney, Australia

ESRC Festival of Social Science

Annual festival to engage public in fascinating world of social science research

Members of the public are invited to a week of events showcasing the impact of social science research at the University of Plymouth.

Plastic marine litter

University supports global initiative to tackle marine plastics

The University of Plymouth is supporting an international marine plastic initiative, led by the Association of Commonwealth Universities with funding from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Kaspersky Lab Cyber Security Day

Students learn about cyber security from Kaspersky Lab’s industry experts

Students from the University of Plymouth have been given the chance to learn about the latest global developments in cyber security from lecturers and leading industry experts at Kaspersky Lab

Layers of Visibility

Exhibition explores beneath the surface of culture in Cyprus

Layers of Visibility, which will be on show in the Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre, Associated with the Pierides Foundation (NiMAC), features the works of artists based within the University of Plymouth’s School of Art, Design and Architecture.

Emergency medical service. Paramedic is pulling stretcher with patient to the ambulance car.

How do senior paramedics decide when to stop resuscitation? Research project to help inform guidelines

Paramedic Ali Coppola is undertaking a masters in Clinical Research (MClinRes) to explore pulseless electrical activity (PEA) out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) – as currently there is a limited evidence-base and guidelines in the area.

Rich Adams

What do enquiries to the University tell us about South West businesses?

Enterprise Solutions connects hundreds of South West businesses with the University’s facilities and expertise. What do those enquiries tell us about the priorities of businesses in the region? Rich Adams, Corporate Project Manager, shares his insights.

DRAFT page for brain tumour research lab page initiative

Brain tumour diagnosis has 'double' financial impact, report shows

The report by University partner charity Brain Tumour Research shows an average financial loss of £14,783 per household per year – more than double the £6,840 for all cancers.

Underwater view of a coral reef

Marine scientists contribute to UK climate change report

Marine scientists at the University of Plymouth have contributed to a Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership project designed to highlight how some of the UK’s most important marine habitats and species are being affected by climate change

A heat-map demonstrating where differences are most likely to occur in shell shape among gastropods exposed to raised CO2 levels (with red indicating a greater degree of change)

Sea snail shells dissolve in increasingly acidified oceans, study shows

Researchers from the University of Tsukuba, Japan, and the University of Plymouth, UK, assessed the impact of rising carbon dioxide levels on the large predatory “triton shell” gastropod (Charonia lampas)

Thales Maritime Autonomy Centre

University looks to build industry connections at autonomous maritime facility

The University of Plymouth is looking to expand its links with global defence and security company Thales after it opened a new Maritime Autonomy Centre in the city