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Holi festival 2018 in pictures
University of Plymouth: Drake's Place Gardens were a riot of colour as the Indian Student Network and friends from across the University celebrated Holi
University awarded £139k government funding to offer bespoke mental health and wellbeing support to postgraduate research students
Funding from HEFCE will help the University deliver a suite of online materials for training postgraduate research students to provide peer support
University scientists contribute to government’s Future of the Sea report
Professor Richard Thompson and Professor Tom Hutchinson, from the University of Plymouth, contributed to the Foresight Future of the Sea report, published by the Government Office for Science
Ladybird book reveals the human stories behind one of the 20th-century's key science breakthroughs
The science and characters behind one of the greatest breakthroughs of the 20th-century feature in Plate Tectonics, part of the Ladybird Expert series and written by University of Plymouth academic and TV presenter, Professor Iain Stewart
Formation Zone celebrates 10 years of award-winning business incubation success
The Formation Zone business incubation centre celebrated its tenth anniversary with a reception in the Rolle marquee.
HRH The Princess Royal to open life-changing health and medical research facility
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal is to officially open the University of Plymouth’s multimillion pound Derriford Research Facility
International project investigating access to employment and entrepreneurship to survey hundreds of southwest young people
Researchers from the University of Plymouth’s Faculty of Business are leading part of a Europe-wide project aiming to encourage young people to consider becoming entrepreneurs.
Government awards the University of Plymouth’s Medical School a further 58 per cent increase for 2019 numbers to train future doctors
More doctors of the future will be able to train at the University of Plymouth thanks to a government allocation of 55 additional places.
Student engineers’ space station wows judges to win international design competition
Ajen Limbu, Elliot Tam and Jack Orme, final year Civil Engineering course at the University of Plymouth, have won the undergraduate section of the Institution of Structural Engineers’ Young Structural Engineers International Design Competition
Dental sessions helping to ‘turn lives around’
Students from Plymouth University Peninsula Dental School delivered a workshop at the TYLA (Turn Your Life Around) project at the Phoenix Centre in Honicknowle, Plymouth.
Helping refugees understand the importance of oral health
Coinciding with World Oral Health Day (20 March), students from the Plymouth University Peninsula School of Dentistry have delivered ‘Dental Champion’ training to volunteers at the British Red Cross in Plymouth.
Helping to combat dental anxiety – first recipient of Cornwall challenge fund announced
The Foundation for Effective Management of Dental Anxiety (FEMDA) is the first successful recipient of the EPIC Challenge Fund, which looks to improve health and wellbeing in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly through the use of technology.