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National campaign on refugee family reunion supported by University of Plymouth and Red Cross partnership
A project in which university staff and students work with refugees and the British Red Cross has contributed to a campaign to make it easier for displaced people to be reunited with their families.
New research sheds light on underlying cause of stroke
University of Plymouth News: New research led by Professor Robert Fern shows how the novel drug QNZ-46 can help to lessen the effects of excess release of glutamate in the brain – the main cause of brain injury in stroke.
Decreased oxygen levels could present hidden threat to marine species, study suggests
Scientists from the University of Plymouth have shown that creatures which develop in hypoxic (low oxygen) conditions in the marine environment could experience previously unseen hindered development, and become compromised as adults.
Winners of the Peninsula Arts Film Commission 2018 announced
The Peninsula Arts Film Commission 2018 panel has announced three practitioners from the South West of England as this year’s winners.
Plymouth to stage final exhibition by ‘the last of the St Ives modernists’
A new exhibition featuring the work of abstract artist Trevor Bell (1930-2017) opens in the Peninsula Arts Gallery at the University of Plymouth on 16 April.
New film starring Gabriel Byrne features soundtrack made in Plymouth
Hollywood stars dazzle against a sonic backdrop made in Plymouth, in a new film scored by the University of Plymouth’s Dr John Matthias and Jay Auborn from dBs Music.
Researchers recruiting local smokers to major national study looking at reducing cigarette consumption
Researchers are looking for hundreds of Plymouth smokers who don’t want to quit but do want to reduce the number of cigarettes they smoke, to take part in the Trial of physical Activity and Reduction of Smoking (TARS) study
Clocking up the hours for Student Volunteering Week
The University of Plymouth Students’ Union (UPSU) has participated in the 17th Student Volunteering Week, during which students and staff across the UK come together to celebrate the incredible impact student volunteers have in their local communities
Dentistry Fellow appointed to national leadership role
Ian Mills, Fellow at Plymouth University Peninsula School of Dentistry, has been elected as the next Dean of the Faculty of General Dental Practice UK
Scholarship to help Nepalese student reach more people following earthquake disaster
After helping more than 25,000 people in earthquake-damaged areas of his home country, Nepal, postgraduate student Dr Aban Gautam has received a scholarship from the David Nott Foundation to help further his work.
Making a difference for refugees – meet the founder of the life-changing Plymouth programme START
University of Plymouth news: Avril Bellinger, Lecturer in Social Work and Honorary Associate Professor, says success of any size can come from asking the simple question ‘What can I do to help?’
Professor co-authors paper on landmark bladder cancer trial
Professor Syed Hussain, Chair in Oncology, has co-authored a paper detailing the largest randomised control trial of the effectiveness of drug Atezolizumab in metastatic bladder cancer in a second-line setting.