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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
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.
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.
Dental research shaping national policy
University of Plymouth News: University academic presents findings to sector leaders at the King’s Fund
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.
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
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
Robots help family stay in shape
Robotics technology developed at the University of Plymouth will feature in a BBC2 documentary Six Robots and Us, which will air on Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 December
New research reveals England’s only resident bottlenose dolphins
Rebecca Dudley, an MRes student at the University of Plymouth, has been working with the Cornwall Wildlife Trust and analysing sightings and photographs of dolphins in the South West
Immunologist’s teaching recognised in national award
Dr Andy Foey has won the inaugural Teaching Excellence Award given by the British Society for Immunology (BSI).
Promotion for nursing graduate at Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre
Nursing graduate Hanna Williams is taking up the role of Day Surgery Unit and Endoscopy Manager at Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre in Plymouth.
Professor Liz Kay MBE announced as Oral Health Foundation President
Professor Liz Kay MBE, from the Peninsula School of Dentistry, has started a two-year terms as President of the Oral Health Foundation