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Occupational therapy student wins conference place
Second-year student Charlotte Walker will travel to South Africa next year after winning a place at the annual congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT).
Civil engineer wins 2017 Women in Property National Student Awards
Caitlin Mitchell, who is in her third year on BEng Civil and Coastal Engineering, was named the winner of the 2017 Women in Property (WiP) National Student Awards at a ceremony held at Claridge’s
University scientists to play key role in tackling lionfish invasion
University of Plymouth news: A new EU-funded project has launched to try to halt the spread of venomous lionfish in the Mediterranean.
National prize win for dental PhD student
Jonathan Davies, from the Plymouth University Peninsula School of Dentistry, won the Unilever Poster Prize; one of the key prizes awarded at the British Society of Oral and Dental Research (BSODR) 2017 annual conference held in Plymouth this month.
New iPads to help medical students learn anytime, anywhere
Medical students in the clinical stage of their degree, years three to five, at PUPSMD are being offered an enhanced assessment and learning experience thanks to the introduction of 240 new iPads.
Chief Dental Officer ‘humbled’ by Honorary Doctorate
Sara Hurley, Chief Dental Officer for England, has received an Honorary Doctorate of Health from the University of Plymouth
Report suggests love of the seas could be the key for plastic pollution solution
Tapping into the public’s passion for the ocean could be the key to reducing the threats to it posed by plastic pollution, according to a report by the University of Plymouth and University of Surrey published in Nature Human Behaviour
Oscar winning director set to receive honorary doctorate at University of Plymouth Graduation Week
Plymouth University news: Oscar winning director James Marsh is among five honorary doctorates who will be joining 5,000 students at the 2017 Graduation Week
Controversy and revolution on the silver screen for Peninsula Arts’ autumn season
A series of controversial films which were either banned or heavily censored on their release are to be shown as part of Peninsula Arts’ autumn season at the University of Plymouth
Dental academic wins European poster prize
Jane Collingwood, Honorary Clinical Fellow in Primary Dental Care, won the award for best poster in the Technology-Enhanced Learning section at the Association for Dental Education in Europe (ADEE) annual conference in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Dental academic's teaching experience recognised with European teaching prize
Dr Kamran Ali received the Excellence in Dental Education: Mature Educator Award from the Association for Dental Education in Europe
New research shows asthma drug’s effectiveness over usual care alone
A new study co-authored by Dr Rupert Jones and published in 'The Lancet' shows how an asthma drug was more effective at improving a patient’s asthma control compared with their usual care.