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Rear view shot of the highlighted joints in a runner's foot

Plymouth academics take on key roles within College of Podiatry

Dr Sally Abey and Emma Cowley have been elected to senior positions in the College of Podiatry and hope to bring foot health higher up the public health agenda.

Pictured (L-R) are Dr Pippa Le Page; Madeleine Flower, Director of Marketing from Galliard Homes, which sponsored the GP Trainee of the Year category; and Dr Peter McDonald Consultant General Surgeon, Chairman of the Medical Staff Committee at NPM and Sub-Dean at St. Mark’s Hospital, who hosted the awards.

Trainee GP named best in her field at national awards

Dr Pippa Le Page has been named GP Trainee of the Year at the General Practice Awards 2017

The Hellenic National Defence College in Athens, Greece.

Academics and diplomats gather in Greece as Applied Strategy masters goes global

Expertise at the University’s Dartmouth Centre for Sea Power and Strategy (DCSS) will be on offer to more students from around the globe next year, with the expansion of an MA programme based in Athens, Greece.

Lucy Maker alumni nursing

Promotion to ward manager for nursing graduate

Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre in Plymouth has promoted recent graduate Lucy Maker to the role of ward manager.

Image credit: Adam Rees/British Ecological Society

PhD candidate wins prize in nature photography competition

A University of Plymouth postgraduate student has won national recognition for a photograph of a rescued female leatherback turtle in Gabon, West Africa.

Ruth Siewruk, Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust; Louise Holmes; Kim Algie, MSc Advanced Professional Practice Neurological Rehabilitation; and Sophie Maynard, BSc Occupational Therapy.
















Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust; Louise Holmes; Kim
Algie, MSc Advanced Professional Practice Neurological Rehabilitation; and
Sophie Maynard, BSc Occupational Therapy.

Testing apps to help stroke and brain injury patients

Stroke and brain injury patients are being guided on the best choice of digital help thanks to students in the School of Health Professions at the University of Plymouth, in collaboration with a national network of healthcare professionals.

Marine Mycoplankton

€1.9million project aims to open the ‘black box’ of marine fungi

Dr Michael Cunliffe, a researcher at the Marine Biological Association and the University of Plymouth, has been awarded €1.9million by the European Research Council to explore the role played by mycoplankton in the marine environment

Rear view of three generation family holding hands on seashore. Shutterstock image.

New website to help families spot bowel cancer risks

Research by PhD student Selina Goodman has led to the creation a new website to help families at a high risk of bowel cancer

Researchers in PU PSMD Laboratory

University retains award for support offered to researchers

The University of Plymouth has retained the European Commission HR Excellence in Research Award, demonstrating its long-term commitment to the career development of researchers

Left to right: BA Illustration course leader Ashley Potter; symposium guest speakers Tom Jay, Josh Atack and Viv Schwarz; Jo Davies.

Plymouth Illustration Symposium marks book's new edition and Chinese translation

Associate Professor of Illustration Jo Davies is celebrating the news that a Chinese edition of her book is to be released next year.

Siobhan Creanor

Research panel chair appointment for Plymouth medical research statistician

Siobhan Creanor has been appointed NIHR Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Regional Advisory Panel Chair for the South West Region.

Healthcare practitioner taking elderly man's blood pressure

Collaborative action for the delivery of effective person-centred coordinated care

Two and a half years of work in the South West could pave the way for further, adoption of this novel approach to improve patient care