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University receives funding as part of multi-million pound nuclear project

The University of Plymouth has been awarded funding as part of TRANSAT (TRANSversal Actions for Tritium), a £5million project funded as part of the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme and examining the environmental impacts of tritium

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Conference explores the influence and impact of Russian military and maritime strategies

The global impact of Russia’s political and military strategies will be debated by senior officers and academics at a conference organised by the University of Plymouth's Dartmouth Centre for Seapower and Strategy and the Royal Navy’s Fleet Battle Staff

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University signs up to support United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

The University of Plymouth has signed a voluntary commitment to use its world-leading research and teaching to support the implementation of one of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals

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Could sleep affect weight gain in pregnancy?

Plymouth University news: The Nutrition Society has supported a biomedical sciences student in her project which asks the question - could sleep affect weight gain in pregnancy?

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Inspiring works go on display at annual arts degree show

Outstanding student talent spanning a range of arts disciplines will go on show to the public at HOT’17, the degree show from the University of Plymouth’s School of Art, Design and Architecture

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Older adults under-referred for mental health therapies

Plymouth University news: A study published in the British Journal of General Practice has revealed that older people are referred less frequently for 'talking therapies' than young people – even though they would benefit most from those therapies

Powderham Castle, the ancestral home of the Earl of Devon

Historians work with the Earl of Devon to uncover the hidden history of ancestral home

Heritage experts from the University of Plymouth and the University of Pennsylvania are working with the 19th Earl of Devon, Charles Courtenay, to uncover more about the history of his ancestral home, Powderham Castle

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Plymouth students score international success in RSA Student Design Awards

The University of Plymouth has continued its success in a prestigious international competition after two of its students won categories in the RSA Student Design Awards

Shaking hands: (left to right) Professor Simon Payne (University of Plymouth) and Georgina Da Cambra (Rila) Behind: (left to right) Professor Ram Dhillon (Rila), Dr Andrew Evenden, Mark Glasson, Dr Veronica Maynard, Dr Adele Hill (all University of Plymouth)

Postgraduate health partnership announced

Plymouth University news: Delivered remotely from Rila's main hubs in London, India and the United Arab Emirates, the University of Plymouth will provide support for 11 post graduate medical programmes

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Student presents at Royal College of Nursing Congress

Jessica Lillico-Prior went to the Royal College of Nursing Congress in Liverpool to discuss sustainability in the curriculum, and introduce the NurSus TOOLKIT

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University recognised as leader in evidence-based healthcare

The University of Plymouth has been named a Centre of Excellence by international health research organisation, the Joanna Briggs Institute.

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Conference aims to enhance understanding of environmental and human impacts of nanotechnology

The expanding field of nanotechnology and its impact on the environment and human health will be explored during an international symposium at the University of Plymouth