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Flies the key to studying the causes of dementia
Plymouth University news: Researchers have studied proteins in the brains of fruit flies (similar to those in humans) to gain a better understanding of the causes of dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases
Winners of National Memory Day writing competition announced
Plymouth University news: The winners of the dementia writing competition which sits at the heart of National Memory Day, have been announced
BETA Enterprise programme awards funding to student start-up
Thirteen groups of students have been awarded business start-up grants after impressing judges as part of the BETA Enterprise programme, run by the Futures Entrepreneurship Centre at the University of Plymouth
Grant success for student investigating antibiotic resistance
Plymouth University news: The Microbiology Society has awarded a grant of £2,000 to a University of Plymouth biomedical sciences student
Enabling Sailing
Plymouth University news: Student Forrest Worthington uses his final year project to modify a sailing dinghy to make it available to disabled children
World’s first wiki poem devoted to dementia
Plymouth University news: With online contributions from a wide variety of people touched by dementia, "Coming Back to Me" is the world's first wiki poem devoted to dementua
Surfing book to be serialised to raise funds for charity
Sustainable Stoke – Transitions to Sustainability in the Surfing World, published by University of Plymouth Press, is to be broken down into a series of ebooks in an attempt to raise money for charity
Spirit of Roaring Twenties revived at festival events
The music of Noel Coward, a timeless cinema classic, and the boundless energy of the Charleston will be among the highlights as the spirit of the ‘Roaring Twenties’ comes alive in a festival at the University of Plymouth
Site confirmed for University of Plymouth’s new Exeter school of nursing
The University of Plymouth will be opening its new nurse education facility, The Exeter School of Nursing, on Topsham Road in September.
University works with Federation of Small Businesses to inspire female entrepreneurs
Aspiring female businesswomen will be offered a combination of information and inspiration at an event organised by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and the Futures Entrepreneurship Centre at the University of Plymouth
Top 10 rating for University of Plymouth dental academic and clinician
Plymouth University news: Prestigious dental journal Dentistry has ranked Professor Liz Kay MBE 7th in its Top 50 list of the most influential people in the dental profession
Study aims to provide accurate assessment of impact of future sea level rises on coral reef islands
Remote islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans have for many years been considered vulnerable to climate change, but research by the universities of Plymouth and Auckland is seeking to demonstrate they are more resilient than previously suggested