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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

Jessica Lillico-Prior RCN Nursing congress

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

Clinical trials

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

The ATLAS detector at CERN in Switzerland. Image: CERN via Wikimedia Commons

Could particles and pianos combine to provide greater understanding of the laws of physics?

Data generated by the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland are to be transformed into music through a ground-breaking project involving researchers at the University of Plymouth, the MIT Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Ian Sherriff and members of the experts panel at the national Alzheimer's Society conference

Plymouth expert plays role in national dementia conference

Plymouth University news: Ian Sherriff joined a prestigious panel of leading dementia health and social care experts

Students 

George Mustoe,  George Norcott, Sri Kalidass and 

Claire Morrison
will travel to the Global Grand Challenges Summit in Washington D.C.

Students selected for US summit with slum crisis solution

A team of engineering students from the University of Plymouth will be travelling to the Global Grand Challenges Summit in Washington D.C after impressing judges with their vision of how to eradicate the global slum crisis by 2030

Guardian

Top ranking for University of Plymouth dental school

Plymouth University news: With a third place ranking out of 16 dental schools, Peninsula School of Dentistry has been identified as the top dental school in England outside London by the Guardian league table of universities

One of the striking images captured by photojournalist Carey Marks demonstrating the
impact of soil erosion in Tanzania. Credit: Carey Marks/University of Plymouth

Exhibition and lecture show stark effects of soil erosion

The complex connections between communities and their environment are to be revealed in a stunning photographic exhibition, showing images captured as part of a research project led by the University of Plymouth

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New research shows what makes people ‘cruel to be kind’

A team from the School of Psychology has found key conditions that might make someone ‘cruel to be kind’, after conducting research using video games

From left are students Izaak Frost, Campbell
Thomson, Jessie-May Turner and Harrison Drayton

Engineering students to take part in Red Bull Soapbox Race

A group of students from the University of Plymouth will be combining their engineering expertise with raising environmental awareness after being selected to participate in the 2017 Red Bull Soapbox Race at London’s Alexandra Palace

Futures Entrepreneurship Event Hot Box 500 - students pitching business idea

Festival offers small businesses expert advice on ways to expand and grow

Small business owners can access expert advice on how to enhance and grow their enterprises during the Festival of Entrepreneurial Solutions, a one-day event from the University of Plymouth