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Amanda Denton

Plymouth physio elected onto national board

Physiotherapy lecturer Amanda Denton has been voted onto the national board of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Neurology (ACPIN).

Charlotte Reid, whose experience of brain tumours is driving her quest to support research into the condition

Teenage patient’s plea to help fund research for brain tumours

Plymouth University news: Treatment for a brain tumour has left teenager Charlotte Reid with life-changing symptoms, yet she is doing her bit to support research at the University of Plymouth for better more effective therapies

TanDEM-X satellite data of Morocco - Sarah Boulton

Scientists use satellite data to build detailed geological picture of remote landscapes

Scientists at the University of Plymouth have been awarded access to cutting edge data captured during the TanDEM-X satellite mission in order to gain a better understanding of our planet’s geomorphology

Front row: Professor William K.M Lee, Director of HKU SPACE, and Professor Simon Payne, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Plymouth. Back row (from left): Solange Leung, Programme Director HKU SPACE College of Business and Finance; Professor John Swarbrooke, Associate Dean International Academic Partnerships; Professor Ning.R Liu, Deputy Director; Richard Parkman, Relationship Development Manager; Dr John Cribbin, Deputy Director Academic Services; Suzanne Higman, Executive Officer International Development; Professor Paul Brunt, Deputy Dean Academic Partnerships

University strengthens ties with HKU SPACE

The University of Plymouth has strengthened its ties with the University of Hong Kong School of Professional and Continuing Education (HKU SPACE).

The STEM forum

New STEM strategic plan unveiled to drive growth in Plymouth’s digital and technology sector

Plymouth University news: Lord Lucas and Philip Virgo, of the Digital Policy Alliance, visit Plymouth and the University to announce a new pilot programme to boost digital skills in the region

Conrad Humphreys

Conrad Humphreys relives the 'Mutiny on the Bounty' in the Marine Institute Public Lecture

Plymouth University news: British sailor Conrad Humphreys tells a packed audience at the Marine Institute spring public lecture how the re-staging of the Mutiny on the Bounty for a documentary was one of the sternest tests of his career

Poet
and writer Lemn Sissay MBE speaks during the Beyond Words conference (Picture: Lloyd Russell)

Conference explores means to communicate without words

More than 100 delegates including renowned artists and academics attended a conference at the University of Plymouth exploring how communication happens without the use of words

Varsity winners 2017

UPSU takes Varsity crown for 5th consecutive year

University of Plymouth Students' Union beat the University of St Mark and St John 22-14 in the annual sporting competition.

A new nanocoating developed at the University of Plymouth has potential for greater protection for dental implants

New study identifies successful method to reduce dental implant failure

Plymouth University news: Up to ten per cent of dental implants fail because of infection, an issue addressed by the development and assessment of a new nanocoating for dental implants by scientists at the University of Plymouth

Representatives from the University of Plymouth and the Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau sign an agreement on dementia

Plymouth/Macau agreement seeks to foster and further work on dementia

Plymouth University news: A joint agreement between the University of Plymouth and the Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau will see the exchange of ideas, research, students and academics on all things relating to dementia

Peninsula Arts Sinfonietta

Sinfonietta takes audiences on journey across centuries

Audiences will be taken on a fantastical journey from the Baroque era to more contemporary visions of the future at a concert by the Peninsula Arts Sinfonietta being staged at the University of Plymouth

From left: Dr Richard
Sandford (Lecturer in Environmental Science – University of Plymouth), Professor Sean
Comber (Associate Professor in Environmental Science - University of Plymouth)
and Dr Bruce Stockley (Head of Fisheries and River Management at the
Westcountry Rivers Trust)

pH balancing trial could create healthier river for Dartmoor fish

The University of Plymouth is working with the Westcountry Rivers Trust to trial a new approach to balancing the pH of the upper river Dart.