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Dr Lucy Obolensky and Sir David Attenborough above The Alps in BBC Planet Earth II

Sky’s the limit for Planet Earth II doctor Lucy

University of Plymouth news: Sir David Attenborough has been in safe hands for the filming of BBC Planet Earth II, thanks to Dr Lucy Obolensky who is programme lead for the masters in global and remote healthcare at the University of Plymouth.

Centre for Health and Social Care Innovation (CHeSCI) - Case study

Academic appointed as Non-Executive Director of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Plymouth University news: Sheena Asthana, Professor of Health Policy at the University of Plymouth, has been appointed a non-executive director of NICE (the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence)

Dr Natasha Stephen

National project raises profile of female geologists past and present

Plymouth University news: Two academics with links to the University of Plymouth have been invited to participate in a pioneering project which aims to bring two centuries of archaeology, geology and palaeontology to life

Illuminate 2016

Help light up Plymouth for Thanksgiving this November

Plymouth University news: Residents and businesses are being asked to help with efforts to make this year's Illuminate and Thanksgiving celebrations the biggest and best yet

Syrian crafts. Haya Al-Dajani research project

Study examines challenges facing refugee artisans displaced by civil war in Syria

Plymouth University news: The impact of forced displacement on Syria’s traditional crafts and cultural heritage is to be analysed in new research undertaken by the University of Plymouth

Coastal research at Porthleven

Experts secure £5 million grant to protect and enhance the South West's 'natural capital'

Plymouth University news: The University partners with Exeter and the Plymouth Marine Laboratory on a new NERC project focused upon the natural capital of the South West

Farmers in rural Kenya

Comic Relief extends funding for enterprise project in Kenya

Plymouth University news: The University of Plymouth is looking to expand its work supporting farmers and families in rural Kenya after receiving a second grant from Comic Relief, taking the total received to more than £1.2 million over four years

Postgraduate dental appointments. From left to right: Professor Kamran Ali, Eithne Fyfe and Tim O'Brien

Appointments and promotions boost dental postgraduate offering

Plymouth University news: Exciting appointments and promotions develop the postgraduate offering at Plymouth University Peninsula School of Dentistry

EpSMon, the epilepsy self-monitoring app developed by a South West partnership including the University, is to join the NHS Innovation Accelerator programme

Epilepsy self-monitoring app joins the NHS Innovation Accelerator programme

Plymouth University news: An award-winning app which helps those with epilepsy to self-monitor their condition, and which has been developed by Plymouth University and partners, is to join the NHS Innovation Accelerator programme

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Nursing alumni invited to mark milestone at University

University of Plymouth news: Nursing and midwifery graduates are invited to a celebration event on 10 December to mark the centenary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).

Stephen Sterling, Professor of Sustainability
Education, Dr Samantha Price, Sustainability Manager, and Dr Paul Warwick, Lead
in the Centre for Sustainable Futures, with the Green Gown Award

University scores success with fifth Green Gown Award

Plymouth University news: The University of Plymouth has won a fifth Green Gown Award in six years, confirming its status as a pioneer of sustainability in higher education

Professor Caroline Floccia

Plymouth Babylab celebrates ten years of enhancing understanding of child development

Plymouth University news: The Plymouth Babylab, a research facility established to generate greater understanding of our earliest childhood developments, is marking ten years of working with families in Plymouth