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Heritage Lottery Fund gives green light to Plymouth History Centre funding

Plymouth University news: Plymouth’s incredible past looks set to have an amazing future with confirmation of a £14.8 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund

An octocoral (soft coral) colonised by seastars, sponges, brittlestars, sea anemones (1200 m)

Underwater robots offer glimpse into deep-sea life

Plymouth University news: Scientists leading the Deep Links project reveal first ever pictures of life on the mountains of the North East Atlantic

Anorexia of ageing

Greater production of ‘feeling full’ hormone could be responsible for weight loss in the elderly

Plymouth University news: A study that might hold the key to why octogenarians are prone to losing weight has been conducted by a Plymouth University academic.

Huntington's disease skydive

One giant leap for Huntington’s disease research

Plymouth University news: Charly Honey, 24, who has been diagnosed with Huntington's disease, is to lead a group of local fundraisers in a skydive to help raise money for research into the condition at Plymouth University

Practice nurse Susann Hayes, right, with Ward Manager Cathy Webber from the Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre (Picture courtesy of Care UK)

Successful return to nursing thanks to University course

Plymouth University news: Nurse Susann Hayes, who undertook Plymouth University’s Return to Practice course, has praised the programme for helping her go back to her career

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Wheelchair champion fully focused for world record attempt with University of Plymouth

University of Plymouth news: Former London Marathon winner Sarah Piercy is continuing her physical and mental preparations after teaming up with University of Plymouth for a world record attempt

Kevin Foster, MP for Torbay, with constituent Joanne Martin and Brain Tumour Research fundraiser Peter Jordan, at the Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence at the University

Torbay MP supports desperately needed world-beating research in the South West

Plymouth University news: Local MP Kevin Foster is impressed and inspired by the research carried out into brain tumours at Plymouth University and its Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence

A nesting male ocellated wrasse (Symphodus ocellatus) collecting algal fragments to build its nest - image credit: Natascia Tamburello

Study provides first evidence of acidification’s impact on wild fish reproductive behaviour

University of Plymouth news: Ocean acidification could have a dramatic impact on the reproductive behaviour of fish, a new international study led by the University of Palermo and the University of Plymouth shows.

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Full scale and lasting impact of winter storms to be examined at Port Eliot Festival

Plymouth University news: Scientists will explain the full and lasting impact of the 2013/14 winter storms on Devon and Cornwall’s coastline at this weekend’s Port Eliot Festival.

Left to right: Professor Neil Avent and Professor Robert Fern (PUPSMD), David Fursdon Esq (Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Devon) and Mr Denis Wilkins, Chair of the Peninsula Medical Foundation

Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Devon visits medical laboratory development

Plymouth University news: Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Devon sees new research laboratories under construction at Plymouth University as "a huge commitment towards the future of the region"

Pierre Rouaze (Electronics Intern, Singer Instruments), Rich Adams (Corporate Projects Manager, University of Plymouth), Robbie Devlin (Operations Manager, Singer Instruments). Photo by Andrea Duncan

Firm teams up with Plymouth University to find new talent

Plymouth University news: A Somerset business has joined forces with Plymouth University to tackle the challenge of recruiting skilled and ambitious engineers to help design new scientific and medical instruments

Madeleine Jury

Student wins regional round of Women in Property awards

Plymouth University news: Civil Engineering student Madeleine Jury has been named the South West winner of the Women in Property (WiP) student award