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Professor Bing Hu

Plymouth academic recognised by Beijing government as ‘high talent’

Plymouth University news: Dr Bing Hu has been elected a Distinguished Expert of Beijing City - fewer than 500 people around the world have been awarded this status since the programme started in 2009

Marcus Cronin with his wife, Caroline Johnson

Husband remembers marine biologist wife with 120-mile coastal run for Brain Tumour Research

Plymouth University news: Plymouth University is home to one of four Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence, and a local man has raised money for research in memory of his wife

Prenatal blood test

World first blood test reduces risk and increases accuracy in prenatal testing

Plymouth University news: Together with Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Plymouth University researchers have identified a simple and safe DNA foetal blood test to identify blood group, sex and genetic conditions

Jellyfish in CO2 rich waters

Research suggests marine invasive species benefit from rising CO2 levels

University of Plymouth news: New research has found that the process of ocean acidification is helping many invasive species to widen their territories, such as toxic algae, stinging jellyfish and predatory crabs.

A screen shot from the virtual learning package used in Sierra Leone to combat Ebola

Plymouth role in Sierra Leone Ebola-free status

Plymouth University news: 42 days after the last case of Ebola in Sierra Leone and the country is now officially Ebola-free - and expertise and technology from Plymouth University has helped that happen

Tim Peake

One Giant Read giving audiences an out of this world literary experience

Plymouth University news: Science fact and science fiction collides with an initiative themed around the Principia Mission to the International Space Station

Unite celebration

Celebration for partnership scholars

Plymouth University news: Students have attended a celebratory event to mark the start of a partnership between Plymouth University and The Unite Foundation.

Carole Sutton Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in Quantitative Methods

Innovation in teaching and learning

Carole Sutton is part of a team at University of Plymouth who secured £100,000 of HEFCE Learning Gain money

Huntington's disease

Who’s Got Talent? for Huntington’s disease research

Plymouth University news: Following a tour to our labs, local people affected by Huntington's disease have chosen to raise money to support our research in this area

Dr Zainab Dangana

Doctorate working to build a sustainable future

Plymouth University news: Dr Zainab Dangana is Plymouth University's first Post-Doctoral graduate to benefit from a Knowledge Transfer Partnership

Paramedics website

Paramedic students create popular website

Plymouth University news: A group of paramedic students from Plymouth University have made a website to help newcomers to the profession revise their life-saving techniques.

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Festival events take social science research into community

Plymouth University news: The influence of individuals on climate change, the history of crime in Plymouth and the use of food as a lifestyle motivator for the homeless are some of the key topics being explored during the ESRC Festival of Social Science