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Video game to help islanders understand volcano's power

Plymouth University news: The inhabitants of a Caribbean island will soon be able to learn more about the volcano which towers over their homes thanks to a video game created at Plymouth University
17 March 2015
£2 million study to check if chest scans can cut heart attack risk

Plymouth University news: Clinical researchers from Plymouth University are part of a team which has received £2 million to investigate if cardiac CT scans can cut heart attack risk
16 March 2015
Dental students support smoking cessation service

Plymouth University news: Dental students have been working with staff from the Plymouth Stop Smoking Service to help improve access to dental care facilities and raise awareness of good oral health practices in smokers
16 March 2015
Testing the ‘incredible’ route to children’s and parents’ wellbeing

Plymouth University news: Researchers from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry are part of a multi-centre team evaluating programmes designed to improve the social and emotional well-bring of under-twos and their parents
16 March 2015
New research finds that GMC decisions are fair to doctors under investigation

Plymouth University news: Researchers from Plymouth University have completed a study for the General Medical Council which shows that its decision are fair to doctors under investigation
13 March 2015
Bumblebees shy away from field-facing hedgerows

Plymouth University news: The pollination service provided by bumblebees on the field-side boundaries of hedgerows may be limited because farming methods are having a negative impact on their sources of food, a study by Plymouth University has found
13 March 2015
Planning green light for life-changing health and medical research facility

Plymouth University news: A new life-changing health and medical research facility at Plymouth University, which will be home to studies on issues as diverse as Ebola, antibiotic resistance, ancient DNA and Down's Sydrome, has received planning permission
12 March 2015
Sparks fly with new electrical innovation

Plymouth University news: An engineering student from Plymouth University has given a 19th century electrical device a modern twist, using it to generate striking new versions of some of Hollywood’s best loved film scores
12 March 2015
University Alliance securing the future of UK research and innovation through collaboration and connectivity

Plymouth University news: The University Alliance publishes 'Evolve. Connect. Succeed. Funding a healthy research and innovation ecosystem' - a new report on collaboration and funding for the higher education sector
12 March 2015
School children have ice breaker session with explorers

Plymouth University news: School children have ice breaker session with explorers
11 March 2015
The Health App Challenge

Plymouth University news: A challenge to create new apps that will help people better manage health conditions such as diabetes has reached the public review phase
10 March 2015
Plymouth University's role in new healthcare studio school

Plymouth University news: Plymouth University is one of the partners which have contributed to the formation of a new healthcare studio school at Stoke Damerel in Plymouth
10 March 2015