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Helen Lederer

Actress and comedienne heads for Plymouth International Book Festival

Plymouth University news: Actress and comedienne Helen Lederer, whose credits include some of the most popular TV shows of the past 30 years, is coming to the South West for the fourth Plymouth International Book Festival

Bidisha

Asylum campaigner and writer to talk at 2015 Plymouth International Book Festival

Plymouth University news: Internationally renowned asylum campaigner and broadcaster Bidisha will be among the leading literary figures at the 2015 Plymouth International Book Festival

Iain Stewart

Academic hosts BBC4 documentary about oil production

Plymouth University news: Plymouth University’s Professor Iain Stewart fronts a ground-breaking BBC4 series charting the history and influence of oil production.

A patient successfully completes a pulmonary rehabilitation programme in Mulago, Uganda

EU funding to support chronic lung disease research

Plymouth University news: A European consortium including researchers from Plymouth University are to investigate methods to prevent, diagnose and treat non-communicable lung disease in low and middle income countries

Deborah Greaves

Prestigious fellowship for renowned renewables expert

University of Plymouth news: University of Plymouth Professor of Ocean Engineering Deborah Greaves has been awarded Fellowship of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).

Donald Singer from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry receives the national BSODR Unilever poster prize, presented by Professor Mike Lewis, President of the BSODR (left) and Dr Simon Whawell,  BSODR Prizes Committee

National awards success for Plymouth dental researchers

Plymouth University news: Dental research at Plymouth University made its mark at this year's general meeting of the British Society of Oral and Dental Research

Dr Austin Hunt caring for a patient at Masanga Hospital in Sierra Leone

Funding for Sierra Leone viral haemorrhagic fever project

Plymouth University news: A clinical training programme developed in Plymouth which uses the latest in virtual technology will train care workers in Sierra Leone to tackle viral haemorrhagic fever, thanks to international funding

Antibiotic resistance

Partnership to develop production system for exciting new antibiotic

Plymouth University news: A collaboration between Plymouth University and Ingenza will develop an efficient, scalable production system for a new antibiotic, the first in 30 years, and designed to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Natasha Stephen

Water discovery could change the nature of future Mars exploration

Plymouth University news: The claim by NASA scientists that flowing water has been discovered on Mars could undoubtedly enhance our knowledge about the fate of the red planet, a scientist from Plymouth University has said

Chez Paulette

Chez Paulette brings splash of stardom to the 2015 Plymouth International Book Festival

Plymouth University news: A replica of the Chez Paulette, frequented by Hollywood’s finest in the 1950s and 60s, will be greeting audiences at the 2015 Plymouth International Book Festival being staged at Plymouth University.

Professor Judith Petts, CBE

Plymouth University announces the appointment of Professor Judith Petts, CBE, as its next Vice-Chancellor

Professor Judith Petts, CBE, will succeed Professor David Coslett when she takes up the role of Vice-Chancellor at Plymouth University in February 2016.

BSc (Hons) Human Biosciences student using lab equipment to do research.

University helps to launch new doctoral training programme

Plymouth University news: Plymouth University is among 13 institutions nationally joining forces to launch a new kind of doctoral training programme, the Doctoral Training Alliance