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University’s dental social enterprise wins national newspaper award

Plymouth University news: The Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise wins a second Guardian University Award for Plymouth University

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Engineers power ahead with speed record bid

University of Plymouth news: The engineering expertise at University of Plymouth will be combined with the power of international paracyclist Liz McTernan in a bid to set the world handcycling speed record this September

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Students go for gold in business competition

Plymouth University news: Fourteen business students from Plymouth University have signed up for a competition designed to improve their marketing skills and enhance their employability

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Look through the lens at the South West's wonderful wildlife

Plymouth University news: Competition challenges photographers to capture Devon and Cornwall’s wildlife at its best

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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

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£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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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