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Contemporary dance

Delving inside the minds of dancers

Plymouth University News: The mental imagery and preparation used by performers to push the boundaries of contemporary dance is to be analysed in a study led by Plymouth University.

BUCS National Fleet Racing Sailing Championships. Mount Batten Centre. Plymouth Sound. University of Plymouth dinghy sailing scholars. Sophie Mckeenem, Charlotte Greenhalgh, Anna Piggot, Oscar Mcveigh, Peter McCoy and James Spencer.

Sailors set course for top spot at student championships

Plymouth University news: The tenth annual BUCS Fleet Sailing Championship returns to the city’s shores.

Andrew Motion

Former Poet Laureate heads for Plymouth

Plymouth University News: Sir Andrew Motion comes to Plymouth University to tell audiences why poetry is as important as ever in the digital generation

NICE has issued guidelines stating that more children should brush their teeth

More children should brush their teeth to halt tooth decay and gum disease

Plymouth University news: Plymouth University dental academic Professor Liz Kay has contributed to NICE guidelines on children's oral health, published today

Geoffrey the Giant, star of "Open Wide and Step Inside"

World-first film aims to improve children’s oral health

Plymouth University news: For the first time in the world, immersive vision technology has been used to produce an animated film designed to improve the oral health of children, involving dental health professionals and aimed at five to seven year-olds

First UK-wide evaluation of medical revalidation

General Medical Council commissions first UK-wide evaluation of medical revalidation

Plymouth University news: Plymouth University leads a team commissioned by the General Medical Council to carry out the first UK-wide evaluation of medical revalidation

Plymouth International Book Festival 2014

What the authors say about #PIBF2014

Plymouth University News: Ahead of the Plymouth International Book Festival, read what three of the authors who will grace its opening weekend will be bringing to Plymouth University

Plymouth International Book Festival 2014

Authors hoping to inspire their audiences

Plymouth University News: International bestsellers Joanna Trollope and Will Self give a flavour of what Plymouth International Book Festival visitors can expect as the 2014 event gets underway

Interactive typewriter

Transforming typewriters for the digital generation

Plymouth University News: Plymouth University graduate Joe Hounsham has transformed an antique typewriter for the digital generation, and won an award from IBM for his efforts

Sue Austin Creating the Spectacle

Artist prepares to create a splash

Plymouth University News: Underwater wheelchair artist Sue Austin becomes Artist in Residence at Plymouth University Marine Institute

WISE awards

Plymouth academics WISE up for awards

Plymouth University News: Two Plymouth University academics have been nominated for national awards in recognition of their efforts to inspire women and girls to pursue study and careers in the sciences

Neural stem cells inside the Drosophila brain

Funding for better understanding of neural stem cells

Plymouth University news: Study to investigate how neural stem cells differ from each other may contribute to the future development of better treatments for conditions such as dementia, psychiatric disorders and brain tumours