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Empowering people to change the world – meet the international student tackling climate change
University of Plymouth - Empowering people to change the world – meet the international student tackling climate change
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University scientists join world leaders at global plastic pollution negotiations
University of Plymouth news: Members of our International Marine Litter Research Unit are in Nairobi for the third meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC) as talks continue over the Global Plastics Treaty
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New programme of research established to explore ‘avoidable employee harm’
University of Plymouth news: The University and Aneurin Bevan University Health Board in NHS Wales have announced a collaboration to take forward research on understanding the impact of avoidable employee harm.
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Report reveals growing crisis for renters in Devon and Cornwall
University of Plymouth news: A new report by the University and Citizens Advice has shone a spotlight on the damaging effects of the government’s three-year freeze on Local Housing Allowance rates for local private sector renters
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Highlighting the hidden heroism of civilian sailors who risked all to keep the home fires burning
University of Plymouth news: The War for England’s Shores, written by Dr Harry Bennett, lifts the lid on the actions of small ships that carried food, fuel and the materials required for weapons around the UK.
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Scientists caution against a reliance on mechanical devices to clear water bodies of plastic
University of Plymouth news: New research involving the University's International Marine Litter Research Unit highlights that the most cost-effective and efficient way to prevent further pollution is to reduce plastic production and consumption
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University and International Maritime Organization hold annual cyber symposium
University of Plymouth news: Almost 300 of the world’s leading global figures in maritime cyber security attended an annual symposium to discuss some of the key cyber challenges facing the global shipping industry.
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War Horse author and charity founder awarded honorary doctorate
University of Plymouth news: Author and poet Sir Michael Morpurgo OBE has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University during a ceremony to celebrate the graduates at Petroc.
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Public invited to bring in items from World War Two for preservation project
University of Plymouth news: the public are invited to bring in items from World War Two as part of the Their Finest Hour digital preservation project.
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Poetry can help people cope with loneliness or isolation
University of Plymouth news: New research has found that many people who took to sharing, discussing and writing poetry as a means to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic experienced “demonstrable positive impact on their wellbeing”.
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Wordotomy – see the new game taking healthcare teaching by storm
University of Plymouth news: Wordotomy – see the new game taking healthcare teaching by storm. Dr Siobhan Moyes and Dr John Chilton have designed a game to help students understand anatomy terminology.
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Video technology could transform how scientists monitor changes in species evolution and development
University of Plymouth news: New research combines microscope and video technology to analyse how different species develop and how the timings of developments can be tracked