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PhD student Sean Kelly

Funding to help shed light on drug-resistant lung infection

A University of Plymouth researcher is exploring how ‘nasty’ bacteria can affect people with cystic fibrosis thanks to funding from an international charity.

A week-long excavation at Cut Hill on Dartmoor revealed an exceptional cist, a stone-built box used to bury the dead in prehistoric times

University expert helps reveal hidden stories behind Early Bronze Age burial discovery

University of Plymouth news: Professor Ralph Fyfe has been liaising with the Dartmoor National Park Authority and others across the UK on the excavation of an Early Bronze Age burial cist at Cut Hill

International students sitting on the Barbican, Plymouth UK. 

Plymouth welcomes UK Government's encouragement of international students

University of Plymouth news: The UK Education Secretary has issued a timely message welcoming international students to come and study in the UK.

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Make it count – Clearing advisors are here to help

University of Plymouth news: With A level, T level and BTEC results now live, advice is available at the University to support people through Confirmation and Clearing.

The Grow Share Cook book has been produced in conjunction with Communication Design and Illustration students at the University

Students work on cookbook showcasing local produce and energy efficiency

University of Plymouth news: The Grow Share Cook book has been produced in conjunction with MA Communication Design and BA (Hons) Illustration students.

Students using the Bloomberg Interactive Suite

University achieves UK first with landmark accreditation for business education

University of Plymouth news: The Plymouth Business School has become the first in the UK to achieve accreditation from the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE)

Aerial view of Sargassum seaweed in Atlantic ocean

University studentships support development of ideas and solutions that benefit the global ocean

University of Plymouth news: The Solutions for the Marine Environment (SERVO) programme, supported by a significant philanthropic donation, will fully fund projects addressing some of the planet’s most pressing challenges

The map dating from 1871 which shows shell beds along the coastline of Lyme Bay

Historic map reveals how mussel farm is bringing shellfish reefs back to the seabed

University of Plymouth news: The UK’s first large scale offshore mussel farm is allowing shellfish reefs to return to parts of the seabed off England’s south coast for the first time in up to 150 years, a new study has revealed.

Tsian Deslandes, aged 8, with a dolphin. She is now studying Ocean Science and Marine Conservation at the University of Plymouth

Meet the ‘dolphin doctor’ student living her dream thanks to Clearing

University of Plymouth news - Meet the ‘dolphin doctor’ student living her dream thanks to Clearing

Publich health research

Multi-million-pound programme to inspire students into research

University of Plymouth news - Multi-million-pound programme to inspire students into research

Mantle rocks collected from deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean during the IODP expedition 399 in the Spring of 2023

Rocks that originated in Earth’s mantle could reveal secrets of planet’s history

University of Plymouth news: Dr Andy Parsons is part of an international team that is using rocks from the deep ocean to unravel mantle’s role in life on Earth, volcanism and global chemical cycles.

Clearing student Zac Chung

“One phone call changed my life”

University of Plymouth news: student Zac Chung explains how he became the first in his family to go to university thanks to Clearing.