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Can board games play a role in neurodivergent treatment and support programmes?

University of Plymouth news: Researchers in our School of Psychology have secured funding to host a national workshop that will explore how board games might be integrated more widely into health and social care interventions

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What makes a good New Year’s resolution and how do you stick to it?

University of Plymouth news: Read advice from performance researcher and sports psychologist, Dr Jon Rhodes, on how to stick to your New Year’s resolution.

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The Vice-Chancellor's Awards 2025

University of Plymouth news: The University has ended 2025 with a celebration of people who go above and beyond in their work, at the annual Vice-Chancellor’s Awards.

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Classic Christmas number 1 inspires student’s future career

University of Plymouth news: BSc (Hons) Music and Sound Production student Ellyn Mosley visited Rockfield Studios to see the piano on which Freddie Mercury recorded Bohemian Rhapsody.

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Annual Report and Financial Statements 2024/25

University of Plymouth news: The University has published its Annual Report and Financial Statements for the challenging but successful academic year 2024/25.

Student scholarship celebration 2025

Celebrating our student scholarships

University of Plymouth news: Students from the University of Plymouth who have benefitted from nearly £375,000 of philanthropic support have shared their success at a special event.

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Consortium secures £3.6m for pioneering anaesthetic gas recovery and reuse technology

University of Plymouth news: A consortium including the University of Plymouth has been awarded £3.6 million to advance technology which captures, recovers and recycles volatile anaesthetic gas waste for future reuse

Research was conducted in East Antarctica, close to the Belgian Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Research Station

Thinning ice in Antarctica could boost oceanic carbon absorption

University of Plymouth news: Research involving scientists from the University has shed new light on natural processes in East Antarctica that could, over long timescales, help the Southern Ocean absorb more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

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New year marks new beginnings for care leaver

University of Plymouth news: New year marks new beginnings for care leaver. Rachel explains how “there’s more to the world than the cards you’re dealt” and hopes to inspire others.

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New Year, new opportunities to get creative

University of Plymouth news: University relaunches art and design offer with new Creative Futures Taster Day on 10 January 2026.

Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence at the University of Plymouth awarded funding so it can continue work until 2030

Study explores why some drug therapies are ineffective for brain tumour patients

University of Plymouth news: New research at the University, supported by the Children’s Tumor Foundation, will trial combinations of drugs to try and find the first effective non-surgical treatments for patients with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2)

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Epilepsy can lead to earlier deaths in people with intellectual disabilities

University of Plymouth news: A team of UK-based researchers led by the University has said the shocking statistics are the result of missed opportunities and health inequalities, while campaigners believe it should be a source of public outrage