Press office news tagged 'research'

Collaboration wins national award for work to advance medical innovation

University of Plymouth news: The work between med-tech start-up Neuronostics and the University earned the Partnership with Academia category at the Medilink UK Healthcare Business Awards.
12 June 2023
Seven in 10 pupils want an education that helps them tackle the climate crisis

University of Plymouth news: New research shows that 14 to 18-year-olds believe climate change is the most important issue that needs to be addressed if their lives are to be improved in the future.
5 June 2023
Consortium awarded funding to explore challenges facing coastal communities

University of Plymouth news: The University is leading a project funded by UK Research and Innovation to address social, community, economic and environmental priorities in coastal communities
1 June 2023
Programme explores potential for online arts and culture to enhance young people’s mental health

University of Plymouth news: The University is part of the £2.6m ORIGIN project, which will see diverse communities of young people aged 16 to 24 co-designing an online arts and culture intervention aimed at reducing anxiety and depression
30 May 2023
Digital support can significantly reduce anxiety among autistic adults

University of Plymouth news: A new study into the effectiveness of Brain in Hand, which provides autistic adults with 24/7 support and practical tools to manage the challenges of everyday life, has shown it can significantly reduce anxiety levels.
30 May 2023
New study assesses changes to midwifery models of care in England

University of Plymouth news: Professor Aled Jones, Head of our School of Nursing and Midwifery, is leading a national study into new ways of working that aim to ensure a woman’s care before, during and after birth is led by the same midwife.
19 May 2023
Past climate change to blame for Antarctica’s giant underwater landslides

University of Plymouth news: An international team of researchers, led by Lecturer in Hydrography and Ocean Exploration Dr Jenny Gales, has discovered the cause of giant underwater landslides in Antarctica.
18 May 2023
Coastal lights trick coral reefs into spawning earlier than they should

University of Plymouth news: New research shows that corals exposed to artificial light at night are spawning one to three days outside of their optimum reproductive periods.
15 May 2023
Early years curriculum should be celebrated as being distinct from all other education

University of Plymouth news: A new report shows the curriculum delivered in early years education is more focused around what children are interested in learning rather than being prescriptive around the things they might need to learn.
12 May 2023
Researchers call for public help to monitor elusive pod of bottlenose dolphins

University of Plymouth news: The South Coast pod of bottlenose dolphins currently numbers only 40 individuals and they are known to range from the north coasts of Devon and Cornwall right along the entire south coast of England to East Sussex
12 May 2023
Citizen science project gives people a chance to support future space missions

University of Plymouth news: The University is working with the Space Medicine Team at the European Space Agency to help develop an understanding of what happens to the human body following a long space mission.
10 May 2023
Study calls for action to explore potential impacts of decommissioned offshore structures

University of Plymouth news: This new study comes at a time when increasing numbers of oil and gas platforms are being phased out, but renewable energy structures are being installed in their place
9 May 2023