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Dental dentistry students practising 

University’s dental excellence earns recognition in the Times Higher Education Awards 2023

University of Plymouth news: The University’s work to combine first-rate dental training with outstanding community care has been shortlisted for a prestigious accolade in the Times Higher Education Awards 2023

Ewen McColl

New Head of Dental School

The University of Plymouth’s Peninsula Dental School is starting the 2023/24 academic year under new leadership. The new Head of School is Professor Ewen McColl, who was previously the University’s Director of Clinical Dentistry and Deputy Head of School.

Giraffe at Paignton Zoo

Academic contributes to new animal welfare guidelines for zoos

University of Plymouth news: Dr Joanna Newbolt is among the contributors to a new set of guidelines that aims to help zoos effectively evaluate the interactions between visitors and their animals

Dental treatment at the PDSE

National award shortlisting for Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise

University of Plymouth news: The Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise (PDSE) has been named among the finalists in the UK Social Enterprise Awards

Extreme Loading on Floating Offshore Wind Turbine under Complex Environmental Conditions

Project aims to ensure offshore renewable innovations remain cyber-secure

University of Plymouth news: The Cyber-Resilience of Offshore Wind Networks (CROWN) project, supported by funding from the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership, will create a purpose-built lab space at the University.

Roland Levinsky Building

Dive into our arts programme for 2023-24

University of Plymouth's Arts Institute launches new season to inspire, challenge and entertain. Find out more about the public arts programme and centrepiece exhibition, Ocean.

A set of dentures being held by hands wearing white gloves 

Research explores the long-term impact of wearing dentures

University of Plymouth news: Researchers are launching a new study through which they will use lab-created models to explore the long-term physical impacts of wearing dentures

The Living Seawall in Plymouth was installed during the summer of 2023

Living seawall creates a space for nature along the coastline of Plymouth Sound

University of Plymouth news: The University is leading a project that has seen a series of specially-designed concrete panels installed to make new habitats available to a variety of marine flora and fauna.

Aerial View of Plymouth including some of The Sound

Best in the South West!

University of Plymouth news: Unifresher’s Ultimate Alternative University League Table puts the University of Plymouth in pole position for South West England

World map made up of speech bubbles

Plymouth students go global

University of Plymouth news: A successful bid for almost £300,000 of Government funding is enabling University of Plymouth students to study and work all over the world in 2023/24.

Temperature data being measured using sensors attached to a leaf in the Atlantic Forest near Sao Paulo, Brazil (Credit: Sophie Fauset)

Tropical forests may be approaching a critical high-temperature threshold

University of Plymouth news: A study published in Nature, co-authored by Associate Professor in Terrestrial Ecology Dr Sophie Fauset, has found some tropical leaves are already reaching temperatures at which they can no longer function.

Sunset over Port Isaac

Digital exclusion is leaving coastal communities behind

University of Plymouth news: Two leading University of Plymouth researchers are shining a light on causes of deprivation in coastal communities, aiming to raise awareness of issues that are not well understood currently.