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'Record’ allocation to support medical researchers in Britain’s Ocean City
University of Plymouth news: The University has secured 22 Integrated Academic Training posts from the National Institute of Health and Care Research.
“How-to” guide highlights ways to encourage greater diversity within future engineering workforce
University of Plymouth news: Academics at the University have compiled a detailed guide encouraging organisations across the UK to follow their lead in fostering increased opportunities for neurodiverse and disabled engineering students.
University selected to join NATO underwater security and defence project
University of Plymouth news: Researchers from the University are part of the multinational MANGROVE consortium, led by Saab and selected by NATO to lead its Allied Underwater Battlespace Mission Network project.
University academic appointed Lead Author of UN climate change report
University of Plymouth news: Dr Cho Kwong Charlie Lam is one of 31 UK academics who will serve in the role for the IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Report on adapting cities and infrastructure to climate change
Study explores enzymes’ role in brain tumour growth and therapies
University of Plymouth news: Researchers in the University of Plymouth’s Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence will complete a pre-clinical evaluation of three drugs already being used to target aldehydes in other conditions
Faster, easier diagnosis could soon benefit people with neurological conditions
University of Plymouth news: A brain-monitoring headset is being developed by researchers at the University and partners across the UK to bring quicker, more accessible diagnosis of seizures and other neurological conditions to local communities
Partnership develops new training to support the nuclear workforce of the future
University of Plymouth news: The first cohort has begun a new Going Nuclear: Nuclear Applications for Science and Engineering module developed by the University in collaboration with Babcock International Group and the Ministry of Defence
University helps to launch Team Plymouth
University of Plymouth news: Representatives from the University have helped to launch Team Plymouth – a collaboration drawing together key organisations with the aim of ensuring the city benefits from being a National Defence Growth Area.
AI model offers accurate and explainable insights to support autism assessment
University of Plymouth news: A deep learning model, evaluated in a University of Plymouth research study, was shown to achieve up to 98% accuracy in distinguishing autistic from neurotypical participants
Finding ways to fix the UK’s food system
University of Plymouth news: Our research features extensively in evidence developed through a UK-wide project aimed at making the nation’s food healthier, fairer and greener
First evidence that plastic nanoparticles can accumulate in the edible parts of vegetables
University of Plymouth news: Our researchers have led a first-of-its-kind study which shows how tiny plastic particles can enter vegetables through their roots and accumulate in the parts we eat
Students can manage anxiety through programme that helps them imagine positive outcomes
University of Plymouth news: Researchers from the University tested whether an initiative they developed – Functional Imagery Training – had the potential to reduce student anxiety