Press office news
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Students selected for US summit with slum crisis solution
A team of engineering students from the University of Plymouth will be travelling to the Global Grand Challenges Summit in Washington D.C after impressing judges with their vision of how to eradicate the global slum crisis by 2030
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New research shows what makes people ‘cruel to be kind’
A team from the School of Psychology has found key conditions that might make someone ‘cruel to be kind’, after conducting research using video games
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Engineering students to take part in Red Bull Soapbox Race
A group of students from the University of Plymouth will be combining their engineering expertise with raising environmental awareness after being selected to participate in the 2017 Red Bull Soapbox Race at London’s Alexandra Palace
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School of Engineering aims to expand University’s reputation for world-leading research and teaching
The University of Plymouth has launched a dedicated School of Engineering, with the aim of expanding its expertise in the field and offering new opportunities to students, academics and industry
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Students urged to beat clock for accommodation scholarships
Young people estranged from family or leaving care and planning to go to the University of Plymouth are being urged to apply for scholarships from the Unite Foundation
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BETA Enterprise programme awards funding to student start-up
Thirteen groups of students have been awarded business start-up grants after impressing judges as part of the BETA Enterprise programme, run by the Futures Entrepreneurship Centre at the University of Plymouth
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Grant success for student investigating antibiotic resistance
Plymouth University news: The Microbiology Society has awarded a grant of £2,000 to a University of Plymouth biomedical sciences student
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Enabling Sailing
Plymouth University news: Student Forrest Worthington uses his final year project to modify a sailing dinghy to make it available to disabled children
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University enhances creative opportunities through collaboration with Port Eliot Festival
The University of Plymouth will be creating exciting opportunities for students, staff and the public alike as it expands its partnership with the iconic Port Eliot Festival
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Funding for student oral cancer project
Plymouth University news: A first-year dental student from the University of Plymouth has received funding of £1,000 from the Peninsula Medical Foundation to develop a 3D model of tumour-like cells for use in mouth cancer research
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FLUX competition sees winners fly high
A team of law students, Magnum Opus, has won this year’s FLUX competition after planning a Kite Flying Festival for local charity, St Luke’s Hospice.
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UPSU takes Varsity crown for 5th consecutive year
University of Plymouth Students' Union beat the University of St Mark and St John 22-14 in the annual sporting competition.