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Project aims to advance knowledge around the environmental impacts of nuclear industry

The University of Plymouth has been given special dispensation to be part of a three-year initiative funded by the European Union.

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University hosts activities for World Antimicrobial Awareness Week

Researchers at the University of Plymouth have planned a week of events that are designed to raise awareness of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the challenges it poses and the work taking place to address it.

A fragment of the Winchcombe meteorite which landed on Earth in February 2021 (Credit: Trustees of the Natural History Museum)

Winchcombe meteorite holds information about the origin of Earth’s oceans

A study involving researchers in the University of Plymouth's Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centre finds that the Winchcombe meteorite holds information about the origin of Earth’s oceans

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Research investigates how to reduce male violence against women and girls

The University of Plymouth is working with a number of partners in Plymouth to investigate how to reduce male violence against women and girls.

The Chief Dental Officer for England, Sara Hurley, unveiled our expanded Simulated Dental Learning Environment

University expands training facility to help meet the demand for more dental professionals

The Chief Dental Officer for England, Sara Hurley, has unveiled the University of Plymouth's expanded dental education facility that will further enhance the training opportunities available to future generations of dentists and dental therapists

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University and health trust unite to boost medical innovation and patient care

The University of Plymouth and the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust have formed a closer strategic partnership with the aim of improving patient care through research, innovation and knowledge exchange

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Graduate wins prestigious maritime history prize

University of Plymouth news: Graduate wins prestigious maritime history prize. The British Commission for Maritime History has given Laura Jones an award for her dissertation on injured late 18th century naval personnel.

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New experimental treatment can stop the growth of schwannoma tumours

University of Plymouth news: New experimental treatment can stop the growth of schwannoma tumours

The team from the University of Plymouth's Cyber-SHIP Lab at its second Annual Symposium

Cyber-SHIP Lab holds second Annual Symposium

The University of Plymouth’s Cyber-SHIP Lab staged its second Annual Symposium at the United Nations International Maritime Organisation's London Headquarters

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Project aims to give pupils an insight into the life of a researcher

University of Plymouth news: Schools in Devon and Cornwall have already signed up to receive a visit as part of the University's FUTURES Researchers in Schools programme.

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Researchers to update app that identifies serious sickness in young babies

A smartphone app that aims to identify seriously ill young babies is being upgraded to provide increased support to parents and carers.

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£1.2m invested in new underwater communications network

The University of Plymouth is leading project - supported by £1.2million funding from the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership - to upgrade the offshore infrastructure of Smart Sound Plymouth