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£1.7 million project enhances University’s expertise in electron microscopy
The University of Plymouth is investing more than £1.7million to enhance its world-leading research – and engagement with businesses – through electron microscopy.
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University's Digital Writing Café featured in national report on online education
The University's Digital Writing Cafe has been highlighted in a new report by the Office for Students.
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Professor receives national award for excellence in transplantation
Professor Matthew Cramp has won the Excellence in Transplantation Award as part of the 2021 UK Awards for Excellence in Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation.
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Sir Roger Deakins under the spotlight with University film students
Sir Roger Deakins CBE took part in a two-hour online talk and Q&A with academics and students at the University.
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Historian named as joint winner of prestigious national prize
Dr Louis Halewood is chosen by the Institute of Historical Research as one of two winners for the 2020 Sir Julian Corbett Prize in Modern Naval History.
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University and Plymouth Law Society host special employability forum for students and law firms
The University and Plymouth Law Society hosted a special careers Q&A to enable students to quiz law firms about the sector
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British Art Show 9 confirms new dates
The British Art Show has confirmed new dates for BAS9 after pandemic delay.
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Fine Art students host inspiring workshops with children in care
A pair of undergraduates from the BA (Hons) Fine Art degree have worked with Five Rivers to support children in care through a series of art workshops.
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Plastic recycling results in rare metals being found in children’s toys and food packaging
Some of the planet’s rarest metals – used in the manufacture of smartphones and other electrical equipment – are increasingly being found in everyday consumer plastics, according to new research by the University of Plymouth.
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Managing crab and lobster catches could offer long-term benefits to fishermen and the environment
A study by the University of Plymouth has found that managing the density of crab and lobster pots at an optimum level increases the quality of catch, benefits the marine environment and makes the industry more sustainable in the long term
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Breakthrough research suggests drug commonly used to treat blood on the brain is ‘worse than placebo’
Breakthrough research suggests drug commonly used to treat blood on the brain is ‘worse than placebo’. Chronic subdural haematoma is one of the most common disorders managed by neurosurgeons, and findings from this trial will change practice.
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Drugs used to treat HIV and flu can have detrimental impact on crops
Scientists led by the University of Plymouth found that lettuce plants exposed to a higher concentration of four commonly-used drugs could be more than a third smaller in biomass than those grown in a drug-free environment.