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Sulmara Subsea showcasing their methodologies and technology platform to students on the BSc (Hons) Ocean Exploration and MSc Hydrography courses. Students standing on a dock looking at a red modern boat. 

University enables company to advance offshore survey technology

Sulmara Subsea, which has bases across the world, spent two weeks working out of the University of Plymouth’s Marine Station on a series of expeditionary trials

Photograph showing glimpse, between hummocks of snow, of the ship "Endurance", the Shackleton Expedition. Provided by the State Library of New South Wales, Australia.

Preserving Endurance

The story of how two environmental law experts at the University have played a key role in the safeguarding of the iconic vessel Endurance, discovered in Antarctica after more than a century.

Getty image 502962810. Refugees

Social work and conflict zones – how the profession can help

Marking World Social Work Day on 15 March, Dr Bartosz Zaniewski, Lecturer in Social Work, discusses how the profession operates in a crisis situation – and why the career is so important in helping those affected by the invasion of Ukraine.

A state-of-the-art Kongsberg K-Sim Dynamic Positioning simulator will soon be installed on the University of Plymouth’s campus (Credit: Kongsberg Digital)

University partners with world-leading simulator provider to revolutionise floating offshore wind installations

A state-of-the-art Kongsberg K-Sim Dynamic Positioning (DP) simulator will soon complement the Marine Navigation Centre on the University of Plymouth’s campus

Maritime cybersecurity and communications

University works with Bank of England to assess impacts of maritime cyber threats

Researchers from the University of Plymouth are working with the Bank of England to test how some of the world’s leading insurance firms would respond in the event of a maritime cyber attack

The Antarctic spiny plunderfish (Harpagifer
antarcticus). Credit: Lloyd Peck, British Antarctic Survey

Life in the freezer – study provides first evidence of growth limitations in Antarctic fish

New research by scientists at the University of Plymouth and the British Antarctic Survey shows have lost their ability to grow at rates seen in their warmer water cousins

Nancy Astor talking to a woman on a street in Plymouth

Breaking the Bias: Plymouth's part in giving working class women a voice

For International Women's Day, Dr Judith Rowbotham explains the region's role in the success of the Co-operative Women’s Guild

Off the Wall (credit Steve Janner)

Shining a light on Cornish women in the arts for International Women’s Day

The University is coorganising the week-long Change + Makers festival in Cornwall to shine a light on women who are making an impact with their work and championing inclusion within the creative industry.

Techstars Startup Weekend

Culture and tourism becomes destination for entrepreneurs in Techstars Startup Weekend

The fifth edition of the Techstars Startup Weekend returns to the University with a focus on culture and tourism

White blood cells flowing through red blood as a microbiology symbol of the human immune system fighting off infections defending and protecting the body from infectious disease.

International collaboration to advance policy into rare diseases

Dr Konstantin Glebov is working with a European partner to take the next step in improving lives for people with rare diseases.

3D printer, digital fabrication laboratory

University-business collaboration project returns with new funding

The University invites submissions for a third round of Research and Development Fund

Climate change

Taking action now can secure our future

Professor Camille Parmesan, from the University of Plymouth’s School of Biological and Marine Sciences, is a Coordinating Lead Author on a new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)