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Unique releases mark conclusion of Coleridge classic for the 21st century
The Ancient Mariner Big Read - commissioned by The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth - has come to a conclusion with the release of two new versions of the 200-year-old literary classic
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Thinking reading as the pandemic happens
Thinking reading as the pandemic happens. Dr David Sergeant explores some of the similarities and differences between fictional pandemic apocalypses in literature and the reality of COVID-19.
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University-linked social enterprise recognised in Top 100 Index
A South West social enterprise with close ties to Peninsula Dental School has been named in the NatWest SE100 Social Business Top 100 Index.
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Plymouth scientist supports MP’s call for emergency charity research funding
A leading University academic has lent his weight to a letter calling on the government to provide emergency funding to support research carried out at three centres run by charity Brain Tumour Research, including one at the University.
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Scientists reveal new fundamental principles governing diving in animals
An international team of scientists, including the University of Plymouth, examined how metabolic constraints govern the diving performance of air-breathing aquatic species.
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Major study reveals substantial quantities of tyre particles contaminating our rivers and ocean
Research led by the University of Plymouth reveals vital new information that will improve our scientific understanding of how tiny particles from tyres, synthetic fibres from clothing and maritime gear also enter the ocean
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University-led civic partnership installs free WIFI to help residents cope with COVID-19 lockdown
A University-led project to establish a Centre for Health Technology Pop-Up in Stonehouse has installed free public WIFI in Stonehouse to help residents cope with lockdown
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International surveillance system for coping with zoonotic pandemics needs greater attention
An expert in international relations says the world needs a better early warning system if it is to cope with future global pandemics.
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Second survey of UK nurses and midwives highlights ongoing concerns about their health, training and strain on mental health during COVID-19
The second round of results from a three-survey study published today highlights the ongoing concerns nurses and midwives in the UK have about COVID-19 and the risks it poses to their own physical and mental health, as well as the health of their families
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University researcher takes part in major study driving improvement in scientific methodology
Lecturer in Psychology Dr Nadège Bault took part in the Neuroimaging Analysis, Replication and Prediction Study (NARPS), published in Nature.
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University helps home-learners with new maths resources
The Plymouth Institute of Education has launched Maths4all, a website providing Primary and Secondary level maths resources, free of charge to parents, carers and pupils
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Study shows potentially harmful arsenic levels at popular former mining works
A study by the University of Plymouth has shown that arsenic levels at a former mining site in the Tamar Valley are posing a health risk to employees and the public using the site.