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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.
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Walking in a time of virus: thinking with uncertainty as our companion
Walking in a time of virus: thinking with uncertainty as our companion. Dr Phil Smith returns to reflect on walking in the current pandemic and the uncertainty ahead.
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Research aims to identify why some people become severely ill as a result of COVID-19
A joint study between the University and University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) is analysing the differing immune responses of COVID-19 patients and working to develop a simple test that could help predict who is likely to develop serious illness.
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Mussel reefs heighten the risk of microplastic exposure and consumption
Scientists from the University of Plymouth used a series of experiments to assess whether the reefs formed by blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) affected their exposure and consumption of tiny microplastic particles.
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Devon hospital pilots new technology to help keep hospital a COVID-free hub
A collaboration between the NHS and the University has resulted in thermal imaging scanners being trialled as early warning devices to prevent COVID-19 spreading
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Pioneering law clinic wins national awards for third year in succession
The award-winning Plymouth Law Clinic project, which has established a model of student-led law clinics in the community, has won two more national awards.
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Project explores fall in parents seeking medical help for children during lockdown
A new national survey is seeking the views of parents on how the COVID-19 ‘stay home’ advice has influenced their decision making around the care of sick or injured children.
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First find your goat: surviving lockdown with Robinson Crusoe
First find your goat: surviving lockdown with Robinson Crusoe. Dr Min Wild, Lecturer in English, explores what we can learn from Daniel Defoe's classic castaway novel about self isolation.
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Romanticism, ‘The Rime’, and Imperial Culture
Dr Arun Sood, Lecturer in English, reflects on the metaphorical interpretations of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s iconic poem.
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Doctors graduate early as University boosts support for NHS
The next generation of doctors from the University of Plymouth’s Peninsula Medical School celebrated the start of a new chapter as they graduated early to support the NHS in its hour of need
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A sense of home: how the books we read shape our lives
A sense of home: how the books we read shape our lives. During this period of self-isolation, Dr Kathryn Gray reflects on her life and career and explores her roots through several key books.
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Fossil reveals evidence of 200 million-year-old ‘squid’ attack
A new study led by the University of Plymouth has uncovered what is believed to be the world’s oldest known example of a squid-like creature attacking its prey.