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Students shortlisted for national dental professional awards

Nicole Elango and Deeon Trute have been named as finalists at the Future of Dentistry awards, which recognise upcoming talent in the profession.

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National award for postgraduates’ mental health toolkit

The Researcher Toolkit has won the FindAUniversity Award for the best Postgrad Wellbeing Initiative

Dr Rich Boden

Academic elected to Council of Linnean Society of London

Dr Rich Boden been elected as a Council Member of the Linnean Society of London - the world's oldest active biological society

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Dental academic receives national recognition for work to help homeless

Robert Witton, Director of Community-based Dentistry at the University of Plymouth, and Chief Executive of Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise (PDSE), has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Faculty for Homeless and Inclusion Health.

PDSE winners Martha Paisi, Post Doctoral researcher at the University of Plymouth, Lyndsey Withers long-standing volunteer with The Salvation Army, Christina Worle, dentist at PDSE, Colin Massey, Head of Patient Administration at PDSE and Rob Witton Chief Executive at PDSE and Director of Social Engagement and Community-Based Dentistry at University of Plymouth

Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise finalist in NHS Parliamentary Awards

Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise has been named a finalist in NHS Parliamentary Awards for its successful Community Clinic, which supports vulnerable patients who are experiencing homelessness in Plymouth.

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Students win national awards for maritime history projects

History students Amy Stokes and Corey Watson were awarded prizes for Undergraduate Achievement in Maritime History, awarded by the British Commission for Maritime History.

Professor Judy Edworthy

Psychology academic wins international award for study on workplace sound

Professor Judy Edworthy has been recognised by the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society for her studies on how sound, music, and other audible signals affect safety and work performance.

Professor Deborah Greaves

Offshore renewables expert admitted to Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowship

Professor Deborah Greaves OBE, Head of the School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics at the University of Plymouth, has been admitted to the Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering

Professor Deborah Greaves

Academic named among UK’s leading female engineers

Professor Deborah Greaves has been listed by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) among its Top 50 Women in Engineering: Sustainability.

Ian receives the medal from David Fursdon

Dementia champion awarded British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list

Ian Sherriff has received the award for services to those affected by dementia.

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2019 Design Challenge (all images on this page courtesy of IMechE)

Student device powers to national engineering success

University of Plymouth engineering students Tristan Price, William Kleinstuber, George Modica-Cliff and Joseph Searle won the Institution of Mechanical Engineers' 2019 Design Challenge

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Leading medicine and dentistry academics awarded National Teaching Fellowships

Professor Kamran Ali and Dr Richard Ayres, from the University of Plymouth’s Faculty of Health: Medicine, Dentistry and Human Sciences, have been awarded National Teaching Fellowships by Advance HE.