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University expert contributes to Government cyber security report
Steve Furnell, Professor of Information Security, was among the key contributors to the UK Cyber Security Sectoral Analysis 2020 produced for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
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A blueprint for the blue space on the horizon
The University of Plymouth is among the organisations represented on a project board formed to ensure that decisions about creating the Plymouth Sound National Marine Park are made collaboratively
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Maritime Minister visits the University of Plymouth
Nusrat Ghani MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport, met academics and students during a visit to the University of Plymouth’s Marine Building
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Movement study could be significant in helping understand brain rehabilitation
Research led by the University of Plymouth explored how distinct prior actions affected a person’s ability to perform certain simple movements, for example, reaching to catch a ball or drinking a cup of coffee
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Crab larvae already showing effects of coastal acidification
Ocean acidification is having a profound impact on a prized crustacean that supports the most valuable fishery on the West Coast of the United States, according to a new study involving the University of Plymouth
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Results of long-term study could help identify children at risk of future type 2 diabetes
Researchers at the University of Plymouth and Nestlé have revealed new insights into the factors that predispose children to developing type 2 diabetes in adult life.
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Warmer and acidified oceans can lead to ‘hidden’ changes in species behaviour
Research published in Nature Climate Change, involving scientists at the University of Plymouth, shows that in warmer seawater with lower pH, a common clam – the peppery furrow shell (Scrobicularia plana) – makes considerable changes to its feeding habits
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Spinout raises £680,000 to speed development of novel vaccines
The Vaccine Group, a University of Plymouth spinout company, has raised £680,000 in equity funding to enhance its research into novel vaccine technologies.
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Rising sea-levels and increased storms pose threat to coastal communities
Scientists at the University of Plymouth have completed a study for the Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership which shows the rate of coastal erosion around the UK is expected to increase substantially in the future
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Plymouth scientists highlight effects of climate change on UK’s plankton
Marine scientists from the University of Plymouth have worked on a major study highlighting the effects of climate change on the plankton populations in UK seas
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Slow Painting exhibition comes to The Arts Institute
Southbank Centre’s Hayward Gallery Touring presents Slow Painting, an exhibition of paintings that take their time, and invite us to do the same.
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University spinout secures equity funding to enhance development of robot fruit harvesters
University of Plymouth spinout company Fieldwork Robotics has raised almost £300,000 through an initial equity funding round