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Bethany Holmes

University co-hosts inaugural Fab City Plymouth Open Day

Students and academics within the University’s cutting-edge digital fabrication and immersive media community have opened their doors to the public to celebrate the inaugural Fab City Plymouth Open Day.

A microscopic paint flake, measuring around 320μm in diameter, collected during a CPR survey in the Southern North Sea (Credit Andrew Turner, University of Plymouth)

Study reveals abundance of microscopic paint flakes in the North Atlantic

A study by the University of Plymouth and the Marine Biological Association has revealed flakes of paint could be one of the most abundant type of microplastic particles in the ocean

Bridie Kent FRCN

Stalwart of nursing receives profession’s highest honour

Professor Bridie Kent has been named a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing.

Performing arts students

University launches new School of Society and Culture

The University launches its School of Society and Culture with an innovative and flexible new approach to degree education

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University professor chairs government event on coastal communities

A University professor has been invited to chair a government event on the challenges facing seaside resorts and other coastal communities.

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New centre launched to pioneer integrated health and social care education

A new centre has been launched at the University of Plymouth to enable students on health and social care courses to learn with and from each other.

Future Plymouth 2030 - artwork by Joe Meldrum

City partners set to launch second season of Future Plymouth 2030 webinars

The University is a partner in the Future Plymouth 2030 webinar series that returns with a second season of events focused on building a sustainable city

Nitrogen dioxide concentrations over Europe. This image uses data from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite showing polluting nitrogen dioxide concentrations in March–April 2019 prior to pandemic restrictions lowering the amount. Credit: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2019–20), processed by KNMI/ESA.

Out of this world

Astronomers could be the key to better communication of climate issues according to a new comment piece by a University sociologist in Nature Astronomy

Professor Judith Petts CBE, Professor Chris Whitty and the Lord Jonathan Kestenbaum

Professor Chris Whitty joins hundreds of students at Graduation 2021

Professor Chris Whitty joins hundreds of students at Graduation 2021 to receive an Honorary Doctorate of Medicine

New research compared a variety of synthetic ropes commonly used in the maritime industry (Credit: University of Plymouth)

Maritime rope could be adding billions of microplastics to the ocean every year

A study by the University of Plymouth’s International Marine Litter Research Unit is the first to explore the potential for rope to become a source of microplastic pollution in the marine environment

NICE guideline dental care in care homes

New guide to promote dementia friendly dentistry across the UK

A new guide to help dental professionals incorporate dementia-friendly care into their practice has been published by the University of Plymouth.

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National recognition for Plymouth’s innovative IGNITE festival

IGNITE is shortlisted for a Times Higher Education University Award