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University comfortably within the top 50 of the Guardian University Guide 2022

The University of Plymouth has been ranked 41st overall in the UK in the Guardian University Guide 2022

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Plymouth to host UK’s first charging network for electric maritime vessels

The University of Plymouth is working with Plymouth City Council, Princess Yachts Limited and Aqua SuperPower to develop a network of electric maritime charging facilities around Plymouth Sound

A Cuttlefish (sepia officinalis) approaches one of the baited camera surveys carried out by researchers in the Lyme Bay Marine Protected Area (Credit University of Plymouth)

Marine Protected Area status can boost fish populations by almost 400%

A new study by the University of Plymouth has shown that protecting areas of the ocean and coastlines with “whole-site” Marine Protected Area status can result in four-fold increases in the abundance and diversity of fish populations

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Robert Sneyd
Dean of the Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry

Retired Professor completes Ben Nevis challenge for Parkinson’s research

Emeritus Professor Rob Sneyd, who himself has Parkinson’s, has raised money for University Parkinson's research

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New report maps international dental training provision

A new report led by the University of Plymouth has explored dental education standards across the European Union.

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University achieves success in Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022

The University of Plymouth’s expanding portfolio of world-leading research has been recognised in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022

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Research explores whether professionals have the support they need to deliver effective early years education

The University of Plymouth and the Montessori Group are joining forces to ensure children up to the age of five get an education that meets their needs

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Does our mind’s eye match real life? New study shows differences in how we perceive images

A new study led by the School of Psychology shows that many adults are resistant to imagining their own vision as if it were a flat image

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University works alongside plant therapy brand at new £1million research facility in Cornwall

Academics from the University of Plymouth's School of Biological and Marine Sciences are working with Trelonk Molecular Wellbeing on a number of joint projects.

One of the tagged crawfish has already been spotted 200 metres from where it was released

Tracking devices aim to monitor fish movements off the UK coastline

Scientists from the University of Plymouth worked with the Isles of Scilly Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority to deploy monitoring devices that will help them paint a comprehensive picture of the movements of an endangered marine species.

The seabed of Lyme Bay covered with a forest of pink sea fans in 2017

Seabed recovers more quickly following extreme storms than from the impacts of bottom-towed fishing

New research by the University of Plymouth examined the impact of the 2013/14 winter storms on the Lyme Bay Marine Protected Area

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From couch to ultra-marathon – mental imagery technique can aid running challenge completion

New research shows self-professed non-runners were more likely to complete the challenge using a motivational intervention known as functional imagery training (FIT)