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University launches educational film series based upon landmark legal cases

A team in the School of Society and Culture has launched a new film series dramatising some of the most foundational cases in the country's legal system

(L-R) Sarah Frankis
and Simon Taylor from the University of Plymouth Careers Team, and Simon Reid
and Jessica Keen from Babcock.

National award for careers engagement teams

The University of Plymouth and Babcock are celebrating success at the TARGET jobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2021

Ashfords marine prize winners

Ashfords LLP Scholarship winners celebrate at Graduation

Ashfords LLP Scholarship winners celebrate at Graduation

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Common antidepressant should no longer be used to treat people with dementia, study says

A drug used to treat agitation in people with dementia - mirtazapine - is no more effective than a placebo, and might even increase mortality, according to a new study published in The Lancet.

Camille Carroll - Clinical Academic Training

Parkinson's expert honoured with national award

Dr Camille Carroll has won the Tom Isaacs Award, given by Cure Parkinson's and Van Andel Institute to recognise a researcher who has significantly impacted the lives of people living with Parkinson’s and has involved people with Parkinson’s in their work.

Devon Net Zero Innovation Fund

Deadline approaching for Devon Net Zero Innovation Fund applications

The Devon Net Zero Innovation Fund, run by the University of Plymouth, is offering grants of up to £7,500 to companies looking develop new products or services for the low carbon sector

Drake's reservoir

Plymouth takes the lead as universities commit to climate action

Professor Judith Petts CBE, the University of Plymouth’s Vice-Chancellor, has led the development of a new set of climate commitments endorsed by 140 universities and released ahead of the COP26 conference.

Communal eating at LandWorks

Sociologist calls for national improvements on criminal rehabilitation

A University sociologist says more needs to be donw to support criminal rehabilitation after spending seven years researching the experience of people with criminal convictions at a Devon charity

Happy family watching movie on a laptop

Watching nature videos on social media supported people’s mental wellbeing during lockdowns

Researchers from the University of Plymouth used the first COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020 to investigate how people engaged with nature via social media and whether there were associations between this form of simulated nature engagement and wellbeing.

Clare Pettinger

Plymouth academic contributes to new NHS resource on sustainability

Dr Clare Pettinger, Lecturer in Public Health Dietetics, shared her research and practice on sustainable food systems to inform the co-creation of the NHS Greener Allied Health Professional hub.

The first turn of the Yangtze at Shigu in Yunnan Province, China, where the river turns 180 degrees from south- to northbound

Study highlights how humans and nature are causing significant changes to the health of global rivers

New research involving the University of Plymouth shows rivers such as the Amazon, Mississippi and Congo are seeing increased levels of solutes such as calcium and potassium

Conceptual art for the CobBauge facility - credit, Fox Ecological Architects

Construction begins on innovative CobBauge research building

The University of Plymouth's CobBauge project is constructing a building on campus made from the re-engineered material.