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Early Years Covid Chronicles UPPScale girl child learning from home

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)

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University advances project to create first class training facility for health professionals

The University of Plymouth is making significant progress on work to create an outstanding facility to support its Faculty of Health in delivering the next generation of health professionals.

Nursing and midwifery facilities. 

Shortlisting success for Plymouth in national nursing awards

The University of Plymouth has made the final of six categories at the Student Nursing Times Awards

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Neural network models of the future – the key to unlocking how our brain works

Dr Thomas Wennekers has co-authored a perspectives paper for ‘Nature Reviews Neuroscience’ on the future of neural network models

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fly, Papulankutja, Western Australia, 2015

World premiere of Beethoven string quartet heads up the autumn programme for The Arts Institute

A preview of the autumn season of The Arts Institute's public arts and culture programme

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More focus needed on mental health of dental professionals

The University of Plymouth conducted the review for the General Dental Council, finding that more research needed to be done on mental health in the wider dental team.

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New method to help GPs manage patients with multiple health conditions

The SHERPA model could be an effective tool for GP trainees, new research shows.