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Students help to reduce school pupils’ anxiety around COVID-19

Dental students have helped young people with additional needs to practise self-care and coping strategies to deal with anxiety around COVID-19.

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“Nothing will stop us helping our community”: University celebrates online dental intervention success

While COVID-19 has made life challenging for everyone, Peninsula Dental School has adapted by delivering its unique community engagement work online for the first time.

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Dental academic receives national recognition for work to help homeless

Robert Witton, Director of Community-based Dentistry at the University of Plymouth, and Chief Executive of Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise (PDSE), has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Faculty for Homeless and Inclusion Health.

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University researcher helps to recover first meteorite found in UK for 30 years

Dr Natasha Stephen, Lecturer in Advanced Analysis (Earth & Planetary Sciences) at the University of Plymouth, was part of a collaborative effort to locate and analyse fragments of the meteorite that lit up the sky over the UK and Northern Europe

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New Girlguiding badge set to inspire next generation of health professionals

Academics from the University of Plymouth have created a new Girlguiding badge designed to inspire the next generation of podiatrists across the UK, as well as deliver life skills during lockdown.

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A University-supported project celebrating women in Plymouth launches on International Women's Day

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£1.6m funding to explore how digital resources can support older people’s health

The three-year project is a collaboration between the University of Stirling and University of Plymouth’s Centre for Health Technology.

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Academic contributes to first global classification of Earth’s ecosystems

Dr Louise Firth, Lecturer in Marine Ecology in the University of Plymouth’s School of Biological and Marine Sciences, is among the authors of the Global Typology of Ecosystems, published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature

Releasing tagged bass into water near Salcombe as part of the iBass project (Credit Matt Doggett)

€4million project uses cutting edge technology to enhance the habitats of key fish species

The FISH INTEL project is being led by the University of Plymouth and supported by €2.8million from the European Regional Development Fund via the Interreg France (Channel) England programme.

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Unique book contains children’s self-penned experiences of COVID-19 restrictions

Amid plans to ease lockdown in the UK, children worldwide have shared their experiences of COVID-19 restrictions in a unique e-book launched on 1 March.

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£1.7 million project enhances University’s expertise in electron microscopy

The University of Plymouth is investing more than £1.7million to enhance its world-leading research – and engagement with businesses – through electron microscopy.

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University's Digital Writing Café featured in national report on online education

The University's Digital Writing Cafe has been highlighted in a new report by the Office for Students.