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Forgotten voices at the heart of new UK food research project

Dr Clare Pettinger, Lecturer in Public Health Dietetics at the University of Plymouth, is part of a new national project targeting disadvantaged communities left behind by the traditional UK food system

A gift for the NHS video by medical student Kathryn Fu

‘A gift for the NHS’ – Medical student makes video to say thank you

Third-year medical student Kathryn Fu has has produced a video to help lift the spirits of healthcare staff, in what is set to be a very different festive season.

The University of Plymouth's new engineering and design facility - aerial view

University granted consent for iconic new engineering and design facility

The Babbage building, on the University of Plymouth’s main campus, will be enlarged and enhanced for the School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics and the School of Art, Design and Architecture.

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Could physical activity help minimise drug and alcohol use?

Future studies are being planned to highlight the role of physical activity in helping to reduce drug and alcohol consumption

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New short courses launched in Humanities and Performing Arts

The School of Humanities and Performing Arts has launched three new short courses that can be taken online in the areas of Music Theory, Voice Support and Creative Writing

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University awarded £1m to create national test facility for renewable technology

The University of Plymouth has been awarded more than £1million by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council to create a unique facility for testing new innovations in floating offshore wind technology

Eduardo Miranda working on QuTune

Researchers to investigate Quantum Computing for the music industry

The University is to lead a collaboration looking into the potentially game-changing impact that Quantum Computing could have upon the UK’s music industry

Oliver Hanemann and his brain tumour research team in the John Bull laboratories.

New 3D, 360-degree lab tour explores vital brain tumour research

Created by Brain Tumour Research, the tour explores the University's unique research into slow-growing tumours

University of Plymouth Dance Student Nozomi Kishimoto. Experimental dance piece at Foggintor Quarry on Dartmoor

Sustainability under the spotlight in collaborative research project for the creative industries

The University is part of a collaborative project that is to research sustainable practices within the creative industries.

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University calls for national review of Early Years education degrees

Researchers in the Plymouth Institute of Education have released a major study revealing that early years education degrees are subject to a number of challenges and variations across the country

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Research reveals full extent of seagrass beds in Looe Bay

Students from the University of Plymouth have led new research showing that seagrass beds in Looe Bay, on the South Cornwall coast, are among the largest such habitats in the whole of Devon and Cornwall.

conceptual scene: metamorphosis of our planet, transition from a green environment to the hostile and arid climate due to climate change

Students search for 100 ambassadors to help preserve the planet

A group of students from the University of Plymouth have begun the search for 100 young Ambassadors of Earth willing to take a proactive role in climate-related projects in their local community