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International study develops ground-breaking method of making biodiesel from dirty old cooking oil
Dr Lee Durndell, from the University of Plymouth, has played a key role in new research which has developed a powerful, low-cost method for recycling used cooking oil and agricultural waste into biodiesel
University takes Techstars Startup Weekend online
The third Techstars Startup Weekend goes online to beat the pandemic
University partners with pioneering company to develop new approach to marine surveying
The University of Plymouth is working with pioneering technology company HydroSurv to develop a revolutionary means of gathering data about the marine environment
University shortlisted for three accolades at the Green Gown Awards
The University is shortlisted three times in the 2020 Green Gown Awards,
First cutting-edge equipment installed at new brain research facility
The Siemens Prisma MRI scanner is the first piece of machinery installed in the Brain Research & Imaging Centre (BRIC)
Project combines geology and technology to generate a new approach to calculating earthquake hazard
Dr Zoë Mildon, Lecturer in Earth Sciences at the University of Plymouth, has been awarded £1.1million to develop a new means of modelling all aspects of the earthquake cycle
Dental school welcomes students’ safe return
Dental students at the University of Plymouth are safely back to their clinical practice thanks to a summer of hard work across the institution.
Innovative approach to dental care for people experiencing homelessness is praised by patients, but more could be done
A free clinic for people experiencing homelessness in Plymouth has had a transformational effect, but those running it say scope for expanding the model to support other patient groups, and increasing service levels for existing patients is limited.
Healthy aging project sees COVID spark volunteering boost
Researchers working on a project across four European countries have seen a “significant rise” in volunteering and community action during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Scientists release previously unseen footage showing environmental impacts of pot fishing
Scientists from the University of Plymouth attached video cameras to pots used by crab and lobster fishermen off the south coast of England
UK’s first sea-going electric ferry launches in Plymouth
The UK’s first sea-going electric ferry - designed and developed in partnership with the University of Plymouth - has set sail for the first time in Plymouth, Britain’s Ocean City.
Students win national awards for maritime history projects
History students Amy Stokes and Corey Watson were awarded prizes for Undergraduate Achievement in Maritime History, awarded by the British Commission for Maritime History.