Press office news tagged

Student launches radically different prosthetic breast design for women after cancer surgery

A postgraduate researcher in Digital Art & Technology is launching an innovative product it is hoped will transform life for women who have had breast cancer surgery.
19 July 2019
Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies receives Honorary Doctorate

Professor Dame Sally Davies receives an Honorary Doctorate of Medicine at the University's graduation ceremony for medicine and dentistry
17 July 2019
Peatlands of Dartmoor could be crucial in fight against climate change

Research by the University suggests the peatlands of Dartmoor could be an underestimated resource in the fight against climate change as their ability to store carbon has not diminished in almost 150 years
17 July 2019
Limits on pot fishing can result in win-win for fishermen and marine wildlife

A report by the University of Plymouth, funded by Defra and the Blue Marine Foundation, has found that in areas of low potting intensity the industry was operating in a way that had little impact on seabed species or economically-important shellfish
17 July 2019
Hospital gowns retain superbugs even after disinfectant use, research shows

The study showed that C difficile - a bacteria that can cause severe diarrhoea, bowel complications and even death - is surviving on surgical gowns despite disinfectant use
12 July 2019
Seeing greenery linked to less intense and frequent cravings

A study led by the University of Plymouth is the first to demonstrate that passive exposure to nearby greenspace is linked to both lower frequencies and strengths of craving.
12 July 2019
Standing frame intervention improves life for people with MS, research shows

Study participant John Kendrick was able to walk his daughter down the aisle thanks to using the standing frame. Full results of the research are now available to view in The Lancet Neurology.
11 July 2019
£9million boost to South West health research

A partnership involving the University of Plymouth that carries out health research in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset, with direct benefits to patients’ health and NHS care delivery, has secured a further £9m in funding for the next five years.
11 July 2019
Responding to the climate emergency

Professor Judith Petts CBE, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Plymouth, believes universities should play a leading role in addressing the challenges of climate change.
10 July 2019
University of Plymouth declares a climate emergency

The University of Plymouth has declared a climate emergency, supporting a call by EAUC – The Alliance for Sustainability Leadership in Education and reaffirming the University’s position as a global leader in sustainability
10 July 2019
Student recognised by heritage homewares brand for designs inspired by Sir Terence Conran

A final-year student has won a prestigious prize sponsored by The Conran Shop during a University-organised trip to a major design event.
9 July 2019
University listed among the world’s best for engineering research and impact

The University of Plymouth is eighth in the world, and the top UK university, for Marine and Ocean Engineering in the ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2019.
8 July 2019