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Emergency care doctors not getting sufficient ‘down time’, new study shows
A national study involving the University of Plymouth highlights how doctors’ ‘need for recovery’ was higher than anything recorded in similar previous studies
Living near green space linked to lower rates of smoking and higher chances of quitting
Research led by the University of Plymouth has showed people living in areas with a high proportion of greenspace were 20% less likely to be current smokers than those in less green areas, and up to 12% more likely to have successfully quit smoking
‘Put dementia on the agenda’ – Prime Minister endorses new guidance for town and parish councils
New guidance to help local councils and their communities become dementia friendly has been released – with the Prime Minister endorsing the work, which was co-authored by the University of Plymouth, as ‘excellent and practical’.
Report sets out roadmap to enhance equality, diversity and inclusion within offshore renewable energy sector
Funded by the Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy Hub, led by the University of Plymouth, a new scoping report examines the current state of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in engineering
Judges’ decisions in sport focus more on vigour than skill
A study by the University of Plymouth suggests that, in sporting contests, the rate at which competitors fight is more likely to result in judges awarding victory than the skill with which they attack their opponents
Beaches can survive sea-level rises if they have space to move
Researchers from the University of Plymouth are part of an international team of coastal scientists who have dismissed suggestions that half the world’s beaches could become extinct over the course of the 21st century
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