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40% of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by targeting 12 risk factors throughout life

Modifying 12 risk factors over the lifecourse could delay or prevent 40% of dementia cases, according to an update to The Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention, and care.

Lighting illuminates Laira Bridge in Plymouth, a disused railway bridge that was refurbished in 2015 to carry a pedestrian and cycle path (Credit Thomas Davies, University of Plymouth)

Coastal cities leave up to 75% of seafloor exposed to harmful light pollution

A study led by the University of Plymouth showed that under both cloudy and clear skies, quantities of light used in everyday street lighting permeated all areas of the water column.

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Santander grants will help student start-ups deal with challenges of the "new normal"

Student and graduate businesses can now access special funding to help them overcome challenges associated with COVID-19, thanks to the University’s partnership with Santander.

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Scientists publish seminal study into impact of nanoparticles on living species

Conceived by researchers at the University of Plymouth, the study assessed how the guts of species from honey bees to humans could protect against the bioaccumulation and toxicological effects of engineered nanomaterials found within the environment

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University expert contributes to global report into plastic threats to the ocean

Professor Richard Thompson OBE, Head of the University of Plymouth's International Marine Litter Research Unit, has contributed to a major new report showing that the annual flow of plastic into the ocean could nearly triple by 2040.

Professor Christopher Tredwin elected as next Chair of the Dental Schools Council

Professor Christopher Tredwin elected as next Chair of the Dental Schools Council

Professor Christopher Tredwin, Head of the University’s Peninsula Dental School (PDS), has been elected as the new Chair of the Dental Schools Council (DSC).

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Scientists appeal for public help with climate change technology project

As part of the EmbryoPhenomics project, researchers at the University of Plymouth are asking the public to play a role in developing cutting edge imaging technologies that will help us understand the effects of major threats to biodiversity

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Student diaries give BBC audience a glimpse of life inside NHS during COVID-19

BBC national news is running a series of video diaries recorded by University students and others working in the NHS during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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IGNITE launches online platform to showcase arts students and graduates

The IGNITE Festival may well have been postponed for 12 months due to COVID-19, but a new website has gone live to profile and showcase graduate talent in the city.

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Shift the paradigm from disease to wellbeing

Dr Arunangsu Chatterjee, Head of Digital Education and Co-Director of the Centre for Health Technology at the University of Plymouth discusses the concept of 'The Economy of Wellbeing' and why this approach is so important post-COVID

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'Peripheral' economies and the crisis

Dr Arunangsu Chatterjee, Head of Digital Education and Co-Director of the Centre for Health Technology at the University of Plymouth shares his thoughts on the future of peripheral economies in a post-COVID and BREXIT world.

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University is top 25 for teaching quality in National Student Survey 2020

The University has been placed at 25 in the country for the quality of its teaching in the National Student Survey 2020, the results of which were published this week.