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Defence Minister Lord Vernon Coaker approved the strategic business case developed by Team Plymouth, heralding a major investment in University of Plymouth -led initiatives linked to marine autonomy and skills development

£84 million to boost defence growth plans and create nearly 1,000 jobs

University of Plymouth news: Defence Minister Lord Vernon Coaker approved the strategic business case developed by Team Plymouth, heralding a major investment in university-led initiatives linked to marine autonomy and skills development

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Sharks, robots and fireworks – families invited on a Voyage of Discovery

University of Plymouth news: Free community event - Voyage of Discovery: Exploring Research Together - offering a packed programme of events for all ages.

Claire Chick (photo edited so Claire appears in PhD robes)

Beloved lecturer’s memorial fund endowed for life

University of Plymouth news. Beloved lecturer’s memorial fund endowed for life. The Claire Chick Nursing Fund has reached £20,000, meaning it will be endowed and available to University of Plymouth Nursing students for generations to come.

Researchers at the University of Plymouth used a range of techniques to monitor the ocean sediments around the Isles of Scilly and to explore the diversity of species living within them

Study provides unprecedented assessment of seabed diversity off the Isles of Scilly

University of Plymouth news: Research by scientists from our Centre for Marine Biology and Conservation Science (CMACS) revealed complex mosaics of sediments around the Isles of Scilly that are supporting a wide range of habitat-building species

Illustration students with their comic as part of FIND ME project, supporting young people affected by dementia

Comic to help young people better understand dementia

University of Plymouth news: Comic to help young people better understand dementia. My Dementia Guide was created by Illustration students.

Formula Student team at Silverstone 2026

Silverstone ambition builds for student engineers

University of Plymouth news: After receiving high acclaim for their work, student engineers are looking for sponsors to help fund their next phase in an international competition.

David Lewis at European Haematology Congress

International award recognises treatment advances for blood cancer patients

University of Plymouth news: The ENRICH study, managed by the University’s Peninsula Clinical Trials Unit, has received a prize for Best European Research.

Professor Richard Thompson

Academic highlighted among the scientists making a difference to the planet and society

University of Plymouth news: Richard Thompson, our Professor of Marine Biology, is among 47 people from all over the world featured in a new book being distributed across the UK’s secondary schools

Stock Photo ID: 1273511113 Housing overlooking the natural harbor at Falmouth in Cornwall UK. Coastal communities

House of Lords event highlights the challenges facing England’s coastal communities

University of Plymouth news: Researchers from our Centre for Coastal Communities presented the findings of a major project highlighting some of the key challenges facing England’s coastal communities during an event at the House of Lords

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Weight loss injections – new guidelines support safe decision making in pregnancy

University of Plymouth news: Weight loss injections – new guidelines support safe decision making in pregnancy. Study provides guidance and support for health professionals and families.

Created by acclaimed installation artist David Cotterrell, Intertidal is a new public artwork that has transformed four ageing Ford Fiestas into tidal instruments

Project transforms used cars into a showcase of the ocean’s power

University of Plymouth news: The University is supporting Intertidal, a new public artwork that has transformed four ageing Ford Fiestas into tidal instruments

A new study by scientists at the University of Plymouth and the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has highlighted the impact coastal freshening could have on species living in the shallow coastal waters off Antarctica

‘Damaging the Antarctic damages us all’ – scientists warn of the potential impacts of coastal freshening

University of Plymouth news: Scientists at the University and the British Antarctic Survey investigated how shifts in ocean salinity - a phenomenon known as freshening - could affect marine species in the Antarctic