Press office news tagged global-health
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Local and international impact sees academic awarded National Teaching Fellowship
received the accolade for a sustained track record of impact on teaching and learning in Higher Education at a local, national and international level.
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New funding to link health students with global counterparts
Academics from the University of Plymouth’s Global Health team have secured funding for a new digital global classroom that will link up medical and dental students with their counterparts in Rwanda.
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GP for Sir David Attenborough inspiring others into the career
Dr Lucy Obolensky, a GP who supported Sir David Attenborough as he filmed the hit show Our Planet, is hoping her experience will encourage more doctors to go into general practice.
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Using art to tackle lung disease: Illustration students making an impact in Uganda
Students have made striking educational pieces for families in low to middle income countries to help reduce the prevalence of COPD
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University spinout receives £1.2million government funding to tackle antimicrobial resistance
Amprologix Limited, a University of Plymouth spinout company, has won a £1.2 million government contract to accelerate development and scale up its lead antibiotic candidate to tackle antimicrobial resistant MRSA and related superbugs
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Orthopaedic project delivers vital help to Kenya
Two academics from the University of Plymouth have recently returned from a trip to Kenya as members of an orthopaedic surgical partnership to help patients get back on their feet.
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£2 million research funding to address chronic lung disease in developing world
The University of Plymouth is part of a £2 million project to address chronic lung disease in the developing world through pulmonary (lung-related) rehabilitation.
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Plymouth researcher co-authors landmark study on malaria – new findings could contribute to vaccine
Dr Edwin Lasonder contributed to the early stages of a study led by Radboud University Medical Centre and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and findings could contribute to a new malaria vaccine.
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Doctor named Fellow of British Exploring Society
Dr Lucy Obolensky has been appointed one of 12 inaugural Fellows of the British Exploring Society; joining names including Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Olympic gold medal-winning rower, Alex Gregory MBE.
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30-day project to fund pulmonary rehab centre in Uganda
The University of Plymouth aims to raise £10,000 this April to fund a pulmonary rehabilitation centre in Kampala, Uganda. The centre will provide treatment space and training for an evidence-based intervention not involving drugs.
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Bacteria don’t respect borders – why we all need to fight the global problem of antibiotic resistance
This week is World Antibiotic Awareness Week - and Dr Mat Upton explains how the problem of antibiotic resistance is closer to home than you think
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Academic aiming to bridge the gap worldwide for people in need of basic assistive products
Alice Inman, Programme Lead for MSc Global and Remote Healthcare, attended a World Health Organisation (WHO) summit in Geneva to discuss how simple assistive products such as hearing aids and wheelchairs can be delivered to people who need them most.
