Press office news
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Emergency health team excels in military challenge
Staff and students from the Faculty of Health and Human Sciences finished second out of 17 teams in annual South West Military Challenge.
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PhD student to develop medical education links with Taiwan
Dr Jamie Read will be travelling to Taiwan to learn more about the cultural differences in medical education after receiving the ‘Medical Education’ Travelling Fellowship from the Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME) and publishers, Wiley
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Nursing students take over running hospital ward
Student nurses from the University of Plymouth recently took over running a hospital ward as part of a new model of learning – believed to be a first for the South West.
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Why can weever fish make beach visits a painful experience?
Marine biologists and coastal scientists from the University of Plymouth are carrying out research into one of the more painful features of the South West’s beaches – weever fish.
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Researchers quest for autonomous control in 11th World Robotic Sailing Championship
Academics and students in the University of Plymouth’s School of Engineering are going to be taking part in the 11th World Robotic Sailing Championship in Southampton from August 26-30
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Robot research offering comfort to care home residents
PhD student Hannah Bradwell is exploring how robots offer comfort to care home residents – and whether they can be affordable for small budgets.
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Ever gone to put your keys in the fridge and the milk on the side? New research sheds light on why
New research from the School of Psychology shows for the first time that forming a strong mental picture of a motor action can make a person involuntarily do it
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Medical student helps raise over £12,000 for children’s charities
Graduating as one of the first to complete their entire BMBS Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery with the University of Plymouth Peninsula Medical School, Arslan Arshad has raised over £12,000 for charity and reflects on his medical training
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Pole dancing and medical training – it’s all about balance for one new graduate
Shin Tan is graduating with a medical degree, but she is also a semi-professional pole dancer. She is one of the first graduates to complete their entire BMBS Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery with the University's Peninsula Medical School.
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"I doubted I would get in to medical school, but a taster week gave me confidence"
Chris Gummow had wanted to be a doctor from age five, but was concerned he would never get in to study. Now he is one of the first students to complete an entire BMBS Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery with the University's Peninsula Medical School
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"I’ve just completed a dentistry degree, now I’m doing a medical one" - life as an aspiring maxillofacial surgeon
After five years of studying to become a dentist, you might think someone had ‘made’ their career. But Hassan Adnan is planning to become a maxillofacial surgeon – which involves obtaining a medical degree on top of his dentistry qualification.
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Inspired by a root canal – how one student became set on her dentistry career
Tatsiana Samalazava, who is originally from Belarus, was set to go into business. But after watching a video of Root Canal Instrumentation, she decided dentistry was the career for her – and, after qualifying as a dental nurse first, explains her path.