Our year in pictures

From student and staff success to breaking research – discover how we have been writing our own headlines

Our year in pictures

Please view the monthly galleries below to discover what has been making the news for us, on campus and beyond.

For more information on these news stories, please visit www.plymouth.ac.uk/news.

February in pictures

Plastic recycling results in rare metals being found in children’s toys and food packaging

Researchers have said the study suggests rare earth elements are contaminating both contemporary and historical consumer and environmental plastics

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January in pictures

Lockdown Learn supports teachers and young people through pandemic

Dr Natasha Stephen has created a new resource to support teachers again faced with the prospect of virtual and remote learning

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December in pictures

University granted consent for iconic new engineering and design facility

The Babbage building will be enlarged and enhanced to provide an innovative and sustainable new home for our engineers and designers

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November in pictures

Scientists awarded £2.6million to examine environmental impacts of biodegradable plastics

The University is leading a new project assessing how biodegradable materials break down and the impact that has on the environment

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October in pictures

Living near green space linked to lower rates of smoking and higher chances of quitting

Research showed people were 20% less likely to be current smokers and up to 12% more likely to successfully quit

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September in pictures

Plymouth photography students chosen among Portrait of Britain winners

Will Michell and Emma Booth were chosen from thousands of entries to the British Journal of Photography Portrait of Britain competition

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August in pictures

University takes over landmark Plymouth building to train future health professionals

Intercity Place will house the facilities for the Faculty of Health and be used to train future nurses, midwives, paramedics and physiotherapists

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July in pictures

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

Overall satisfaction also remains above average in UK's biggest poll of students

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June in pictures

Professor Deborah Greaves OBE named among UK’s leading female engineers

Professor Greaves OBE has been listed by the Women’s Engineering Society among its Top 50 Women in Engineering: Sustainability.

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May in pictures

Partnership provides 20,000 recyclable face shields for COVID-19 essential staff

Engineers at the University are working alongside staff from Plympton-based Prestige Packaging to support essential workers

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April in pictures

Award-winning microplastics pioneer elected as Fellow of the Royal Society

The fellowship is the latest personal accolade for Professor Richard Thompson, who was made an OBE for services to marine science in 2018

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March in pictures

Study shows commonly used mouthwash could make saliva significantly more acidic

University team's findings raise possibility that using products containing chlorhexidine could increase risk of damage as a result of change in pH

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