Our year in pictures

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

View our 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 the University news page.

August in pictures

University hosts Ukrainian medical students in new summer school

Seven students from regions around the country, including Kharkiv, visited the University to enhance their clinical skills

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July in pictures

University and Great Britain Sail Grand Prix join forces to create high quality internship opportunities

Our students will be taking on 11 roles as Sail GP returns to Plymouth in 2022

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June in pictures

Survey assesses impact of organised crime on Devon and Cornwall’s farming communities

Researchers from the University are working to identify and map the impacts of organised crime in rural areas

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May in pictures

Supporters welcomed back to see University’s pioneering research into brain tumours

Caprice joined families and patients on a tour of the University's Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence

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April in pictures

First UK charging network for electric maritime vessels launched in Plymouth

A series of high power DC electric charging stations has been switched on around Plymouth Sound National Marine Park

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March in pictures

Life in the freezer – study provides first evidence of growth limitations in Antarctic fish

Research by the University and British Antarctic Survey shows the fish have lost the ability to grow at rates seen in their warmer water cousins

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February in pictures

New facility opens to transform brain research in South West

The Brain Research & Imaging Centre (BRIC) will help to better understand brain activity and human behaviour

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January in pictures

Study shows how temperate rainforests can aid the fight against climate change

New research has shown that producing the amount of trees required to meet UK net-zero targets is unlikely to be achieved through natural means alone

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December in pictures

Challenging ‘rule breakers’ – children will confront their peers, but how they do so varies across cultures

The study is the first of its kind, analysing the behaviour of over 300 children from societies in Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America.

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November in pictures

‘Dental student who spotted cancer saved my life – we must all know the signs’

John Sanders had a painless lump under his jaw and is encouraging people to check for signs as part of Mouth Cancer Action Month

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October in pictures

Plymouth takes the lead as universities commit to climate action

Professor Judith Petts CBE, our Vice-Chancellor, has led the development of a new set of climate commitments endorsed by 140 universities

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September in pictures

Professor Chris Whitty joins hundreds of students at Graduation 2021

England's Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Medicine in recognition of his support for the University's medical science research community

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