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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.

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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February in pictures

University awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize

For its pioneering research on microplastics pollution in the oceans and its impact on the environment and changing behaviour

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January in pictures

Spinout raises £680,000 to speed development of novel vaccines

The Vaccine Group was created to commercialise the work of Associate Professor (Reader) in Virology and Immunology, Dr Michael Jarvis

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December in pictures

£2.6million project helps Devon enterprises respond to the climate emergency

Sustainability Hub: Low Carbon Devon will harness the University’s expertise and experience in sustainability to benefit the county’s employers

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November in pictures

University of Plymouth awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for world-leading microplastics work

Recognition of nearly two decades of breakthrough research and policy engagement

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October in pictures

University expert contributes to new BBC series Seven Worlds, One Planet

Professor Iain Stewart acted as a scientific consultant on the series, hosted by Sir David Attenborough and produced by the BBC’s Natural History Unit

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September in pictures

Wave tank model brings iconic Wolf Rock lighthouse to life

World Maritime day marked with release of time lapse video of its construction

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August in pictures

Marine researcher and graduate meet Nobel-nominated climate activist

Dr Imogen Napper and Emily Stevenson were among those meeting teenager Greta Thunberg as she left Plymouth for a voyage to New York

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July in pictures

Hospital gowns retain superbugs even after disinfectant use, research shows

The study showed that C difficile – a bacteria that can cause severe diarrhoea, bowel complications and even death – is surviving on surgical gowns

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June in pictures

University looks to create iconic new engineering and design facility

The building will be a key component of the Campus Masterplan which aims to create an inspiring environment in the heart of the city

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