Research impact at Plymouth
Demonstrating our mission to advance knowledge and transform lives through research
Latest stories and events
Latest news
- Bluefin tuna tagged for the first time in UK waters with acoustic ‘residency’ tags 18 January 2022
- Study shows pheasants lose their cool after fighting 10 January 2022
- Challenging ‘rule breakers’ – children will confront their peers, but how they do so varies across cultures 28 December 2021
- Research shows psychological impact of pandemic on UK nursing and midwifery workforce 20 December 2021
- No longer just ‘famine food’ and the ‘fish of death’ 16 December 2021
Upcoming academic and research events
- Plymouth Institute of Education 'Talking Theory' seminars 19 January 2022 13:30 - 14:30
- Doctoral Research in the Social Sciences: Practice, Prospects and Publication 19 January 2022 11:00 - 15:30
- Supergen ORE Hub Annual Assembly 18 January 2022 - 20 January 2022
- Faculty Postgraduate Research Event 25 January 2022 12:00 - 14:00
- Future Plymouth 2030 26 January 2022 16:00 - 18:00
Changing the world in 20 projects
Sea birds washing up on the shoreline covered in a mysterious oily substance; young people in Ethiopia, suffering from discrimination because of their disability; families facing life-changing decisions without specialist genetic counsellor support...
Three completely different scenarios but all tied by a common cord: University of Plymouth research.
Find out more by accessing our case studies and researcher profiles
Discover more about our academic, economic and societal impact
At a glance...
- University of Plymouth submitted 50 impact case studies to REF2014
- our case studies demonstrated impact on academia, politics, health, culture, technology, society, the economy and environment
- project funders included 12 national Department of Business, Innovation and Skills funding bodies
- reaching far and wide, Plymouth's global impact locations included Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania, North and South America.
Visit the official HEFCE REF2014 website to access all our case studies
