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Wordotomy – see the new game taking healthcare teaching by storm

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University of Plymouth news: Wordotomy – see the new game taking healthcare teaching by storm. Dr Siobhan Moyes and Dr John Chilton have designed a game to help students understand anatomy terminology.

"Conducting research has kickstarted my career" – student leads impactful study on contagious disease

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/conducting-research-has-kickstarted-my-career-student-leads-impactful-study-on-contagious-disease

University of Plymouth news: Medical student Humaria Ahmed has led an impactful study on superbug Clostridioides difficile.

Abnormally-fast heart rate technique study showcased for NIHR 10th anniversary

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/abnormally-fast-heart-rate-technique-study-showcased-for-nihr-10th-anniversary

Plymouth University news: The National Institute for Health Research has chosen a project managed by the Peninsula Clinical Trials Unit at Plymouth University to showcase in celebration of its 10th anniversary

Citizen science project gives people a chance to support future space missions

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University of Plymouth news: The University is working with the Space Medicine Team at the European Space Agency to help develop an understanding of what happens to the human body following a long space mission.

More doctors of the future to train at the University of Plymouth

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/more-doctors-of-the-future-to-train-at-the-university-of-plymouth

University of Plymouth news: The University's Peninsula Medical School has been allocated additional places from 2025.

World-first masters to combine expedition and diving medicine

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University of Plymouth news: The University of Plymouth is launching a world-first postgraduate qualification combining the two to support healthcare delivery in some of the world’s harshest environments.

National prenatal screening contract renewed with University

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/national-prenatal-screening-contract-renewed-with-university

Public Health England (PHE) has renewed its contract with the University of Plymouth to provide the Down’s syndrome screening Quality Assurance Support Service (DQASS) for its Down’s, Edwards’ and Patau’s syndromes antenatal screening programme in England

Study uncovers potential new source of genetic mutations that cause neurodegenerative disease

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University of Plymouth news: An international team of researchers co-led by the University has discovered an additional cause of the genetic mutations that result in rare conditions such as Huntington’s disease

Healthcare apprenticeships

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Peninsula Medical School

At the Peninsula Medical School, we are proud to be pioneering national initiatives to increase and diversify the healthcare workforce by offering apprenticeship routes into a range of careers.

China agreements for University of Plymouth emphasise international reputation

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Plymouth University news: Southern Medical University in China has entered into research and teaching agreements with Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry