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‘Starballing’ starfish may hold clue to mystery of mass strandings

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/starballing-starfish-may-hold-clue-to-mystery-of-mass-strandings

Plymouth University news: Scientists have recorded the first example of starfish rolling across the seabed during strong tides - a phenomenon they have named 'starballing'

Scientists discover freshwater diversity hotspot in arid region of South Africa

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/scientists-discover-freshwater-diversity-hotspot-in-arid-region-of-south-africa

Plymouth University news: Scientists from Plymouth University have discovered a hotspot of freshwater diversity in an arid part of South Africa, including many new species

Making a change for good in the research sector

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/alumni-friends/alumni/meet-our-alumni/business-law-logistics-management/louise-rea

Louise Rea accepted a rewarding job offer just weeks after completing her dissertation in MSc Business and Management: Operations and Global Supply Chain Management at Plymouth. She now uses her business skills to help improve the lives of others

Denis makes it home – successful charity cycle for life-saving medical research

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/denis-makes-it-home

Seventy-six year-old Denis Wilkins, Chair of Peninsula Medical Foundation, cycled from Land's End to John O'Groats in aid of PMF and its work fundraising for life-saving medical research at the University of Plymouth

Follow-through can boost skills learning

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/study-shows-follow-through-can-boost-skill-acquisition

Plymouth University news: Research by Plymouth University and the University of Cambridge finds that a new single skill can be learned faster if its follow-through motion is consistent

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University of Plymouth MClinRes Clinical Research aims to provide clinicians with the skills to develop, undertake, manage, disseminate and implement research findings.

Plymouth marine expert to make television splash in ground-breaking shark documentary

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/plymouth-marine-expert-to-make-television-splash-in-ground-breaking-shark-documentary

Plymouth University news: Marine Institute researcher Dr Nick Higgs features on an ITV documentary, Britain's Sharks, after a ground-breaking experiment involving a whale carcass.

Full scale and lasting impact of winter storms to be examined at Port Eliot Festival

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/full-scale-and-lasting-impact-of-winter-storms-to-be-examined-at-port-eliot-festival

Plymouth University news: Scientists will explain the full and lasting impact of the 2013/14 winter storms on Devon and Cornwall’s coastline at this weekend’s Port Eliot Festival.

University contributes to international study showing how academics can reach different conclusions from the same data

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/university-contributes-to-international-study-showing-how-academics-can-reach-different-conclusions-from-the-same-data

University of Plymouth news: Dr Nadège Bault, Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience, has contributed to a large-scale study which has highlighted that scientific conclusions can shift dramatically depending on who conducts the analysis

Celebration of marine expertise and heritage at Big Festival Weekend

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/celebration-of-marine-expertise-and-heritage-at-big-festival-weekend

Plymouth University news: Plymouth’s proud and historic links to the oceans are to be celebrated during Plymouth University’s Big Festival Weekend and the Plymouth Respect Festival