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How online quizzes could get us through the winter

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/pr-opinion/how-online-quizzes-could-get-us-through-the-winter

The pub quiz made a comeback at the start of lockdown and – this World Mental Health Day (10 October) – Dr Sophie Homer explains how its online form could help us get through the upcoming months of continuing social restriction.

Drilling work begins on deep geothermal energy project

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/drilling-work-begins-on-deep-geothermal-energy-project

Researchers at the University of Plymouth are preparing to expand their work linked to the United Downs Deep Geothermal Power project, funded by the European Regional Development Fund and Cornwall Council

Psychopharmacology Laboratory

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/facilities/psychopharmacology-laboratory

One of the key goals of the Psychopharmacology Laboratory, in concert with other labs in BRIC at the University of Plymouth, is to understand the factors that affect individual variation in response to drugs.

Empowering women in architecture

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/alumni/success-stories/trailblazers/bethany-long

University of Plymouth trailblazers: BSc (Hons) Psychology graduate Lucy Ford shares how dealing first-hand with sexism in football led her to create a new movement to empower women in sport.

Can beach cleans do more than clean up litter?

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/can-beach-cleans-do-more-than-clean-up-litter

Plymouth University news: New study examines the well-being and educational value for people participating in beach cleans, how this experience influences future behavioural intention, and how they compare with other coastal activities

Service User and Carer Group

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools/school-of-health-professions/service-user-and-carer-group

School of Health Professions

University of Plymouth Service User and Carer Groups within the School of Health Professions are regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the General Optical Council (GOC).

Routes to Wellness: New project to support the mental health of people affected by displacement

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/routes-to-wellness-new-project-to-support-the-mental-health-of-people-affected-by-displacement

An important new study involving the University of Plymouth is set to support the mental health of refugees.

National award for postgraduates’ mental health toolkit

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/national-award-for-postgraduates-mental-health-toolkit

The Researcher Toolkit has won the FindAUniversity Award for the best Postgrad Wellbeing Initiative

Academic contributes to report warning hidden toll of brain injury costs the economy £43 billion a year

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/academic-contributes-to-report-warning-hidden-toll-of-brain-injury-costs-the-economy-43-billion-a-year

University of Plymouth news: Dr Alyson Norman, Associate Professor in Psychology, worked on a new Right to Rehab report with the All Party Parliamentary Group on Acquired Brain Injury and the UK Acquired Brain Injury Forum.

Study shows that people switch their morality in the heat of the moment

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/study-shows-that-people-switch-their-morality-in-the-heat-of-the-moment

University of Plymouth news: Virtual reality technology could show how a person would really behave in a morally difficult situation – despite what he or she might claim on paper, according to new research.