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Enhancing knowledge crucial to improved energy-saving behaviours
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/enhancing-knowledge-crucial-to-energy-saving-behaviours
Plymouth University news: Increasing public knowledge and understanding about energy issues is vital if improved energy-saving behaviours are to be encouraged among individuals and organisations, a study conducted at Plymouth University suggests
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Lack of research funding could leave health care training ‘to chance’, says BMJ editorial
Plymouth University news: Research into health care training needs more funding so it can provide a sound evidence base for training methods, warns an editorial in The BMJ led by an academic from Plymouth University
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Seminal research into musical ‘illusions’ influences new piece for Contemporary Music Festival
A piece of music exploring the contrasting ways sounds are perceived by different listeners is to premiere as part of the Contemporary Music Festival 2019.
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Exhibition sheds light on university research into native bees
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/exhibition-sheds-light-on-university-research-into-native-bees
Research by the University of Plymouth and the B4 Project, which aims to develop increased understanding of the UK’s native dark honey bee, features in a major exhibition being staged at the world famous Eden Project
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Psychiatry profession ‘must make itself more appealing to state educated non-whites’, new study suggests
Figures show doctors are more likely to apply for psychiatry training if they are older, white and privately educated with below average performance at medical school.
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Trio of awards enable earth scientists to pursue research projects overseas
Lecturer in Neotectonics Dr Sarah Boulton, Lecturer in Earth Sciences Dr Zoë Mildon and PhD student Joshua Jones from the University of Plymouth have received funding from the Geological Society of London to pursue research overseas
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Marine litter student awarded scholarship from Sky Ocean Rescue and National Geographic
University of Plymouth PhD student Imogen Napper has been awarded a scholarship by Sky Ocean Rescue and National Geographic to investigate the most effective ways to prevent microplastics being released into the environment when washing clothes
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Clear leadership and community focus can yield benefits for coastal academies, study suggests
Schools in areas of high deprivation making the transition to academy status should not automatically expect to see lasting positive results, according to Class of 2010 – a seven-year study led by academics at the University of Plymouth
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‘Nutrient extraction’ can lower the glycaemic index of fruit juice
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/nutrient-extraction-can-lower-the-glycaemic-index-of-fruit-juice
A team of scientists from the University of Plymouth has carried out the first independent research into the effect on post-meal blood glucose of juice prepared using increasingly popular nutrient extractors.
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Scientists develop tool which can predict coastal erosion and recovery in extreme storms
Coastal scientists at the University of Plymouth have developed a computerised model which goes some way to answering their subject’s ‘holy grail’ – how to use existing data to confidently forecast annual coastal erosion and accretion
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