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Discover surprising facts and myths about the brain

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/discover/myths-of-the-brain

Discover surprising facts and myths about the brain. Dr Matt Roser guides us through five fascinating and surprising facts about the brain, and five things you may have heard that are, in fact, myths.

Danielle Edge: teaching the nurses of the future

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/alumni-friends/alumni/meet-our-alumni/health-social-work/danielle-edge

Danielle tells us how studying BSc (Hons) Nursing (Child Health) at Plymouth enabled her to move into teaching.

Postgraduate shipping alumni

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools/plymouth-business-school/postgraduate-shipping-alumni

Plymouth Business School

Find out more about graduates of postgraduate shipping programmes at the University of Plymouth.

Discussing marine litter by Royal appointment

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/academics-discuss-marine-litter-by-royal-appointment

Plymouth University news: Academics from Plymouth University were among those meeting the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall during an event to raise awareness of the problem of marine litter

GAIN20: meet the South West’s hottest businesses

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/gain20-the-south-wests-hottest-businesses-are-revealed

Plymouth University news: The first eight members of the GAIN20 have been revealed, identified by an expert panel led by Plymouth University’s GAIN team as some of the most exciting and innovative entrepreneurs in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset

Soprano and quantum computer combine for world first performance

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/soprano-and-quantum-computer-combine-for-world-first-performance

Plymouth University news: The world premiere of a duet between a mezzo soprano and a $15million quantum supercomputer – created by a Plymouth University composer – will take place at the 2016 Port Eliot Festival

South West Blue Communities experts head to Asia

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/south-west-blue-communities-experts-head-to-asia

Academics, including those from the School of Psychology, attended the Blue Communities launch event in Malaysia

Research brings traditional sustainable building material into 21st century

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/research-brings-traditional-sustainable-building-material-into-21st-century

An international research project aiming to update an ancient, sustainable building material has succeeded in bringing it into line with modern thermal standards.

Report warns of isolation for coastal and rural schools

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/report-warns-of-isolation-for-coastal-and-rural-schools

Policy makers, funding agencies, organisations and stakeholders should review their practices and funding mechanisms to support schools that are educationally isolated, according to a new report by the University of Plymouth and Plymouth Marjon University

Hospital gowns retain superbugs even after disinfectant use, research shows

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/hospital-gowns-retain-superbugs-even-after-disinfectant-use-research-shows

The study showed that C difficile - a bacteria that can cause severe diarrhoea, bowel complications and even death - is surviving on surgical gowns despite disinfectant use