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Judges’ decisions in sport focus more on vigour than skill
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/judges-decisions-in-sport-focus-more-on-vigour-than-skill
A study by the University of Plymouth suggests that, in sporting contests, the rate at which competitors fight is more likely to result in judges awarding victory than the skill with which they attack their opponents
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Nancy Astor Building
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/facilities/nancy-astor-building
University of Plymouth – The Nancy Astor building
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Commonwealth Games beckons for University swimmers
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/commonwealth-games-beckons-for-university-swimmers
Four top swimmers from the University of Plymouth are heading to Australia’s Gold Coast to compete in the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
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Sponsorship opportunities - Project Nevada, September 2016
Working with a world-class local athlete, engineering students and academics, Plymouth University will attempt to set a land speed record at the World Human Powered Speed Challenge (WHPSC) on a remote road in Battle Mountain Nevada, September 2016.
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Engineering success in the pool and the classroom
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/beng-mechanical-engineering/ridhwan-mohamed
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering success in the pool and the classroom. Discover how Ridhwan Mohamed, a BSc (Hons) Mechanical Engineering graduate, combined study with an ambition to qualify for the Paris Olympics in 2024.
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Student named national temp employee of the year
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/student-named-national-temp-employee-of-the-year
Plymouth University news: Psychology student and sporting scholar Molly Humphreys has been named the best student temp in the country at the Student Employee of the Year Awards
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Sarah Piercy, British Wheelchair Racing Association
Sarah Piercy, British Wheelchair Racing Association. Inspired by the likes of Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson and David Holding, nothing will stop her from accomplishing her dream.
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Wheelchair rugby stars on target for Paralympic dreams
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/wheelchair-rugby-stars-on-target-for-paralympic-dreams
Plymouth University news: Student Faye West, and her teammates from Westcountry Hawks wheelchair rugby team, are one step closer to their Paralympic dream thanks to a new chair subsidised through Crowdfunder.
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Research explores why students choose to run
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/research-explores-why-students-choose-to-run
As thousands of runners take on Plymouth’s Half Marathon, researchers from the University of Plymouth Occupational Therapy team have analysed what makes students engage with running
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Tackling sexism in football
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/alumni/success-stories/trailblazers/lucy-ford
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.
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