News tagged with: news, research
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Psychologists to begin study on how to improve people’s navigational abilities
Psychologists secure funding in excess of £440,000 to research the cognitive basis or a person's sense of direction.
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Climate study sets course for the Southern Ocean
Plymouth University news: Scientists studying the Earth’s climate are to set sail for one of the most hostile areas on the planet in a bid to improve our understanding of the interaction between the oceans and the atmosphere.
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University explores impact of climate change and microplastic pollution in the Antarctic
Scientists from the University of Plymouth are involved in an international scientific expedition - Antarctic Quest 21 - investigating humans' impact on the Antarctic
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Study shows potentially harmful arsenic levels at popular former mining works
A study by the University of Plymouth has shown that arsenic levels at a former mining site in the Tamar Valley are posing a health risk to employees and the public using the site.
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'Fundraising is under ideological attack and needs a defence' says think tank director
Plymouth University news: Media and government attacks on fundraising are ideologically motivated and fundraisers need to respond with an ideological defence, says Ian MacQuillin, Director of the fundraising think thank Rogare at Plymouth University
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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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Fundraisers mark Huntington’s Disease Awareness week
Local people affected by Huntington’s Disease have presented £3,000 to Dr Shouqing Luo at the University of Plymouth
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HRH The Princess Royal opens life-changing health and medical research facility
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal today officially opened the University of Plymouth’s multimillion pound Derriford Research Facility, the new headquarters of its flagship Institute of Translational and Stratified Medicine.
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University shortlisted for national antimicrobial resistance award
Work undertaken by the University to raise the awareness of antimicrobial resistance has been recognised with a shortlisting in the 2018 Antibiotic Guardian Awards on behalf of Public Health England
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Research highlights near-miss which could have changed outcome of D-Day
Dr Harry Bennett, Associate Professor of History at the University of Plymouth, has uncovered a near-miss which might potentially have changed the shape of D-Day.
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Ever gone to put your keys in the fridge and the milk on the side? New research sheds light on why
New research from the School of Psychology shows for the first time that forming a strong mental picture of a motor action can make a person involuntarily do it
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Robot research offering comfort to care home residents
PhD student Hannah Bradwell is exploring how robots offer comfort to care home residents – and whether they can be affordable for small budgets.
