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Formation Zone supports Plymouth graduates to national award success
Bird Sunglasses, which is run by four brothers including two Plymouth graduates, achieved second place in the Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Awards
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‘Hiding in plain sight’ – new species discovery raises questions over scale of overlooked biodiversity
Scientists from the University of Plymouth and the Institute of Evolutionary Biology in Barcelona have used cutting edge DNA technology to demonstrate that one of Europe’s top freshwater predators is actually two species rather than one
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University works to build public engagement with environmental research across the UK
A consortium involving the University of Plymouth has been awarded funding by the Natural Environment Research Council to raise awareness of the future of our seas and ways the public can help protect them
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Decoding the secrets of life at the 2018 Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival
Decoding Life will be the theme for the 2018 Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival. It will feature performances of exciting new works by researchers at the University of Plymouth alongside the world-renowned percussion group, Ensemble Bash
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Research to explore the development of deadly brain tumours
A team led by Dr Claudia Barros from the Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry has secured £163,066 funding from the Brain Research Trust to explore the formation and development of cancer stem cells in glioblastoma
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Public lecture asks why Pilgrim Fathers earned place at pinnacle of American history
The third annual Mayflower Lecture, taking place at the University of Plymouth on Thursday 26 October, will explore why the Pilgrim Fathers became so important in the history of the United States
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Brexit, crime and children’s rights – festival explores the impact of social science research on our daily lives
The University of Plymouth is hosting a series of events on subjects ranging from Brexit to children’s digital rights as part the Economic and Social Research Council’s (ESRC) annual Festival of Social Science
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Academic’s stunning image of rare owl shortlisted for photographic award
Professor Peter Burkill, Professor of Ocean Science at the University of Plymouth, has been shortlisted for the Royal Society of Biology’s Photographer of the Year award after capturing this stunning picture of a rare Blakiston’s fish owl
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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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‘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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Improving body image through novel new tool
A team of artists and scientists – including PhD students from the University of Plymouth – has won a competition to develop a tool that positively and creatively influences a person’s perception of their own body.
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'How an MSc reignited my passion for dentistry'
Andy Harris, who won the MSc Restorative Dentistry prize at PUPSMD annual prize night, explains why the award was so personally important