Last updated: 4 December 2025
Caring about the ‘foot’ in ‘football’ – how can England avoid injury scares?
As World Cup watchers get football fever, podiatrist Emma Cowley shares some ideas about how England can avoid injury scares.
Last updated: 4 December 2025
Stepping up to offer lifesaving care – why is podiatry important?
Lecturer in Podiatry Emma Cowley explains why podiatry can be a hugely valuable career option
Last updated: 21 November 2025
What next for our high streets?
Amid regular store closures and rising online sales, the nature of our relationship with high street shops has changed forever
Last updated: 21 November 2025
How do we protect our native bee species?
Understanding the diversity and decline of our local bee populations
Last updated: 20 November 2025
Tackling obesity needs a combination of magic bullets
Plymouth is playing host to a national conference on obesity with expertise that could hold the key to a multi-faceted solution to obesity
Last updated: 12 November 2025
Focus on engineering to overcome global challenges
Professor Deborah Greaves writes as the university launches its School of Engineering
Last updated: 12 November 2025
Time to get our teeth into improving children’s oral health
With yet another report condemning the state of children's oral health, one of the UK's leading dentistry academics has her say
Last updated: 12 November 2025
Sugar and diet – a taxing problem?
Sugar is the new villain of the Western diet - but is taxation the answer?
Last updated: 12 November 2025
Pressures on the NHS – the answers are out there
With the NHS in crisis, a Plymouth academic writes about his study on avoiding unnecessary acute hospital admissions
Last updated: 12 November 2025
All smiles for the sugar tax!
Welcome for the levy on sugary drinks but a warning that we have responsibility for the oral health of our children