Topic Opinion pieces

Last updated: 6 August 2026

It’s the small things that build up

Ambulance on the streets of Barcelona following a terrorist attack on the city in 2017 (Picture: jikatu via Wikimedia Commons)

Masters student Sasha Johnston writes about some of the lasting mental health challenges faced by paramedics working all over the world today

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Last updated: 5 August 2026

The view from Plymouth

Plymouth Sound and The Hoe

Read more about our experts and their take on what's making the news

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Last updated: 4 August 2026

eHealth for long-term conditions: time for a health revolution

Dr Craig Newman delivers his TEDxTruro lecture. Picture courtesy of Vicky Slater Photography

Highlighting the role of apps and eHealth for long-term conditions

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Published: 30 July 2026

What is Clearing?

Clearing 2025: Students on the Barbican

Advice in the lead up to A Level results day to help you, or your loved ones, secure a university place

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Last updated: 24 July 2026

The Suffragettes and Plymouth

Suffragette

The fight for women’s rights and the acclaimed film Suffragette

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Last updated: 24 July 2026

A testing time for NATO leaders

NATO summit 2010

An analysis of the global issues up for discussion ahead of the NATO summit in Wales

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Last updated: 22 July 2026

How do we protect our native bee species?

Apis mellifera mellifera - the black bee

Understanding the diversity and decline of our local bee populations

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Last updated: 20 July 2026

Focus on engineering to overcome global challenges

The Tamar (1962) and Royal Albert (1859) bridges over the River Tamar are well known examples of local civil engineering, visited during the course.

Professor Deborah Greaves writes as the university launches its School of Engineering

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Last updated: 15 July 2026

Helping women recover from drug addiction – can food play a part?

Getty image family eating food at a table

Dr Clare Pettinger explains how food and its associated activities can help to empower and motivate women as they recover from addiction.

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Last updated: 15 July 2026

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.

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