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
Last updated: 6 November 2025
Social work and its role in tackling loneliness
Exploring research which demonstrates the potential for social workers to make a difference to people experiencing social isolation and loneliness
Last updated: 1 November 2025
Getting the most out of life at sea
This Seafarers Awareness Week, PhD student Sophie Homer offers advice on how mariners, who spend long periods away, can look after their mental health
Last updated: 24 October 2025
It’s the small things that build up
Masters student Sasha Johnston writes about some of the lasting mental health challenges faced by paramedics working all over the world today
Last updated: 14 October 2025
There’s no place for energy drinks in our children’s diets
As the Government proposes a ban on the sale of energy drinks to children, Dr Clare Pettinger explains why the evidence suggests it’s a good thing
Last updated: 24 September 2025
How do we protect our native bee species?
Understanding the diversity and decline of our local bee populations