News tagged with: news
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![Photo courtesy of The Cornish Times: Lucy Bray (first left), Sharon Free (third left) with the Hicks family and Liskeard Community Hospital team]()
Student first to deliver baby at Liskeard Community Hospital
Sharon Free was on placement and had to think quickly - as the community hospital, mainly for rehabilitation and minor injuries, has no delivery suite
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![The University's Papin Prizes nominees (from left) are Marie Palmer, Tim Absalom, Shaun Lewin, Dr Jodie Fisher, Jane Thorning and Jamie Quinn]()
University technicians in the running for Papin Prizes
Staff from across the University of Plymouth’s Faculty of Science and Engineering have been shortlisted for the biennial Papin Prizes
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Finding 'Doggerland'
An interview with Dr Ben Smith, discussing his forthcoming debut novel 'Doggerland'
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![Sea Bin - Plymouth City Council]()
University takes part in 'Sea Bin' trial to monitor plastic waste
The University of Plymouth is taking part in the trial of a ‘Sea Bin’ as part of the city’s ongoing commitment to tackling plastic pollution
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Graduate wins Red Dot Award for world’s first closed urine testing system
Clinical Design, founded by BA (Hons) 3D Design graduate Oliver Blackwell, received a distinction for high design quality in the Red Dot Awards for its Urine Testing System™
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![RCSed Surgical Skills competition. (L-R) Barry Allan, Strategic Partnership Solutions Manager, Medtronic; James Russell, winner; Mike Griffin, RCSEd President; Audrey Davies, runner-up; Roger Currie, Surgical Skills Competition]()
Plymouth student wins national surgical skills competition
James Russell beat peers from medical schools across the UK to win the National Surgical Skills Competition, run by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) with sponsors Medtronic
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![Kelly Whitehorn PENNAs]()
Plymouth student wins national award for commitment to patients
Kelly Whitehorn won the Patient Experience Transformer of Tomorrow category at the Patient Experience Network National Awards (PENNAs)
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University continues to set the agenda on sustainability
The University of Plymouth has published its biennial Sustainability Report, featuring details of national and regional award successes as well as efforts to reduce emissions and promote energy-saving initiatives
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![PENALTY aims to create awareness about the issue of marine pollution by focusing attention on the football as a single plastic object and global symbol (Image: Mandy Barker)]()
Art and science combine to highlight the problem of plastic pollution
Professor Richard Thompson OBE, Head of the International Marine Litter Research Unit at the University of Plymouth, will speak alongside award-winning photographer Mandy Barker at an event to mark the launch of her new exhibition
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![Roger Harris Fund launch - (L-R) Roger's son Vaughn Harris; Professor Oliver Hanemann,
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of the University of Plymouth Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence; Ian Brokenshire,
partner
in KPMG; and Denis Wilkins, Chair of Peninsula Medical Foundation]()
New fund to remember local businessman who died from brain tumour
The Roger Harris Fund will support the leading work at the University of Plymouth’s Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence
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Research investigates impact of climate change on glacier-fed rivers in Peru
The University of Plymouth is leading a major research project to establish the precise effects future changes in the glacial system might pose for remote communities in the Peruvian Andes
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Students help children and families overcome fear of the dentist
Dental Therapy and Hygiene students designed a hands-on session in a clinical setting for the Family Intensive Intervention Project
