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![Jessica Kitch is now working as a Research Technician on a project assessing the impacts of soil erosion in Chile]()
Graduate wins national award for soil erosion research
Jessica Kitch, who graduated with a First from the BSc (Hons) Geography course, has been awarded the 2019 Marjorie Sweeting Dissertation Prize from the British Society for Geomorphology.
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Being ‘above bad’ isn’t good enough – we must strive for excellence in health care education
Despite a challenging backdrop within healthcare and the NHS, Sally Hanks explains the importance of professionalism. Dr Hanks will be discussing her work at the University’s 2019 Research Festival on 24 January.
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Apprentices take part in parliament event
Four students currently studying for a Degree Apprenticeship at the University of Plymouth took part in an event in parliament coordinated by the Chartered Management Institute
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University of Plymouth in partnership awarded £3.5 million by Government to boost creative economy
A project to build Plymouth’s creative industries and nurture creative people power has been awarded £3.5 million by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
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Why integrated teaching is important for dental professionals
New paper explores how Plymouth’s Dental Hygiene Therapy programme became the first of its kind to be integrated with the Dental Surgery course
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University strengthens research links with China through innovative PhD network
The launch of a new research network linking China and the UK is reinforcing Plymouth’s place on the map of international postgraduate education.
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Extreme storms in the spotlight at first public lecture on university research
The University of Plymouth is launching a Public Research Lecture Series which will offer the chance to hear from world-leading academics about the impact their work could have on people’s lives
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Helping ‘underperforming’ doctors get back up to scratch – review to explore medical remediation
Dr Nicola Brennan is leading a review to explore if remediation programmes work for practising doctors and – as training a doctor costs £500K to the UK taxpayer – how these processes might be improved to save money for the NHS and restore patient safety.
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Could fabricated soils be the key to global food security?
Experts from the University of Plymouth are working with the world-famous Eden Project to explore how recycled and waste material could be transformed and then reused in agriculture and other sectors
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Research on the agenda for international offshore renewables experts
An event being held during the University of Plymouth Research Festival will mark the launch of the Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub, a four-year project funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
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Polonium widow Marina Litvinenko to give public talk in Plymouth
The widow of murdered Russian secret service agent Alexander Litvinenko is coming to Plymouth to speak about her husband’s death and her subsequent campaigns for justice.
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Shakespeare meets Game of Thrones at the Contemporary Music Festival 2019
A Shakespearean prequel opera with a Game of Thrones twist will be among the highlights of the 2019 University of Plymouth Contemporary Music Festival.
