News tagged with: news
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Boosting livelihoods and conservation practices among small-scale fishermen
Research by the Blue Marine Foundation and the University of Plymouth Marine Institute, funded through a donation from Superdry co-founder Julian Dunkerton, aims to improve the conservation of fish and the incomes of fishermen in UK coastal waters
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Research tells tale of 1797 Plymouth Channel squadron mutiny
The story of the mutiny of the Plymouth Channel squadron in 1797
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![Ian Sherriff, Academic Partnership Lead for Dementia, Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry]()
Conference addresses dementia in the UK – and Far East
The annual Plymouth International Dementia Conference takes place at Plymouth Guildhall on 4 May 2018 with a full programme which covers everything from scams to technology, and how dementia is being addressed in China, Japan, Ireland, Greece and the UK.
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Free event celebrates benefits of the marine environment for human health and wellbeing
A free event at the University of Plymouth will explore the many and varied ways that the marine environment can benefit human health and wellbeing, including fields such as antibiotics, dementia, psychology and social work
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Short film aims to raise profile of the effects of early onset dementia
A film which seeks to highlight the effects if early onset dementia is to be premiered during a free event supported by the Marine Institute at the University of Plymouth
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Marine litter student awarded scholarship from Sky Ocean Rescue and National Geographic
University of Plymouth PhD student Imogen Napper has been awarded a scholarship by Sky Ocean Rescue and National Geographic to investigate the most effective ways to prevent microplastics being released into the environment when washing clothes
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Plants play greater role than megaherbivore extinctions in changes to ecosystem structure
Research by the University of Oxford, University of Plymouth, Queen’s University Belfast, Swansea University and the Natural History Museum, London, suggests plants may have exerted greater influence on our terrestrial ecosystems than megaherbivores
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£6.5m project aims to drive digital innovation in South West
The University of Plymouth is part of a new Creative Technology Network, funded by Research England, which will bring together universities and industrial partners to develop cutting-edge practices, techniques and products in creative digital technologies
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University wave model to enable preparation for storm events in the South West
Scientists at the University of Plymouth have set up the Operational Wave and Water Level (OWWL) model to provide detailed forecasts of wave and water levels that will aid in the management of coastal flooding and other coastal hazards
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Plymouth researcher co-authors landmark study on malaria – new findings could contribute to vaccine
Dr Edwin Lasonder contributed to the early stages of a study led by Radboud University Medical Centre and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and findings could contribute to a new malaria vaccine.
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University spinout receives increased support to develop agricultural robots
University of Plymouth news: Fieldwork Robotics, a University of Plymouth spinout company developing robotic solutions for the agriculture and produce industry, is to receive increased support from the University’s commercialisation partners, Frontier IP
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2018 University of Plymouth FLUX Champions crowned
Six teams battled it out in the final of the University of Plymouth FLUX competition, with one of the UK’s Top 100 Undergraduate Employers, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, setting a real-life challenge to test students.
