News tagged with: news
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Helping to combat dental anxiety – first recipient of Cornwall challenge fund announced
The Foundation for Effective Management of Dental Anxiety (FEMDA) is the first successful recipient of the EPIC Challenge Fund, which looks to improve health and wellbeing in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly through the use of technology.
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Students expand their horizons thanks to trust set up in memory of Nancy Astor
BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies students from the University of Plymouth’s Institute of Education have again benefitted from bursaries from the Nancy Langhorne Astor Scholarships Trust.
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National campaign on refugee family reunion supported by University of Plymouth and Red Cross partnership
A project in which university staff and students work with refugees and the British Red Cross has contributed to a campaign to make it easier for displaced people to be reunited with their families.
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New research sheds light on underlying cause of stroke
University of Plymouth News: New research led by Professor Robert Fern shows how the novel drug QNZ-46 can help to lessen the effects of excess release of glutamate in the brain – the main cause of brain injury in stroke.
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Decreased oxygen levels could present hidden threat to marine species, study suggests
Scientists from the University of Plymouth have shown that creatures which develop in hypoxic (low oxygen) conditions in the marine environment could experience previously unseen hindered development, and become compromised as adults.
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Winners of the Peninsula Arts Film Commission 2018 announced
The Peninsula Arts Film Commission 2018 panel has announced three practitioners from the South West of England as this year’s winners.
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Plymouth to stage final exhibition by ‘the last of the St Ives modernists’
A new exhibition featuring the work of abstract artist Trevor Bell (1930-2017) opens in the Peninsula Arts Gallery at the University of Plymouth on 16 April.
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New film starring Gabriel Byrne features soundtrack made in Plymouth
Hollywood stars dazzle against a sonic backdrop made in Plymouth, in a new film scored by the University of Plymouth’s Dr John Matthias and Jay Auborn from dBs Music.
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The roots of vegetarianism
Dr James Gregory speaks on BBC Radio to talk about Roots of Vegetarianism
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Japanese martial art demonstration and workshop
As part of our second year history Middle Kingdoms module Dr Darren Aoki organised a demonstration and workshop of Iaido. This was a unique opportunity for students to witness this relatively unknown martial art - at once graceful and powerful.
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Researchers recruiting local smokers to major national study looking at reducing cigarette consumption
Researchers are looking for hundreds of Plymouth smokers who don’t want to quit but do want to reduce the number of cigarettes they smoke, to take part in the Trial of physical Activity and Reduction of Smoking (TARS) study
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Clocking up the hours for Student Volunteering Week
The University of Plymouth Students’ Union (UPSU) has participated in the 17th Student Volunteering Week, during which students and staff across the UK come together to celebrate the incredible impact student volunteers have in their local communities
