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Dental community engagement expert recognised in the Queen's New Year's Honours list
Wendy Smith, a long-standing member of the Peninsula Dental School and now at Plymouth charity Well Connected, has received an MBE for her work in community engagement around dental education and healthcare.
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Professor Richard Thompson made an OBE for services to marine science
Professor Richard Thompson, Head of the International Marine Litter Research Unit at the University of Plymouth, has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Year Honours
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New exhibition marks 200 years of civil engineering excellence
A new exhibition celebrating the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is set to open in the Sherwell Centre on the University of Plymouth campus on Monday 8 January
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Robots help family stay in shape
Robotics technology developed at the University of Plymouth will feature in a BBC2 documentary Six Robots and Us, which will air on Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 December
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New research reveals England’s only resident bottlenose dolphins
Rebecca Dudley, an MRes student at the University of Plymouth, has been working with the Cornwall Wildlife Trust and analysing sightings and photographs of dolphins in the South West
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Immunologist’s teaching recognised in national award
Dr Andy Foey has won the inaugural Teaching Excellence Award given by the British Society for Immunology (BSI).
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Promotion for nursing graduate at Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre
Nursing graduate Hanna Williams is taking up the role of Day Surgery Unit and Endoscopy Manager at Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre in Plymouth.
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Professor Liz Kay MBE announced as Oral Health Foundation President
Professor Liz Kay MBE, from the Peninsula School of Dentistry, has started a two-year terms as President of the Oral Health Foundation
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Marine-i event will showcase world-class testing facilities at COAST Laboratory
The Coastal, Ocean and Sediment Transport (COAST) Laboratory at the University of Plymouth will be the star attraction at Marine-i’s next Discovery Room event, which will be held on Thursday 01 February
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Climate change scientist to receive funding from President of France
University of Plymouth academic Professor Camille Parmesan has been selected by the President of France Emmanuel Macron to receive funding as part of his "Make Our Planet Great Again" programme.
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South West Growth Fund stimulating the regional economy
The South West Growth Fund, totalling £8.7million, is set to create 1,136 new jobs, with 90 businesses across the region receiving grants of up to £1million to improve infrastructure and accelerate their growth.
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Plastic pollution and the planet
Richard Thompson, Head of the International Marine Litter Research Unit at the University of Plymouth, writes about the threat posed by plastic pollution to our environment and how Blue Planet II has helped to raise public awareness of the problem
