News tagged with: research
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University granted consent for iconic new engineering and design facility
The Babbage building, on the University of Plymouth’s main campus, will be enlarged and enhanced for the School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics and the School of Art, Design and Architecture.
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Researchers to investigate Quantum Computing for the music industry
The University is to lead a collaboration looking into the potentially game-changing impact that Quantum Computing could have upon the UK’s music industry
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New 3D, 360-degree lab tour explores vital brain tumour research
Created by Brain Tumour Research, the tour explores the University's unique research into slow-growing tumours
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Sustainability under the spotlight in collaborative research project for the creative industries
The University is part of a collaborative project that is to research sustainable practices within the creative industries.
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Research highlights near-miss which could have changed outcome of D-Day
Dr Harry Bennett, Associate Professor of History at the University of Plymouth, has uncovered a near-miss which might potentially have changed the shape of D-Day.
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Scientists join call for major shift in understanding to protect the ocean
Professor of Marine Biology Jason Hall-Spencer and Professor of Oceanography Chris Reid, from the University of Plymouth, are among the authors of a new international report calling for an urgent change in the way we think and talk about the ocean.
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Microplastics in the Death Zone
Scientists from the University of Plymouth identified plastic fibres in snow samples collected 8,440 metres above sea level, near the summit of Mount Everest
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University helps UK Overseas Territory become sanctuary for wildlife
Professor of Deep-Sea Ecology Kerry Howell and PhD candidate Amelia Bridges, from the University of Plymouth, have helped the world’s most remote inhabited island to become a sanctuary for wildlife
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‘A threat greater than Covid’ – why we should be paying more attention to antimicrobial resistance
To coincide with World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (18-24 November 2020), Dr Tina Joshi and Matthew McKracken explain why antimicrobial resistance is an urgent and global threat to human health
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University works on multimillion-pound project to create plastic ‘hope spots’ in Bali
The University of Plymouth is among the key partners in a multimillion-pound project, supported by UK Research and Innovation’s Global Challenges Research Fund, which aims to create “hope spots” in Indonesia’s battle against plastic waste.
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University academics named on list of world’s Highly Cited Researchers
Two academics from the University of Plymouth – Professor Richard Thompson OBE and Dr Stephen Childe – have been named on a list of the world’s Highly Cited Researchers for 2020
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Plymouth-led antibiotic discovery network goes global
The Antibiotic Discovery Accelerator Network (ABX) has launched antibioticdiscovery.com to share expertise and develop new collaborations around the world.
