News tagged with: news
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![An illustration of how a Littorinid snail loses the benefit of camouflage making it more visible under broad spectrum lighting (right)]()
Losing the cover of darkness
Researchers at the University of Plymouth and Plymouth Marine Laboratory have shown species that rely on darkness to forage and feed are losing the gift of camouflage thanks to advances in the lighting used to illuminate the world’s cities and coastlines
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Researcher wins Principal Investigator of the Year award
University of Plymouth news: Researcher wins Principal Investigator of the Year award. Professor Jason Smith has been recognised by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine and National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network.
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![Anthea Hamilton, Leg Chair (Jane Birkin), 2011, Acrylic, brass, photographic reproductions, 7” single cover, nylon stockings, wax, 81 x 92 x 46cm. Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London © Anthea Hamilton.
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Plymouth set to host major new sculpture exhibition
Breaking the Mould: Sculpture by Women since 1945 explores the impact of female sculptors over a 75-year period, bringing to the city such luminaries as Barbara Hepworth, Elisabeth Frink, Kim Lim and Cornelia Parker.
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Collaboration to advance development of marine monitoring technology
The University of Plymouth and marine technology company Sonardyne have agreed a strategic partnership to drive innovation within the UK’s growing marine robotic and autonomous systems sector
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Schools receive prestigious national mark for commitment to gender equality
Peninsula Dental School, Peninsula Medical School and the School of Biomedical Sciences have been collectively recognised for their gender equality work – receiving a Silver Athena Swan Award.
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University supports the UK’s most specialised Blue Economy Ocean Accelerator
The University of Plymouth is among the founding partners of the Blue Economy Ocean Accelerator Programme, conceived by social enterprise and sustainability training outfit Bright Tide
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Helping people with Parkinson’s manage non-motor symptoms at home
A comprehensive digital system, called NMS Assist, will help people monitor symptoms such as insomnia, bladder issues and depression.
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![Sulmara Subsea showcasing their methodologies and technology platform to students on
the BSc Ocean Exploration and MSc Hydrography courses. Students standing on a dock looking at t red modern boat.]()
University enables company to advance offshore survey technology
Sulmara Subsea, which has bases across the world, spent two weeks working out of the University of Plymouth’s Marine Station on a series of expeditionary trials
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![Photograph showing glimpse, between hummocks of snow, of the ship "Endurance", the Shackleton Expedition. Provided by the State Library of New South Wales, Australia.]()
Preserving Endurance
The story of how two environmental law experts at the University have played a key role in the safeguarding of the iconic vessel Endurance, discovered in Antarctica after more than a century.
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Social work and conflict zones – how the profession can help
Marking World Social Work Day on 15 March, Dr Bartosz Zaniewski, Lecturer in Social Work, discusses how the profession operates in a crisis situation – and why the career is so important in helping those affected by the invasion of Ukraine.
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![A state-of-the-art Kongsberg K-Sim Dynamic Positioning simulator will soon be installed on the University of Plymouth’s campus (Credit: Kongsberg Digital)]()
University partners with world-leading simulator provider to revolutionise floating offshore wind installations
A state-of-the-art Kongsberg K-Sim Dynamic Positioning (DP) simulator will soon complement the Marine Navigation Centre on the University of Plymouth’s campus
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University works with Bank of England to assess impacts of maritime cyber threats
Researchers from the University of Plymouth are working with the Bank of England to test how some of the world’s leading insurance firms would respond in the event of a maritime cyber attack
