News tagged with: news,research
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Music sessions can help millions who struggle to speak to lead a richer life, study suggests
Music could be used to transform the lives of millions of people with learning difficulties, dementia, strokes, brain damage and autism and their families, according to a research project from the University of Plymouth and Plymouth Music Zone
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Visiting virtual beach improves patient experiences during dental procedures
Plymouth University news: New research shows that dental patients have a better experience and memories of treatment, if they take a virtual tour of a beach while in the dentist's chair
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University receives funding as part of multi-million pound nuclear project
The University of Plymouth has been awarded funding as part of TRANSAT (TRANSversal Actions for Tritium), a £5million project funded as part of the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme and examining the environmental impacts of tritium
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University signs up to support United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
The University of Plymouth has signed a voluntary commitment to use its world-leading research and teaching to support the implementation of one of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
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Could sleep affect weight gain in pregnancy?
Plymouth University news: The Nutrition Society has supported a biomedical sciences student in her project which asks the question - could sleep affect weight gain in pregnancy?
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Older adults under-referred for mental health therapies
Plymouth University news: A study published in the British Journal of General Practice has revealed that older people are referred less frequently for 'talking therapies' than young people – even though they would benefit most from those therapies
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Historians work with the Earl of Devon to uncover the hidden history of ancestral home
Heritage experts from the University of Plymouth and the University of Pennsylvania are working with the 19th Earl of Devon, Charles Courtenay, to uncover more about the history of his ancestral home, Powderham Castle
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Conference aims to enhance understanding of environmental and human impacts of nanotechnology
The expanding field of nanotechnology and its impact on the environment and human health will be explored during an international symposium at the University of Plymouth
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Could particles and pianos combine to provide greater understanding of the laws of physics?
Data generated by the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland are to be transformed into music through a ground-breaking project involving researchers at the University of Plymouth, the MIT Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Exhibition and lecture show stark effects of soil erosion
The complex connections between communities and their environment are to be revealed in a stunning photographic exhibition, showing images captured as part of a research project led by the University of Plymouth
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New research shows what makes people ‘cruel to be kind’
A team from the School of Psychology has found key conditions that might make someone ‘cruel to be kind’, after conducting research using video games
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Festival offers small businesses expert advice on ways to expand and grow
Small business owners can access expert advice on how to enhance and grow their enterprises during the Festival of Entrepreneurial Solutions, a one-day event from the University of Plymouth