News tagged with: research

Marine Institute Research Fellows invited to address global marine conference

Plymouth University news: Senior Research Fellows Dr Sian Rees and Dr Emma Sheehan present findings and analysis at the fourth International Marine Protected Areas Conference in Chile
28 September 2017
Public event marks upcoming centenary of momentous decision for women’s rights

A free event at the University of Plymouth will commemorate the upcoming centenary of women gaining the right to vote and stand for Parliament. Language, Gender and Politics forms part of a wider project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council
27 September 2017
University scientists to play key role in tackling lionfish invasion

University of Plymouth news: A new EU-funded project has launched to try to halt the spread of venomous lionfish in the Mediterranean.
22 September 2017
National prize win for dental PhD student

Jonathan Davies, from the Plymouth University Peninsula School of Dentistry, won the Unilever Poster Prize; one of the key prizes awarded at the British Society of Oral and Dental Research (BSODR) 2017 annual conference held in Plymouth this month.
20 September 2017
Report suggests love of the seas could be the key for plastic pollution solution

Tapping into the public’s passion for the ocean could be the key to reducing the threats to it posed by plastic pollution, according to a report by the University of Plymouth and University of Surrey published in Nature Human Behaviour
18 September 2017
Dental academic wins European poster prize

Jane Collingwood, Honorary Clinical Fellow in Primary Dental Care, won the award for best poster in the Technology-Enhanced Learning section at the Association for Dental Education in Europe (ADEE) annual conference in Vilnius, Lithuania.
12 September 2017
New research shows asthma drug’s effectiveness over usual care alone

A new study co-authored by Dr Rupert Jones and published in 'The Lancet' shows how an asthma drug was more effective at improving a patient’s asthma control compared with their usual care.
12 September 2017
Earthquake faults may have played key role in shaping the culture of ancient Greece, study suggests

The Ancient Greeks may have built sacred sites deliberately on land affected by previous earthquake activity, according to a new study by BBC presenter Iain Stewart MBE, Professor of Geoscience Communication at the University of Plymouth
12 September 2017
Clear leadership and community focus can yield benefits for coastal academies, study suggests

Schools in areas of high deprivation making the transition to academy status should not automatically expect to see lasting positive results, according to Class of 2010 – a seven-year study led by academics at the University of Plymouth
6 September 2017
Antiquated home-school transport system under threat of collapse, research suggests

England’s home-school transport system is under threat of collapse because the foundations on which it is based haven’t kept up with changes in schooling, according to new research by the University of Plymouth
5 September 2017
Approach enables experts to look beyond IP in cyber security investigations

A technique which enables digital forensic investigators to assess an individual’s internet use rather than simply focusing on traffic through Internet Protocol (IP) addresses has been developed by cyber security experts at the University of Plymouth.
4 September 2017
€3.7 million project for the next generation of brain tumour researchers

Plymouth University news: The European Commission’s Horizon 2020 – Research and Innovation Framework Programme has provided the funding for the project, which is a collaboration across Europe and China
25 August 2017