News tagged with: research
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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
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School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics aims to expand University’s reputation for world-leading research and teaching
The University of Plymouth has launched a dedicated School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics with the aim of expanding its expertise in the field and offering new opportunities to students, academics and industry.
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Flies the key to studying the causes of dementia
Plymouth University news: Researchers have studied proteins in the brains of fruit flies (similar to those in humans) to gain a better understanding of the causes of dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases
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Grant success for student investigating antibiotic resistance
Plymouth University news: The Microbiology Society has awarded a grant of £2,000 to a University of Plymouth biomedical sciences student
