News tagged with: research
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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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![One of the striking images captured by photojournalist Carey Marks demonstrating the
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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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![Professor Judith Petts CBE, Professor Kevin Jones and Professor Deborah Greaves at the launch of the University's new School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics]()
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
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Surfing book to be serialised to raise funds for charity
Sustainable Stoke – Transitions to Sustainability in the Surfing World, published by University of Plymouth Press, is to be broken down into a series of ebooks in an attempt to raise money for charity
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Study aims to provide accurate assessment of impact of future sea level rises on coral reef islands
Remote islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans have for many years been considered vulnerable to climate change, but research by the universities of Plymouth and Auckland is seeking to demonstrate they are more resilient than previously suggested
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![Lyn Fearn with her children Mael and Amy, and husband Eifion, who featured on The One Show]()
Film supporting young children of parents with Parkinson’s disease features on The One Show
Plymouth University news: A film designed to support the growing number of primary school-aged children whose lives are affected by a parent with Parkinson's disease, has been featured on The One Show on BBC1
