News tagged with: research
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New marketing and sustainability framework revealed to practitioners
Plymouth University news: A new framework developed in partnership with Plymouth University and Friends of the Earth will enable marketers to build sustainability into their day-to-day activities
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Melting Scandinavian ice provides missing link in Europe’s final Ice Age story
Plymouth University news: Scientists in Sweden, London and Plymouth believe they have answered one of the most enduring puzzles of the last ice age, namely, the cause of a sudden cold snap 13,000 years ago.
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Research aims to combat pressure ulcers
Plymouth University news: Professor Bridie Kent, Head of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, is leading a project aimed at reducing the risk of pressure ulcers for patients in the community.
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Plymouth academic recognised by Beijing government as ‘high talent’
Plymouth University news: Dr Bing Hu has been elected a Distinguished Expert of Beijing City - fewer than 500 people around the world have been awarded this status since the programme started in 2009
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World first blood test reduces risk and increases accuracy in prenatal testing
Plymouth University news: Together with Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Plymouth University researchers have identified a simple and safe DNA foetal blood test to identify blood group, sex and genetic conditions
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Research suggests marine invasive species benefit from rising CO2 levels
University of Plymouth news: New research has found that the process of ocean acidification is helping many invasive species to widen their territories, such as toxic algae, stinging jellyfish and predatory crabs.
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Who’s Got Talent? for Huntington’s disease research
Plymouth University news: Following a tour to our labs, local people affected by Huntington's disease have chosen to raise money to support our research in this area
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Festival events take social science research into community
Plymouth University news: The influence of individuals on climate change, the history of crime in Plymouth and the use of food as a lifestyle motivator for the homeless are some of the key topics being explored during the ESRC Festival of Social Science
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Taking tough decisions hurts fundraisers' morality, study suggests
Plymouth University news: Fundraisers’ sense of themselves as moral individuals is damaged by having to make the difficult ethical decisions they encounter every day in their jobs, according to new research from the Centre for Sustainable Philanthropy
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Prince Albert II of Monaco formally opens Plymouth University’s Marine Station
Plymouth University news: Prince Albert II of Monaco formally opens Plymouth University’s new £5 million Marine Station
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History and impact of malaria parasite inspire immersive audiovisual installation
Plymouth University news: An art installation created by Plymouth University academics and inspired by one of the world’s deadliest diseases has gone on display at the Wellcome Trust Genome Campus Conference Centre’s Cultural Zone
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New investment powers spinout company at the University of Plymouth
University of Plymouth news: A University of Plymouth spin out venture - PulsiV Solar - founded on breakthrough research into the efficiency of photovoltaic solar panels has received significant investment following a first round of fundraising