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Graduates off to Japan on an exchange and teaching programme
BA (Hons) History news: Congratulations to two History Class of 2019 graduates who've been accepted on the JET programme, a Japanese government exchange and teaching initiative that brings native English speaking graduates to Japan.
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Tech companies not doing enough to protect users from phishing scams
Academics from the University of Plymouth’s Centre for Security, Communications and Network (CSCAN) Research assessed the effectiveness of phishing filters employed by various email service providers
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University-led project recognised as one of the best in European awards
A €4m sustainable building project led by the University needs your vote, after being shortlisted for an EU-wide award for original and innovative research.
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Research fellowship to help tackle chronic kidney disease
Research led by Dr Jane Carré hopes to improve quality of life for people with kidney disease by focusing on how mitochondria (the ‘power stations’ of our cells) are involved in the deterioration process.
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Students as cultural creators: media arts and sociology students collaborate in award-winning project
University of Plymouth: A project that has seen students helping to capture the rich heritage of a unique corner of Cornwall has won two national prizes for community impact.
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Supergen ORE Hub awards £1million to advance research in offshore renewable energy sector
The Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy Hub, led by the University of Plymouth, has awarded almost £1million to UK universities to support ambitious research projects investigating all aspects of offshore renewable energy
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Specialist; Alyson Evans, Project Manager from UHPNT; Steve Ford, Chief
Executive of Parkinson’s UK; Fiona Murphy, Parkinson’s Disease Nurse
Specialist; Dr Camille Carroll, project lead; and Rebecca Partridge, Design
Researchers in Lab4Living at Sheffield Hallam University.]()
National launch for ‘revolutionary’ Parkinson’s project
University of Plymouth news: 'Developing Home-based Parkinson's Care' will focus on co-designing a new service to help Parkinson’s patients, carers and healthcare staff monitor a person’s condition remotely
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Scientists complete first assessment of blood abnormalities in Antarctic penguin colony
Scientists from the University of Plymouth have contributed to the first study of immune and genetic stability among a colony of penguins living in a remote corner of southern Antarctica
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Scientific experts call for eight urgent measures to preserve life-supporting ocean function amid fears that changes could be ‘irreversible’
The University's marine science expertise is featured in a new report by the International Programme on the State of the Ocean.
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Student launches radically different prosthetic breast design for women after cancer surgery
A postgraduate researcher in Digital Art & Technology is launching an innovative product it is hoped will transform life for women who have had breast cancer surgery.
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Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies receives Honorary Doctorate
Professor Dame Sally Davies receives an Honorary Doctorate of Medicine at the University's graduation ceremony for medicine and dentistry
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Peatlands of Dartmoor could be crucial in fight against climate change
Research by the University suggests the peatlands of Dartmoor could be an underestimated resource in the fight against climate change as their ability to store carbon has not diminished in almost 150 years
