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New research led by the University found 21% of the global ocean had experienced a reduction in the depth of its ...
Medical engineering graduates will be well-placed to gain employment and build successful careers in: healthcare (including hospitals, NHS), medical device industry, pharmaceutics, medical research, ...
We will be showcasing ELLIE our robotic dog and talking about our research with technology, i.e. biodiversity/drone mapping ...
A drug used to treat agitation in people with dementia is no more effective than a placebo, and might even increase mortality, according to a new study. The research, led by the University of Plymouth ...
An estimated 50,000 shipwrecks can be found around the UK’s coastline and have been acting as a hidden refuge for fish, corals and other marine species in areas still open to destructive bottom towed ...
Bio-based materials may pose a greater health risk to some of the planet’s most important species than the conventional plastics they are designed to replace, a new study has shown. Such materials are ...
The UK’s first large scale offshore mussel farm is allowing shellfish reefs to return to parts of the seabed off England’s south coast for the first time in up to 150 years, a new study has revealed.
One of the primary chlorine disinfectants currently being used to clean hospital scrubs and surfaces does not kill off the most common cause of antibiotic associated sickness in healthcare settings ...
New research has shown that ‘loot boxes’ in video games are structurally and psychologically akin to gambling. Completed by the Universities of Plymouth and Wolverhampton, the research was ...
Plymouth city centre is to get a facility where aspiring dentists and dental therapists will treat patients in urgent need of dental care. Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise (PDSE), a subsidiary of ...
Scientists have made a major breakthrough in the study of species evolution, and provided further evidence that state-of-the-art visual technology can be used to track the tiniest changes in different ...