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Councils urged to sign 'motion for the ocean'

UK councils are being urged to sign a "motion for the ocean" – pledging to engage with citizens to promote ocean recovery.

Plymouth City Council, Falmouth Town Council and South Tyneside Council have already passed ocean recovery motions.

The team behind the project have created a model motion for councils to adapt and adopt, in the hope of creating a movement similar to...

Computer scientists involved in project to study how animals initiate locomotion

Scientists from Plymouth University are beginning to develop computer models of tadpole brains as part of a £1.3 million project to understand how the brain makes the decision to initiate motion.

A collaborative project, funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), will see the Plymouth team working in conjunction with biologists at the University of...

Councillor's plea to scrap bedroom tax

Scrap ‘bedroom tax’! That’s the strong message from Plymouth’s Community Development Cabinet Member as the Government’s changes to the welfare system come into force.

A motion to Full Council on Monday by Councillor Chris Penberthy, Cabinet Member for Co-operatives and Community Development, calls for support from politicians and the Council’s Chief Executive to request the Government...