Two business students from Plymouth University are preparing to embark on a six-week project to encourage entrepreneurship within a Kenyan community.
Luke Mallard and James Holden have been selected to take part in the Balloon Kenya initiative, which brings exceptional young individuals from around the world together to work with budding local business people.
A major new cultural project will explore the rich heritage and potential future uses of one of the country’s most diverse waterways.
The River Tamar Project, supported by Peninsula Arts at Plymouth University and the Arts Council England, is aiming to reflect the river’s historical, cultural and industrial importance working with the communities which line the border of Devon and...
Warming oceans are causing marine species to change breeding times and shift homes with substantial consequences expected for the broader marine landscape, according to a new global study.
The three-year research project, funded by the National Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis in California, has shown widespread systemic shifts in measures such as distribution of species...
Paintings, prints, photos, ceramics and sculptures are just some of the artwork by Plymouth graduates that is now on display in the Council House.
The Open Art exhibition is work chosen by city councillors from arts degree shows at Plymouth University, Plymouth College of Art and the University of St Mark and St John.
The art by 26 students explores a range of challenging...
Research carried out by a team at Plymouth University has, for the first time, identified an important mechanism behind the process that allows a benign, small polyp to develop into spreading and invasive bladder cancer.
Bladder cancer is a common condition – an estimated 10,000 people are diagnosed with the disease each year in the UK. It is the seventh most common cancer in the UK,...
A Plymouth University yachting team has set sail for Cowes in a bid to take on all-comers in the world-famous regatta, starting this week.
Aboard their 30-foot IRC3 craft, five of the eight-man team left Sutton Harbour in the early hours of Wednesday heading to the Isle of Wight. There they will take part in eight days of intense competition, racing against professional crews from...
The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has formally welcomed the Vice-Chancellor of Plymouth University to the BIS Departmental Board.
Professor Wendy Purcell was invited by the Right Honourable Dr Vince Cable MP to become a Non Executive Board Member in light of her extensive knowledge and experience as a leading figure in the Higher Education sector.
Studios that could create over 100 jobs and a home for Plymouth’s burgeoning creative arts enterprise culture look set to get the go-ahead.
Plymouth City Council's cabinet, which meets on August 6, is likely to approve plans for the Council to act as guarantor to the eagerly-awaited Ocean Studios in Royal William Yard and to make a financial contribution from its ‘Building for Jobs...
Plymouth University has become the lead sponsor for Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team Plymouth (DSRTP).
The official collaboration will allow the two institutions to build on their existing links in a formal partnership that will enhance the work of both organisations.
A new rigorous training scheme will be introduced for staff and students to become fully badged call-out members...
Plymouth’s pioneering commitment to tackle the devastating effects of dementia is to be celebrated at the city’s first Dementia Friendly City Awards.
The city is recognised nationally for its efforts to support those affected by the condition, to research potential new treatments and to raise awareness of its impact across all sections of the community.
