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World Cup celebrations inspire Plymouth University squad ahead of RoboCup 2013

They are among the greatest World Cup winning celebrations of all time. Now a new crop of sports stars are hoping their recreation of the euphoria displayed by England’s Bobby Moore in 1966, and Spain’s Andres Iniesta in 2010, will help them take the world of robot football by storm this summer.

The Plymouth University team are one of only two from the UK preparing to take on the world...

Plymouth hosts a week of activities for Refugee Week

Refugee Week (running from 17-23 June) is a UK-wide programme of arts, cultural and education events and activities that celebrates the contribution of refugees to the UK.

As part of this, local organisations (including Plymouth University) have organised a series of events in Plymouth from 15-22 June. The programme opens with a football tournament (6-a-Side), stalls and family fun day...

Thousands expected at Plymouth University Undergraduate Open Day

Interactive workshops and networking zones for students and parents will be among the new initiatives at Plymouth University’s 2013 Summer Open Day.

Around 6,500 people are expected to attend the event, where prospective students will be able to get a flavour of what life is like at the University.

They will get the opportunity to find out more about their subject of interest,...

Children can lead a sea change in marine pollution crisis

An international expert in marine debris says that school children will be a driving force in bringing about a sea change in attitude towards marine pollution, which has reached crisis proportions across the globe in the past decade.

Plymouth University professor, Richard Thompson, who is working on UN and EU projects to find solutions to ocean debris, believes children have a major...

Plymouth University celebrates success in RSA Student Design Awards

A campaign to extol the benefits of beekeeping and a series of thought-provoking city guides have earned three students awards in a national competition.

The Plymouth University students triumphed in two categories of the RSA Student Design Awards 2013, which aim to reward those who demonstrate how the insight and processes of design can solve 21st century problems.

The awards...

Plymouth maintains first class status in green university rankings

Plymouth University has maintained its place at the top table of higher education sustainability.

The University has again been named in the top two institutions in the country in the annual People and Planet Green League.

Plymouth remains the national league's top overall performer since it began in 2007, on the back of it being placed in the top five of the UI GreenMetric...

Plymouth University leads challenge to public sector on dementia

Public sector executives across the South West are being challenged to take action on dementia in a new initiative being led by the universities of Plymouth and Bournemouth.

A two-day Dementia Leadership conference is being held this week, with speakers including Government minister Norman Lamb MP, the National Clinical Director for Dementia in England Professor Alistair Burns, and...

Student's design lights the way for Boston Marathon relay

A design student’s eye-catching creation will be making its way across America at the head of a relay in support of those affected by the Boston Marathon bombings.

One Run for Boston sets off from Los Angeles on Friday 7 June, with thousands of runners taking part before its scheduled arrival in Boston just over three weeks later.

Lighting the way throughout the 3,300-mile non-...

Plymouth nursing graduate's innovative design to be piloted in South West hospital

An innovative and award-winning idea by a Plymouth University adult nursing graduate is being developed in one of the South West’s biggest hospitals.

Sarah Richards won the University’s 2012 Nursing Challenge with her fluid balance design which monitors intake and loss in critically ill patients, providing a more visual way of identifying if nurse intervention is needed. Her idea is...

Innovative composer takes particle physics duet to San Francisco

A renowned composer has been invited to perform one of his innovative pieces at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.

Dr Alexis Kirke, a member of Plymouth University’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research, will perform his acclaimed Cloud Chamber at the 26th Lepton-Photon Conference, the world’s premiere conference for the field of elementary particle...

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