Plymouth University’s Explorer-in-Residence Antony Jinman has announced he will be travelling to the South Pole this winter for his latest educational expedition.
Antony, polar explorer and founder of Education through Expeditions, will fly to Antarctica in November for a 55-day, 700-mile solo trek to the Geographic South Pole.
The expedition will build on Antony’s successful...
The world’s salt marshes could hold the key to predicting future sea levels after scientists used them to pinpoint when recent rises began.
Scientists analysed sediments and fossils buried in salt marshes which show the recent rise in global sea levels – posing a threat to millions of coastal homes worldwide – began around a century ago.
Plymouth University’s Students’ Union (UPSU) has won gold in the Green Impact Students’ Union scheme for the second year running, celebrating its sustainable and environmentally friendly ethos.
The national initiative, led by the National Union of Students, recognises unions who work to limit their impact on the environment and operate in a sustainable way.
Hidden messages locked in coded wartime letters have been revealed for the first time in 70 years by academics at Plymouth University.
Mathematicians, historians and geographers have worked together to crack codes used by MI9 to conceal information going in and out of prisoner of war camps across Europe during the Second World War.
Information collected during impact assessment activities at wave energy test centres across Europe is to be released through a new website.
The site is designed to present detailed information to a non-technical audience, and will feature statistics on areas such as wave data, marine mammals, sea birds and reef ecology.
It is targeted at anyone involved with the wave energy...
David Bowie’s extraordinary career is being transformed into new compositions as part of an event celebrating his impact on the global music scene.
Plymouth University composer Dr Alexis Kirke and electronic music pioneer Martyn Ware have conducted an in-depth analysis of Bowie’s music and success, which included estimated album sales of over 140 million.
The search to find the most enterprising people and businesses in the South West has begun with the launch of Plymouth University’s Vice-Chancellor’s Enterprise Awards for 2013.
The University is inviting nominations from across Devon, Cornwall and Somerset for both individuals and organisations – whether companies, social enterprises or voluntary groups – who are making a difference...
The sights, sounds and smells of Hollywood in the late 1950s and early 60s are coming to Plymouth University.
For five weeks from April 27, the Peninsula Arts Gallery will host an exhibition which features a recreation of a Los Angeles coffee house, complete with authentic entertainment and a working vintage espresso machine.
The exhibition has been coordinated by Fine Art...
An internationally renowned scientist from Plymouth University has worked with multi award-winning actor and Oscar winner Jeremy Irons on a major documentary about marine pollution.
Professor Richard Thompson, from the University’s Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre, is a recognised expert on the accumulation of marine debris and was invited to appear in the documentary,...
