Researchers from Plymouth University are among a group of leading academics who have drawn up an evidence-based manifesto detailing how governments should use previous research as the basis for future education policies.
The four-point plan has been developed by six special interest groups within the British Educational Research Association (BERA) and seeks to promote fair and equal...
Dental students warn – look out for hidden sugar in energy drinks and snacks
A team of dental students from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry have been working with sport students from the University of St. Mark and St. John, to raise awareness of the hidden dangers to teeth of sugary energy drinks and snacks.
Leading academics will be debating the global impact of wartime sexual violence during a high profile event at Plymouth University.
The free public debate on Wednesday 04 March will include discussion about the ongoing plight of the men, women and children affected by such violence, and current international humanitarian efforts to help them.
A group of students from Plymouth University have been given the opportunity to enhance their potential by learning new skills and experiencing educational settings abroad, thanks to a charitable trust which supports the educational aspirations of young people.
The Nancy Langhorne Astor Scholarships Trust, set up by the children of the late Lady Nancy Astor, who was the first female MP...
Budding business leaders have worked with one of Plymouth’s most successful entrepreneurs on a special competition to mark the opening of his 100th store.
Chris Dawson, founder and owner of The Range, agreed to team up with the Futures Entrepreneurship Centre at Plymouth University to judge a project designed to inspire its students.
A UK company that is leading the way in the field of seabed harvesting is to fund two PhD posts at Plymouth University.
Seabed Resources Development Limited is funding two students to undertake doctorates in marine and earth science within Plymouth's Marine Institute over the next four years.
The partnership between the University and the company, which is a subsidiary of...
Nurses from the Family Nurse Partnership Programme at Plymouth Community Healthcare, who provide support and advice to young mothers, have received training and an information pack on the care of milk teeth from dental students at Plymouth University.
The project has been arranged and managed by the Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise.
The violent winter storms that rocked the country in 2014 had the power to physically shake cliffs to a degree in excess of anything recorded previously, say marine scientists.
A team at Plymouth University used seismometers, laser scanners and video cameras to evaluate the impact of the massive waves – up to 8 metres high – that struck the cliffs in Porthleven, West Cornwall, during...
Where is Cornwall on the map of Britain? It may be down in the bottom corner if you’re talking road maps or OS sheets, but that’s not the only way of thinking about the position of the county, according to a new book by a University of Exeter academic.
Britannia Obscura: Mapping Hidden Britain explores alternative ways of thinking about the shape of Britain. Where are its main highways...
They are used to travelling the world to take on the global giants of robotic sport. But this festive period, Plymouth University’s robot footballers will be bidding to wow audiences with their musical skills after being invited to take part in a unique televisual event.
The Plymouth Humanoids will take their place in a specially convened robot orchestra and perform at the 2014...
