News tagged with: research
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Scientists show polar ‘polynya’ supported marine life during last Ice Age
In new research published in Nature Communications, scientists from the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ and Norway showed that 20,000 years ago, winter Arctic sea ice covered more than twice the area that it does today
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Weight loss can be boosted fivefold thanks to novel mental imagery technique, research shows
A study has shown how overweight people lost an average of five times more weight using Functional Imagery Training (FIT), a brief individual motivational intervention teaching self-motivating skills with mental imagery, compared with just talking therapy
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Plymouth leads national review of dental ‘fitness to practise’ process
Academics from the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ have led a review to help define ‘seriousness’ in misconduct cases in the UK dental profession.
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Scientists receive $1.3 million to study new propulsion idea for spacecraft
Dr Mike McCulloch, from the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, has received $1.3million from the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for a four-year study into his idea of quantised inertia (QI)
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Geologists reveal ancient connection between England and France
Geologists based at the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ have a paper out in Nature Communications following an extensive study of mineral properties at exposed rock features across Devon and Cornwall
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Dementia screening app shortlisted for two national awards
ACEmobile, a dementia screening app developed by Dr Craig Newman from the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ and Dr Rupert Noad and University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, has made the final of two categories at the HSJ Awards.
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Scientists awarded funding to investigate quantum physics using intense lasers
Scientists at the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ are embarking on a £450,000 project, funded largely through a grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, to investigate fundamental quantum physics using intense lasers
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Internet find gives fascinating insight into life of a sailor in 1930s
Dr Harry Bennett, Associate Professor (Reader) in History at the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, transformed a pile of records bought on eBay into an unlikely treasure trove of 1930s naval history
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University hosts global ocean science conference
The Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) is holding its annual meeting at the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ's Marine Station
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Denis rides again – charity cycle for life-saving medical research
Denis Wilkins, Chair of Peninsula Medical Foundation, is cycling the length of the UK to support research in the University's Institute of Translational and Stratified Medicine
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Scientists join forces to boost crop production
Academics from the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ have signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Jeddah to explore joint projects that would allow plants to be grown in controlled conditions in the Middle East
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Robots have power to significantly influence children’s opinions
A study published in Science Robotics, and conducted at the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, provides an interesting insight into how robots could be used positively within society.
