News tagged with: research
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University works to build public engagement with environmental research across the UK
A consortium involving the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ has been awarded funding by the Natural Environment Research Council to raise awareness of the future of our seas and ways the public can help protect them
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Decoding the secrets of life at the 2018 Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival
Decoding Life will be the theme for the 2018 Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival. It will feature performances of exciting new works by researchers at the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ alongside the world-renowned percussion group, Ensemble Bash
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Research to explore the development of deadly brain tumours
A team led by Dr Claudia Barros from the Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry has secured £163,066 funding from Brain Research UK to explore the formation and development of cancer stem cells in glioblastoma
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Brexit, crime and children’s rights – festival explores the impact of social science research on our daily lives
The ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ is hosting a series of events on subjects ranging from Brexit to children’s digital rights as part the Economic and Social Research Council’s (ESRC) annual Festival of Social Science
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Scientists develop tool which can predict coastal erosion and recovery in extreme storms
Coastal scientists at the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ have developed a computerised model which goes some way to answering their subject’s ‘holy grail’ – how to use existing data to confidently forecast annual coastal erosion and accretion
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‘Nutrient extraction’ can lower the glycaemic index of fruit juice
A team of scientists from the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ has carried out the first independent research into the effect on post-meal blood glucose of juice prepared using increasingly popular nutrient extractors.
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Charities and medical experts call for all women to be offered 'royal standard' of pregnancy sickness treatment
PhD student Caitlin Dean leading conference to explore latest research and treatment for severe pregnancy sickness HG - saying it should be offered to all women
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Conference successful showcase of dental research
The British Society for Oral and Dental Research, hosted by the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ in early September, has been deemed a success and an excellent showcase of the latest in dental research.
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Marine Institute Research Fellows invited to address global marine conference
Plymouth University news: Senior Research Fellows Dr Sian Rees and Dr Emma Sheehan present findings and analysis at the fourth International Marine Protected Areas Conference in Chile
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Public event marks upcoming centenary of momentous decision for women’s rights
A free event at the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ will commemorate the upcoming centenary of women gaining the right to vote and stand for Parliament. Language, Gender and Politics forms part of a wider project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council
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University scientists to play key role in tackling lionfish invasion
¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ news: A new EU-funded project has launched to try to halt the spread of venomous lionfish in the Mediterranean.
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National prize win for dental PhD student
Jonathan Davies, from the Plymouth University Peninsula School of Dentistry, won the Unilever Poster Prize; one of the key prizes awarded at the British Society of Oral and Dental Research (BSODR) 2017 annual conference held in Plymouth this month.
