Student Life

Young people in Plymouth due to pick up their GCSE and A-Level results fear too much competition, not having enough confidence and a lack of experience and training will stop them from getting their dream job, new research by the British Army – the UK’s largest apprenticeship provider – has revealed1.

People aged between 16 and 24 are currently three times more likely to be unemployed...

Prospective students receiving A-level results this summer will be guided through the Confirmation and Clearing process by trained advisers at Plymouth University.

Thousands of applicants will receive their grades on Thursday 13 August and call the University’s special hotline to confirm their place or find out about spaces still available in September.

They will get through to...

Academics from Plymouth University will be among those meeting the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall during an event to raise awareness of the problem of marine litter.

Microplastics expert Professor Richard Thompson and Dr Gregory Borne, Director of the University’s Sustainability and Surfing Research Group, will be sharing experiences and ideas of how to reduce the amount of...

A medical student from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry has received an award of £1,000 from the Peninsula Medical Foundation to pursue a research project investigating neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2), as part of the INSPIRE scheme.

James Russell has just completed his second year studying medicine at Plymouth University.

His research project is...