Student Life

Students awarded membership of prestigious international society

Two final year students from Plymouth University have been awarded membership of a prestigious international body in recognition of the outstanding quality of their work.

Matt Down and Thom Skinner, both studying BA (Hons) Graphic Communication with Typography, have become members of the International Society of Typographic Designers (ISTD) following a rigorous annual student...

Staff and students' scholarships success

A research project looking at how children with Asperger syndrome regulate their emotions is one of more than 20 from Plymouth University to receive funding through a global education initiative.

Post-doctoral psychology student Belen Lopez Perez will be funded to look at the link between empathy and emotion regulation thanks to the Santander Universities Scholarship programme, which...

Plymouth University agrees to play enhanced role in ESRC Festival of Social Science

Plymouth University has forged a partnership with the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) which will see it expanding its role in a major national festival taking place this autumn.

The ESRC stages the Festival of Social Science every November, with the aim of enhancing public engagement with academics and social science research.

Plymouth was among the universities to...

Students are offered life-changing opportunities

From a sustainable grass roots project in South East Asia to working with psychiatric patients in Sri Lanka, more than a dozen students at Plymouth University have been offered life-changing opportunities through an awards fund.

Thirteen undergraduates have been chosen to receive this year’s Roland Levinsky Memorial Fund, which means they can use up to £1,500 to undertake personal...

University reigns supreme at national business competition

Plymouth University has retained its title as the supreme champion of student enterprise after winning a prestigious national competition for the fifth time in eight years.

A team of six students this week took part in the two-day finale of FLUX 500, which encourages budding entrepreneurs to solve a business challenge before pitching to a panel of judges.

Facing competition...

Students get in the driving seat with Vospers

A group of 12 Plymouth students got to spend the day with staff at one of Plymouth’s biggest motor dealerships, Vospers. The family run business spent time helping the students learn all about the motor industry as part of city’s Skills Aid Plymouth scheme.

Skills Aid Plymouth (SAP) was launched earlier this year to give some of Plymouth’s young people extra support. The students got...

New report exposes poor level of careers advice from university

Over three quarters (77%) of graduates have revealed they are unhappy with the level of careers advice they received from their university, a new study has revealed.

The research conducted by CV Centre* in light of National Student Employment Week has highlighted that 87% of graduates felt the career advice they received didn’t prepare them for working life. A mere 8% said they were...

Prestigious award for Plymouth student

Stefania Guiu, a second year Nutrition, Exercise and Health student from the School of Biomedical and Healthcare Sciences at Plymouth University, has received a highly commended prize from a prestigious essay-writing award.

Stefania received her award from the Henry Kitchener Prize 2015, for her essay “How has the modern diet contributed to the increase in mental ill-health?” Her...

Sweet taste of success for chemistry student

An examination of the chemical complexities behind some of the most delectable patisseries and chocolates has seen a Plymouth University PhD student shortlisted for a national award.

Charlotte Levy is one of 10 finalists in the 2014 Chemistry World Science Communication Competition, which invited writers to explore the dual themes of chemistry and art.

The 25-year-old from...

Dissertation could benefit world-leading sustainability agenda

A Plymouth University student could have a direct influence on the institution’s award-winning sustainability agenda by helping to develop its waste management tender as part of his dissertation.

Will Cane, currently in the final year of his BSc (Hons) Public Management and Business degree, is working to analyse staff and students’ current waste disposal habits and the ways they could...

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