Student Life

Plymouth MP joins UTC Apprentices at the 2014 UK Youth Rocketry Challenge Launch

More than 20 MPs attended the launch of the UK Youth Rocketry Challenge taking place in Westminster on Wednesday (6 November). The MPs worked with apprentices from their constituencies, to assemble and launch an air pressure powered rocket as far as possible.

Alison Seabeck, MP for Plymouth Moor View, was delighted to meet Joe and Jordan, both apprentices at UTC Aerospace in Plymouth...

Council House opens its doors to the public for graduate art exhibition

An exhibition of striking artwork by Plymouth graduates will be on display as the Council House opens its doors for public viewings.

Paintings, prints, photos, ceramics and sculptures feature in the display borrowed from degree shows at Plymouth University, Plymouth College of Art and the University of St Mark and St John.

The exhibition will be open to the public on three days...

Plymouth welcomes freshers safely

Over 100 premises over Freshers’ Week to make sure the new influx of students in Plymouth had fun safely.

A joint operation involving the Council's Public Protection Service, Devon and Cornwall Police and Devon and Somerset Fire Rescue Service checked out how staff and owners managed their premises during this busy period.

Freshers’ Week – which now covers two weeks – sees a...

University invites students to take on Dragon's Den style nursing and midwifery challenge

Students at Plymouth University have been invited to submit their ideas for a Dragon’s Den style challenge that could see them changing the way the NHS functions.

The Nursing and Midwifery Challenge tasks the University’s final year nursing and midwifery students with coming up with an idea that they think could solve a real issue or problem in current health service practice, before...

World class Plymouth University holds Undergraduate Open Day

Prospective students will get the chance to see the combination of first class facilities and second-to-none student experience that has earned Plymouth a place among the world’s top 300 universities..

Around 5,000 students have booked to attend the Undergraduate Open Day on Saturday 19 October, where they and their families will be given a flavour of what the campus and the wider city...

Plymouth University upgrade enables students to stay better connected

Students at Plymouth University now have access to one of the fastest internet connections at any UK higher education institution.

Technicians have overhauled the wired and wireless networks in more than 1,700 student rooms, and other communal areas across the city centre campus. It means students living in University-managed halls can access superfast networks through their desktop,...

Ivybridge teenagers make national sailing squad

GB selection marks start of students’ Olympic dreams

Two Ivybridge Community College teenagers have boosted their dreams of Olympic success after being selected in successive years for the national junior sailing squad.

13-year-old Bella Fellows and 14-year old Ella Methven – both of whom were introduced to sailing at the age of four by their parents – qualified for the...

Plymouth University students receive national accolade after bumper fundraising year

Student fundraisers from Plymouth University have won a prestigious national award after generating more than £106,000 for charity over the past year.

The Plymouth team won the 'Most Improved' category at the 2013 National RAG Awards by raising an incredible 1,700% more than they had in the previous year.

To achieve this they staged a fundraising event on average every 1.9 days...

Graduate who beat brain cancer sets up hardship fund

A brave graduate who overcame a brain tumour while studying for her degree has set up a hardship fund for use in emergency situations where a student suddenly falls ill.

April Watkins, 22, graduated from Plymouth University last week with a 2:1 in Sociology after she was forced to miss most of her first year as she battled the life-threatening condition.

April needed an...

Plymouth University graduate lands leading role in children's comedy

A Plymouth University graduate has landed a leading role in a TV programme designed to bring the essence of children’s comics to the small screen.

Emily Miller, who achieved a First in Theatre and Performance, stars alongside comedian Phill Jupitus in the new ITV show Bottom Knocker Street .

She plays a range of roles – including a batty old lady, a cow from outer space and...

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