From health and housing to flooding and food – a university and its local city council are launching a research manifesto aimed at tackling specific sustainability issues affecting people and place.
The collaboration between Plymouth University and Plymouth City Council is believed to be one of the first of kind in the country and will bring together academics and researchers with...
Scientists at Plymouth University are part of a global cohort to receive a €3.1m grant to research ways to enhance customer satisfaction for multimedia services.
Funded by the EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Initial Training Network (ITN) – which offers early-stage researchers the opportunity to work with mentors to develop new knowledge and enhance their skills on an approved topic - Dr...
Teaching young people the “4 Rs” from an early age is the ultimate way to enable the information technology innovators of the future to flourish, a leading academic has said.
Kevin Jones, Professor of Computing Science and Executive Dean of Science and Environment at Plymouth University, believes an upcoming overhaul of the computing curriculum will provide children with a more rounded...
Researchers from Plymouth University have played a role in a study funded by the International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG) which has revealed the high prevalence of chronic lung disease in people aged 30 and over in a rural district of Uganda.
This represents a potentially major problem for the health system where approximately 85% of the population lives in rural areas....
Sustainability experts at Plymouth University are helping people to visualise what a carbon footprint looks like through a new video published today.
The University, which has historically been ranked among the greenest and most sustainable in the country, has released a short film showing 1kg beach balls of carbon dioxide burying the campus.
Nearly two-thirds of Plymouth University’s research has been graded as world-leading or of international quality, according to the nationwide review of research standards across the higher education sector.
From agriculture to art and design, clinical medicine to mathematics, earth sciences to education, the University improved its scores across the board in the Research Excellence...
Two student programmes which aim to inspire and nurture the business leaders of the future have been launched by Plymouth University.
A two-year intensive degree course – BSc (Hons) Business Enterprise and Entrepreneurship – will focus on giving graduates the expertise and experience with which to create and grow their own companies, or work effectively in larger organisations....
A film influenced by the responses of its audience and a graduate who completed his studies despite contracting meningitis were among the Plymouth University winners at the 2014 Media Innovation Awards.
Many Worlds, one of many innovative projects devised by composer Dr Alexis Kirke, won the Installation/Exhibition/Event category while Jonathan Brough, who this summer graduated from...
Plymouth University is working alongside the NHS to prepare the next generation of health managers for the challenges they will face.
The University has signed an agreement to work with the NHS South West Leadership Academy to run a Postgraduate Certificate in Organisational Leadership for aspiring health executives.
The first of a suite of courses, it will aim to provide...
Two iconic projects which have transformed the eastern edge of Plymouth University’s city centre campus have each won two accolades at the 2014 Abercrombie Awards.
The House, the University’s new performing arts centre, won the Best New Building Category and the overall Abercrombie award for design excellence and innovation.
Meanwhile, the restoration of the Drake’s Place...
