Some of the planet’s most destructive natural phenomena will be appearing in living rooms across the country this Christmas as the Earth’s volcanoes are given the Top Trumps treatment.
Fans of the iconic series will be able to pit the destructive forces of Krakatoa, Cotopaxi and Vesuvius against the unpredictability of Yellowstone, Etna and Eyjafjallajökull thanks to a special limited...
Twenty volunteers from Plymouth University School of Tourism and Hospitality will play a key part in welcoming visitors to Plymouth in a new pilot scheme.
Plymouth Hosts is due to be launched today (27 November) by Destination Plymouth working in partnership with the City Centre and Waterfront partnership Business Improvement Districts.
Scientists from Plymouth University are beginning to develop computer models of tadpole brains as part of a £1.3 million project to understand how the brain makes the decision to initiate motion.
A collaborative project, funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), will see the Plymouth team working in conjunction with biologists at the University of...
The wilds of Antarctica might seem an unlikely place to conduct research into dementia. But academics from Plymouth University are hoping the physical and mental challenges faced by polar explorer Antony Jinman could prove a valuable tool in their work with the condition.
Antony, the University’s own explorer-in-residence, will be following in the footsteps of another Plymothian,...
Plymouth University’s green credentials have been further enhanced after it was selected to be part of a pioneering global sustainability initiative.
Already recognised as one of the top five green universities in the world, the University is now one of just six institutions internationally to receive a Global Showcase Award from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)....
The barriers that prevent women in Sub-Saharan Africa from realising their economic and entrepreneurial potential will be the focus of a transport research project between Plymouth University, international consultants Integrated Transport Planning (ITP) Ltd and partners on the continent.
The study will identify the gender, cultural, political, and financial barriers to the growth of...
More than 120 students have received their degree certificates from Plymouth University, during a ceremony thousands of miles away from the city’s main campus.
The University held its second graduation ceremony in Hong Kong as part of a growing partnership between Plymouth and the University of Hong Kong’s School of Professional and Continuing Education (HKU SPACE).
Plymouth University’s world class facilities will again go on show to prospective students and their families at a second Undergraduate Open Day this autumn.
Around 10,000 people attended a similar event in October, where they were given a glimpse of why Plymouth has this year earned a place among the top 300 of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
Podiatry students at Plymouth University have been given a foot up onto the career ladder after helping basketball star Matt Pressey with a new pair of orthotics.
Third year Podiatry students Jack Walker and Erica Knapp joined forces with Vasileios Lepesis, a Lecturer in the University’s School of Health Professions, to prescribe a pair of functional foot orthoses for the Plymouth...
Marine experts will be hoping to shed some light on the murky depths of Plymouth Sound at an event taking place at Plymouth University.
What’s Beneath Plymouth Sound? will feature a collection of talks from the UK’s leading marine professors and researchers about the Sound’s marine life, rich history and important role as an education tool.
Lying at the meeting point of the Rivers Tamar and Plym, Plymouth Sound is a hub for education, training and research and is used by the University as well as numerous other associated organisations across the world.
