A ten-day literary extravaganza will leap off the page as the second Plymouth International Book Festival gets underway today (Thursday 31 October).
Man Booker Prize winner Ben Okri, comic turned writer Charlie Higson and award-winning author Kate Mosse will top the bill, with renowned regional names and spoken word stars also taking part in events across the city.
An innovative composer whose works have wowed audiences across the world has seen two of his pieces nominated for a major arts accolade.
Dr Alexis Kirke’s Sound Wave and Open Outcry make up half the shortlisted nominations in the Installation category of the 2013 Media Innovation Awards.
The Research Fellow in Computer Music at Plymouth University will compete against other...
HRH The Duke of York has visited Plymouth University to learn more about its lead involvement in GAIN – the Growth Acceleration and Investment Network - and how it is supporting innovation and the growth of businesses and jobs in the South West.
The Duke met entrepreneurs and businesses who have benefited directly from GAIN’s work when he toured the University’s Formation Zone and the...
Communities across Plymouth will get an insight into the hidden delights lurking in local woodland thanks to a two-year initiative led by Plymouth University.
The Plymouth Woodland Project aims to create fun and informative ways to engage people of all ages with the wooded areas across the city, encouraging them to learn about their importance and the role they play in the wider...
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...
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...
Healthcare students and professionals are to be given a helping hand with drug calculations thanks to a new App developed at Plymouth University.
'Mastering Drug Calculations' was designed by Dr Miriam McMullan, a Lecturer of Health Professions at the University, in a bid to prevent medication administration errors, which can have serious consequences, particularly for children....
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...
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,...
“The role of universities as catalysts of economic growth and anchors in their region has been called out loud and proud – and these report recommendations, if enacted, could be a game changer for the UK…”
That’s the verdict from Professor Wendy Purcell, Vice-Chancellor of Plymouth University as she today (Tuesday 15 October) welcomed the findings of a major national report published...
