A four-strong intrepid team of rowers have become world record holders after completing an epic 2,000 mile row around Great Britain.
‘The Islanders’ were the youngest in history to attempt the feat and have broken the world record completing the challenge in 26 days, nine hours and nine minutes.
They were first to row across the finish line at Tower Bridge yesterday (Thursday...
An internationally-recognised performing arts lecturer and a leading figure in the development of technology-enhanced learning are both to be honoured with National Teaching Fellowships.
Adam Benjamin and Professor Neil Witt are two of only 55 winners nationally in the awards scheme by the Higher Education Academy, which aims to raise the status of teaching and learning across the UK...
An iconic symbol which has lit up an epic relay across America will be presented to the organisers of the Boston Marathon at an emotional ceremony in the city.
Plymouth University student Jon Parlby designed the torch for One Run for Boston, which set off from Los Angeles on Friday 7 June and will arrive in Boston on Sunday 30 June.
A team of University staff and students has received global praise from NASA for its innovative idea to control cameras on-board a space satellite and relay live data to mobile devices.
The team ‘ArduHack’ took on one of six space issues in the NASA space challenge, which was held at the Met Office in Exeter recently.
They were selected as the regional winners and were entered...
Plymouth University’s Fairtrade status has been re-accredited in recognition of its efforts to encourage staff and students to make ethical choices when buying food and drink.
The University's re-accreditation complements Plymouth's 'Fairtrade City' status first certified in 2004 and held ever since.
The Fairtrade Universities and Colleges initiative ensures that producers of...
More than 300 school children have been learning about the marine environment at an event, which is aimed at encouraging young people to become actively engaged with our blue environment.
Some 330 children from 11 schools across the south-west took part in the Ecover Schools Blue Mile and enjoyed hands-on activities linking sport and marine conservation over three days on 17-19 June...
Plymouth University has entered into a major new partnership with the South West’s premier basketball team, the Plymouth Raiders.
The three-year agreement will see the team named the Plymouth University Raiders as they compete in the UK’s premier competition, the British Basketball League.
The partnership will heighten the national profile of both organisations, opening up a...
Plymouth University has been named one of world’s leading modern universities rising seven places to number 53 in the prestigious Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 2013 world rankings.
The league highlights the world’s best universities under 50 years old, with the institutions subjected to the same trusted and tough global standards established by the overall Times Higher Education...
Could this be how we shop in the future? Children taking part in an experiment to see if ‘traffic light’ labelling on packaging made any difference to their purchasing habits said they would like to see the system introduced.
The idea is being advocated by international marine debris expert Professor Richard Thompson of Plymouth University, who believes that youngsters are the key to a...
Twelve schools from across the country including Plymouth's own Devonport High School for Boys, are vying to be crowned the champions of a new national mathematics and statistics competition.
WinAtSchool is an online competition organised by the Royal Statistical Society Centre for Statistical Education (RSSCSE), based at Plymouth University, and sponsored by Winton Capital Management...
