Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry is the first in the South West to invest in the ‘cutting edge’ technology of a virtual dissection table, which will be used to teach anatomy to medical, dental and physician associate students.
There are currently only 16 of such tables in use in medical schools across the UK, with the nearest in London and Birmingham....
Police in Plymouth searching for a missing woman have found a body.
Christina Harding, 55, was reported missing from her home in the Stoke area of Plymouth since Tuesday 10 November.
Officers were called to the Richmond Walk area of Plymouth, just before 2.30pm yesterday afternoon, Saturday 14th November after a member of the public sadly discovered a woman's body in the water...
This November, Plymouth is in for a blast of high-energy comedy as Hugh McCann brings his debut show, Ensuite, to Theatre Royal Plymouth. The show, which recently began its UK Tour at Exeter’s The Bike Shed Theatre, is performed by McCann himself with direction from New Model Theatre’s Tom Nicholas.
Ensuite is a coming of age story, following the macbook-toting avant garde of...
Plymouth’s work to tackle problem drinking comes under the spotlight as Alcohol Awareness Week begins (16-22 November 2015).
Excessive drinking is one of four lifestyle behaviours, along with smoking, unhealthy diet and lack of exercise, which contribute to four chronic health conditions which, in Plymouth, cause 54% of deaths.
Thrive Plymouth, the city’s ten-year public health...
Kick start the New Year with a new challenge! Lift away your winter blues and help freeze cancer in its tracks with Cancer Research UK’s Snowflake Run, a part of the Winter Run Series. Conquer the cold and experience the magic of our unique 10k run featuring our enchanting Snow Zone and winter warming Polar Bear Hugs, all set within beautiful frosty surroundings.
Whether you’re a seasoned pro looking for an excuse to keep running through the winter months or a first timer looking to fire up your new year’s resolution, this is a winter challenge not to be missed.
Sierra Leone officially declared Ebola-free – partly thanks to a team of medical education researchers and virtual learning technicians from Plymouth.
The team, made up of clinicians, academics and programmers from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (PUPSMD) and Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, has worked with Masanga Hospital in Sierra Leone and the Masanga...
The South West private sector recovered some growth momentum at the start of the final quarter of 2015, according to the latest PMI® survey data. The rate of expansion in output strengthened to a three-month high, having slowed throughout the third quarter. Growth of new business resumed and firms increased workforces at a stronger pace, although the volume of outstanding business continued to...
Research into a simple, accurate and low risk blood test that can detect fetal blood group, sex, and genetic conditions in unborn babies has been published in the international scientific journal, Clinical Chemistry.
The research is the result of a collaboration between Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust and Plymouth University. The DNA test costs pence and is non-invasive – as opposed to...
At this time of year, we are all remembering those who serve and have served in our armed forces, across the generations.
This is particularly poignant for Plymouth’s HMS Heroes young people, all of whom have had at least one member of their family serving in the military.
Every year the HMS Heroes Choir sing at the Festival of Remembrance at the Plymouth Pavilions, which is...
