Supportive dental professor awarded Honorary Doctorate by the University of Plymouth
A ‘research giant’ with over 45 years in dentistry has been awarded an Honorary Doctor of Dentistry degree by the University of Plymouth Peninsula Dental…
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Nursing students take over running hospital ward
24 August 2018 Student nurses recently took over running a hospital ward as part of a new model of learning – believed to be a…
Denis rides again – charity cycle for life-saving medical research
The chair of a medical research charity is cycling the length of the UK to raise money for the life-saving study undertaken at the University…
Art project challenges society to take control of artificial intelligence
Do you want to live forever?This is the starting point of an interactive digital art project launching this week, using cutting-edge technology to help people…
Robots have power to significantly influence children’s opinions
Writing in Science Robotics, scientists say the study provides an interesting insight into how robots could be used positively within society. However, they also say…
Why we need more men to become nurses
If someone asks you to picture a doctor, it’s likely you’ll picture a man. If someone asks you to picture a nurse, it’s more likely…
Altered images: new research shows that what we see is distorted by what we expect to see
New research shows that humans ‘see’ the actions of others not quite as they really are, but slightly distorted by their expectations. Published in Proceedings…
£2 million research funding to address chronic lung disease in developing world
9 August 2018 The University of Plymouth is part of a £2 million project to address chronic lung disease in the developing world through pulmonary…
Five reasons why businesses can benefit from working with a university
9 August 2018 Figures from the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) show that in 2016-17 there were nearly 103,000 interactions between universities and…
Marine scientists at the University of Plymouth tag bass in bid to explain falling stock numbers
Marine scientists at the University of Plymouth have embarked on an ambitious project to tag juvenile bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in a bid to explain why…