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Creative Futures Taster Day

Kickstart your future in the creative industries with the University of Plymouth Creative Futures Taster Day, 10.
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Trauma and Beyond Group

Join our 'Trauma and Beyond' sessions, run by the Wellbeing team at the University of Plymouth. The sessions are open to all University of Plymouth students. If you have experienced shock, trauma or ...
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Is the ocean getting darker?

More than one-fifth of the global ocean – an area spanning more than 75million sq km – has been the subject of ocean darkening over the past two decades, according to new research. Ocean darkening ...
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First evidence that plastic nanoparticles can accumulate in the edible parts of vegetables

Plastic pollution represents a global environmental challenge, and once in the environment plastic can fragment into smaller and smaller pieces. A new study shows for the first time that some of the ...
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Living walls can reduce heat lost from buildings by over 30%, study shows

Retrofitting an existing masonry cavity walled building with a green or living wall can reduce the amount of heat lost through its structure by more than 30%, according to new research. The study, ...
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Washing clothes releases thousands of microplastic particles into environment, study shows

More than 700,000 microscopic fibres could be released into wastewater during each use of a domestic washing machine, with many of them likely to pass through sewage treatment and into the environment ...
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Common antidepressant should no longer be used to treat people with dementia, study says

A drug used to treat agitation in people with dementia is no more effective than a placebo, and might even increase mortality, according to a new study. The research, led by the University of Plymouth ...
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City centre clinic helps to address urgent demand for dental services in Plymouth

Plymouth city centre is to get a facility where aspiring dentists and dental therapists will treat patients in urgent need of dental care. Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise (PDSE), a subsidiary of ...
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So what do the world’s coastlines look like in 2025?

At the dawn of the millennium, a group of eminent scientists began compiling a list of the threats they felt were most likely to impact the world’s rocky shorelines over the coming quarter of a ...
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Living seawall creates a space for nature along the coastline of Plymouth Sound

Plymouth is now home to a living seawall after organisations across the world united in an attempt to enhance biodiversity along its waterfront. A series of specially-designed concrete panels has been ...
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Could the Roman Baths help scientists counter the challenge of antibiotic resistance?

The world-famous Roman Baths are home to a diverse range of microorganisms which could be critical in the global fight against antimicrobial resistance, a new study suggests. The research, published ...
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New hydrothermal vents and coral gardens found in the icy depths of the remote South Sandwich Islands

An international team of scientists, including a researcher from the University of Plymouth, has discovered new hydrothermal vents, coral gardens and many suspected new species on an expedition to one ...