News tagged with: research
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Researchers use artificial intelligence to predict probability of life on other planets
A project led by PhD student Christopher Bishop and Professor in Artificial Intelligence and Cognition Angelo Cangelosi, from the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, is using artificial neural networks to predict the probability of life on other planets
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High levels of hazardous chemicals found in plastics collected from Lake Geneva
A survey of Lake Geneva, conducted by scientists at the University of Geneva and the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, finds it contains a wide range of plastic pollution -- some of which could be decades old
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New bus to raise awareness of world-leading research
Plymouth Citybus has launched a special vehicle in partnership with national charity Brain Tumour Research and the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ.
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30-day project to fund pulmonary rehab centre in Uganda
The ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ aims to raise £10,000 this April to fund a pulmonary rehabilitation centre in Kampala, Uganda. The centre will provide treatment space and training for an evidence-based intervention not involving drugs.
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Did highest known sea levels create the iconic shape of Mount Etna?
After scientists revealed Mount Etna is slowly sliding into the Mediterranean Sea, research by Professor Iain Stewart from the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ suggests the sea may have played a major role in the development of its iconic shape
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Rocky habitats need to be protected for endangered amphibians to survive, study shows
An international team of scientists led by the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ has published research in the PLoS ONE journal showing that rare amphibians living on rocky plateaux in western India are in desperate need of greater protection
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Important development could reduce numbers of fish required in toxicology research
Scientists at the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, working in partnership with AstraZeneca, have developed a new method which could help assess the effects of chemicals on digestive systems
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University awarded £139k government funding to offer bespoke mental health and wellbeing support to postgraduate research students
Funding from HEFCE will help the University deliver a suite of online materials for training postgraduate research students to provide peer support
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Ladybird book reveals the human stories behind one of the 20th-century's key science breakthroughs
The science and characters behind one of the greatest breakthroughs of the 20th-century feature in Plate Tectonics, part of the Ladybird Expert series and written by ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ academic and TV presenter, Professor Iain Stewart
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HRH The Princess Royal to open life-changing health and medical research facility
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal is to officially open the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ’s multimillion pound Derriford Research Facility
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New research sheds light on underlying cause of stroke
¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ News: New research led by Professor Robert Fern shows how the novel drug QNZ-46 can help to lessen the effects of excess release of glutamate in the brain – the main cause of brain injury in stroke.
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Researchers recruiting local smokers to major national study looking at reducing cigarette consumption
Researchers are looking for hundreds of Plymouth smokers who don’t want to quit but do want to reduce the number of cigarettes they smoke, to take part in the Trial of physical Activity and Reduction of Smoking (TARS) study
