News tagged with: research
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Multi-million-pound programme to inspire students into research
¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ news - Multi-million-pound programme to inspire students into research
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Rocks that originated in Earth’s mantle could reveal secrets of planet’s history
¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ news: Dr Andy Parsons is part of an international team that is using rocks from the deep ocean to unravel mantle’s role in life on Earth, volcanism and global chemical cycles.
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Are sunscreens damaging our marine environment?
¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ news: PhD researcher Anneliese Hodge and experts from the University and Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) are exploring how sunscreens impact a range of marine species
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Combined effects of plastic pollution and seawater flooding amplify threats to coastal plant species
¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ news: A new study by the University highlights how a combination of environmental stressors can increase the threats faced by plants in some of the planet’s critical ecosystems
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Encouraging people to explore relationships with everyday objects and the environment
¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ news: Comedian Alex Horne, curator and broadcaster Kathleen Soriano, designer Professor Sebastian Conran, and chef Tony Singh MBE are among those to submit items for the Green Making | Materials | Objects exhibition
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University helps residents shape the future of health technology in their own homes
¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ news: The Plymouth Living Lab project aims to demonstrate whether home-based technologies can improve the health and wellbeing of older people.
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Scale model of Indian Ocean island allows scientists to assess the impact of rising sea levels
¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ news: Scientists from the University - with partners in the Netherlands - have built a 50-metre scale replica of a coral reef island to explore how its real-life counterparts might be impacted by rising sea levels
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Multiple moves during childhood can increase the risks of depression in later life
¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ news: The University is involved in new research which has used population registers to examine the early-life experiences, and any subsequent depression diagnoses, of almost 1.1 million people
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Why are board games so popular among many people with autism? New research explains
Academics say the research into board gaming could help to inform future work on designing wellbeing interventions for special populations.
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Blood cancer drug could make radiotherapy on brain tumours more effective
¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ news: A study at the University's Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence found drugs developed to fight blood and other cancers could improve the efficiency of radiotherapy in low-grade brain tumours.
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Study explores what attracts people to watch live-streams of disasters and extreme weather
¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ news: New research analysed comments posted by those watching live-streams of extreme weather and found they are important spaces of hazard learning and community gathering.
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First transatlantic vessel-to-grid project aims to advance marine electrification
¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ news: The £1.8m CanUK project is uniting experts in the UK and Canada and will deploy bi-directional chargers and electric vessels in Plymouth and Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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