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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 Â鶹´«Ã½ 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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‘Inspirational’ mental health nursing student shortlisted for national award
Second-year Felicity Allman has been nominated for the Most Inspirational Student Nurse of the Year prize at the Student Nursing Times Awards 2018.
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Student to swap labs for life on the ocean waves to gain greater understanding of microplastic pollution
Â鶹´«Ã½ news: Imogen Napper, a PhD researcher at the Â鶹´«Ã½, is one of 24 women signed up to participate in eXXpedition North Pacific 2018, which will start in Hawaii on June 23 and finish in Seattle around five weeks later
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Important development could reduce numbers of fish required in toxicology research
Scientists at the Â鶹´«Ã½, 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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Holi festival 2018 in pictures
Â鶹´«Ã½: Drake's Place Gardens were a riot of colour as the Indian Student Network and friends from across the University celebrated Holi
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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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University scientists contribute to government’s Future of the Sea report
Professor Richard Thompson and Professor Tom Hutchinson, from the Â鶹´«Ã½, contributed to the Foresight Future of the Sea report, published by the Government Office for Science
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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 Â鶹´«Ã½ academic and TV presenter, Professor Iain Stewart
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Formation Zone celebrates 10 years of award-winning business incubation success
The Formation Zone business incubation centre celebrated its tenth anniversary with a reception in the Rolle marquee.
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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 Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s multimillion pound Derriford Research Facility
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International project investigating access to employment and entrepreneurship to survey hundreds of southwest young people
Researchers from the Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Faculty of Business are leading part of a Europe-wide project aiming to encourage young people to consider becoming entrepreneurs.
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Government awards the Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Medical School a further 58 per cent increase for 2019 numbers to train future doctors
More doctors of the future will be able to train at the Â鶹´«Ã½ thanks to a government allocation of 55 additional places.
