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Bright support for Brain Tumour Research

Plymouth law firm Bright Solicitors has chosen Brain Tumour Research as its first Charity of the Year.

Over the coming months, the Bright team will set about raising thousands of pounds to support the charity which funds a Research Centre of Excellence at Plymouth University.

One of their fundraising events will be a sporting challenge which will see some employees cover 100...

Ground-breaking research could challenge underlying principles of physics

An international team of physicists, including a Plymouth University academic, has published ground-breaking research on the decay of subatomic particles called kaons – which could change how scientists understand the formation of the universe.

Dr Nicolas Garron, a Research Fellow in the Centre of Mathematical Sciences, has helped to devise the first theoretical calculation of how the...

Plymouth puts up a cold front against cancer

Plymouth men and women are being urged to help give cancer the cold shoulder by signing up for an exciting new event from Cancer Research UK.

The city has been chosen to host one of just four 10k Snowflake Runs across the UK this winter.

Saltram Estate, a National Trust venue in Plympton is set to be transformed into a winter wonderland when the event takes place for the first...

New blood test for unborn babies

Research into a simple, accurate and low risk blood test that can detect fetal blood group, sex, and genetic conditions in unborn babies has been published in the international scientific journal, Clinical Chemistry.

The research is the result of a collaboration between Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust and Plymouth University. The DNA test costs pence and is non-invasive – as opposed to...

Who’s Got Talent? for Huntington’s disease research

Fourteen local acts who have won their place in the final of Devonport’s Who’s Got Talent will perform in front of a live audience at The Devonport Playhouse, Plymouth, on Saturday 7th November – and the event will raise money to support research into Huntington’s disease at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry.

The event, which is in its seventh year, is...

Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust spearheading research

Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust is helping to spearhead the increase in clinical research in the NHS, according to a national league table published yesterday (21 October).

Clinical research is a vital part of the work of the NHS, it is the way that clinicians gather evidence about ‘what works’ so that treatments for patients can be improved. In addition, there is research evidence to...

Sitting for long periods not bad for health

New research from the University of Exeter and University College London has challenged claims that sitting for long periods increases the risk of an early death even if you are otherwise physically active.

The study, which is published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, followed more than 5,000 participants for 16 years (making it one of the longest follow-up studies in...

Study highlights impact of poverty and gender on children's welfare

A new research paper by a Plymouth University academic shows that children all over the world are more likely to be at risk if they’re female and below the poverty line.

Associate Professor Penelope Welbourne explains that “ideas about gender and the role of women in some societies may place girl children in added danger from birth, compared with male children,” in Child protection and...

Partnership to develop production system for exciting new antibiotic

Researchers from Plymouth University are collaborating with world-leading industrial biotechnology and synthetic biology business Ingenza, to develop an efficient, scalable microbial production system for epidermicin, a new class of antibiotic being developed for use in the fight against infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

The research team is led by Dr. Mathew Upton,...

Survival of the Fittest supports research into brain tumours

A team from Devon FA is set to raise money for the Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence at Plymouth University, by taking part in the Men’s Health Survival of the Fittest 10K assault course at Wembley on 21st November.

The eight contestants are in training for the event, which involves at least 50 obstacles to be tackled on the 10K course.

In order to support their entry...

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