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“We rely increasingly on our mobile phones but how many of us actually think what is behind the screen?"
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@GeoArjan
@SciEngPlymUni
@PlymEarth
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To conduct the experiment, the researchers took the blended phone and mixed it at almost 500°C with a powerful oxidizer, sodium peroxide. They were then able to do a detailed analysis of the resulting solution in acid to determine its precise chemical contents.
#BSW19
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Our researchers have been monitoring the impact of the Lyme Bay MPA since it was designated in 2008. They found the number of different fish species inside the controlled zone is now more than four times (430%) greater than found outside the MPA’s boundaries.
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Congratulations to Professor
@BridieKent
, from our School of Nursing and Midwifery, who has received her profession’s highest accolade – a Fellowship of the Royal College of Nursing (FRCN).
🔗
@theRCN
@punc14
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We have been deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic events that happened in Keyham yesterday, and our thoughts go out to the families impacted at this difficult time. Plymouth is a very safe, friendly and close-knit community which makes this incident all the more distressing.
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Professor Richard Thompson made an OBE for services to marine science
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Professor Richard Thompson OBE, one of the world’s foremost experts on
#plasticpollution
, has been elected as a Fellow of the
@royalsociety
.
Find out more 👇
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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 installed on the edge of the
@PlymSoundNMP
🔗
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The University is part of a city-wide consortium providing 3D-printed face shields to frontline staff during the
#Covid19
pandemic.
Up to 900 of the items will early next week be delivered across the city. Hundreds more will follow in the coming weeks.
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England's Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University during its 2021 Graduation celebrations.
🔗
@CMO_England
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"I decided to become a nurse because I wanted to be that person that a patient remembers that was there for them on every step of their journey and made a difference big or small."
@PUNCrachpalmer
@PlymUniHHS
@PUNC14
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Our ground-breaking research into microplastics pollution has received the
#QueensAnniversaryPrize
, the highest honour that can be bestowed upon a higher education institution.
@QAPrizes
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Last week we delivered PPE to University Hospitals Plymouth, provided by our Nursing, Midwifery, Dentistry, Medicine, Biological and Marine Sciences courses. We thank the NHS and its frontline staff for their dedication to treating those affected by Covid-19.
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Professor Iain Stewart has been awarded the Geological Society of America's President's Medal
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“After three years, I was really amazed that any of the bags could still hold a load of shopping. For a biodegradable bag to be able to do that was the most surprising."
@PlymUniNews
@Imogennapper
@ProfRThompson
@EnvSciTech
@SciEngPlymUni
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Today we were delighted to welcome
@MarkOrmrod
to our graduation ceremony and award him an Honorary Fellowship.
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🎉A massive congratulations to 3rd year Marine Biology & Coastal Ecology student,
@georgie_bull_
for winning the 2020 British & Irish Underwater Photography competition!
Here is her winning entry, plus some of her favourite photographs that she has taken under the sea! 🌊🌊
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HRH The Duke of Gloucester has formally opened the Babbage Building, our state-of-the-art engineering and design facility.
🔗
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"If it was not for the Exeter campus I would have not been able to undertake a nursing degree. Family commitments meant commuting to Plymouth was impossible."
Congratulations to our first cohort from The Exeter School of Nursing who celebrated finishing their degree on Friday🎉
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"Our findings suggest that although there is no physical line on the surface, there is a clear geological boundary which separates Cornwall and south Devon from the rest of the UK.”
@NatureComms
@PlymUniNews
@NHM_London
@PlymEarth
@EarthSciPlymUni
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Double rainbow all the way across the campus. 🌈
📸 by george.r.g_2 [Instagram]
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HRH The Princess Royal visits our Marine Station and joins researchers and students on board the University's research vessel
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Scientists have discovered the deepest known evidence of coral reef bleaching, more than 90 metres below the surface of the Indian Ocean.
[Thread 🧵]
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The University has received the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education at Buckingham Palace today for its pioneering research on
#microplastics
pollution in the oceans and its impact on the environment and changing behaviour.
#QAprizes
Today The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall presented The Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education for 2018-2020
@QAPrizes
.
The Prizes have been awarded to 22 UK universities in recognition of excellent work that delivers real public benefit.
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Have you seen the new green wall on our sustainability hub?
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A study conducted at the University has shown that using fibre-catching devices as part of the laundry process can dramatically reduce the amount of microscopic particles potentially entering the marine environment, according to new research
Read more 👇
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Today we remember the first night of the Plymouth Blitz, 80 years on.
At 20:39 on March 20 1941 a heavy raid, aimed at the central business district, started and continued for hours.
Heavy air raids continued regularly until April 29 1941.
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📷 credit:
@Plymouth_Live
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Associate professor of Marine Ecology,
@Dr_Emma_Sheehan
, is the principle investigator for a €4million project which uses cutting edge technology to enhance the habitats of key fish species.
#InternationalWomensDay
Find out more👇
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Professor Ray Jones, one of the country’s foremost academics on using technology to empower the improvement of people’s health, has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
🔗
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Marine Protected Area status can boost fish populations by almost 400% 🐟
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Congratulations to University fellow
@MarkOrmrod
who has won 2 gold medals in this years
#InvictusGames
@InvictusSydney
🏅🏅
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Happy New Year to all our students, staff, partners, and the wonderful community of Plymouth!
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Our scientists have explored the potential for mechanical devices to clear the ocean of litter and found that while they did trap fragments of plastic and other fibres, seaweed made up the majority of the items captured
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Scientists from the University have started work on a coronavirus vaccine designed to prevent similar outbreaks.
The researchers have already made progress in developing vaccines to prevent infections jumping from animals to humans.
Read more 👇
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Plymouth shortlisted as University of the Year in the Times Higher Education Awards 2022
Our place on the shortlist acknowledges our international reputation for marine research and teaching, as well as decades of focus, investment, and impact.
#THEAwards
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We're proud to be amongst the top 50 UK universities, rising 12 places to 41st!
#WeArePlymouth
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We have installed new anatomy models with darker coloured skin tones to improve the diversity of our medical teaching materials.
🔗
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On tonight's
@BBCTheOneShow
our own Dr
@ClareEmbling
talked to
@astro_timpeake
about her research on 🐋whales and 🐬dolphins and collaborating with
@IBMResearch
on the
#Mayflower
Autonomous Ship project.
📺 You can watch again on
@BBCiPlayer
here
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Seagrass beds play a key role in the day-to-day functioning of the planet. However, despite their ecological and economical importance, there is growing evidence that they're under threat from both human activity and climate change.
#GreenPlanet
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We stand with our staff, students, visitors, and friends around the world and condemn racism.
#BlackLivesMatter
If you have been a victim of abuse, harm or hate at any of our campuses you can report anonymously at
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Good luck to
@LewisPugh
, endurance swimmer, ocean environmentalist and
@PlymUni
Honorary Doctorate of Science, who today begins his challenge to swim the length (560km) of the English Channel
#TheLongSwim
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Huge congratulations to everyone who graduated with us last week! We hope you and your guests enjoyed your day, and we thank you all for helping to make it so special.
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What lives in the deep sea and why is it important to society?
Professor Kerry Howell takes us to the depths of the oceans, sharing how her research addresses questions on the impacts of human use on deep-sea ecosystems.
📆17 Feb, free >
@PlymUniMI
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Professor Richard Thompson made an OBE for services to marine science - The honour reflects his status as a world leading authority on the problems caused by plastic pollution in the marine environment
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Essential staff working through the
#Covid19UK
pandemic could be protected as they go about their daily work thanks to a new initiative being developed in Plymouth.
Find out more 👇
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Today we proudly welcome HRH The Princess Royal, who will be opening our new multimillion-pound Derriford Research Facility.
#RoyalVisit
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The first episode of a new TV series Beyond Paradise aired tonight on
@BBCOne
. Set in the fictional Devon town of Shipton Abbott, the series was filmed in Looe, Cornwall, but also on our campus.
Did you spot our Clinical skills facilities in our Nancy Astor Building?
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"By coming to the University of Plymouth, you're choosing to live and study in a campus environment, but one that is right in the heart of a dynamic city."
@PlymEarth
@Profiainstewart
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It is with great sadness that we have received the news of the death of Her Majesty The Queen.
In her 70 years on the throne, The Queen touched countless lives and the nation’s affection for her was never more evident than earlier this year during the Platinum Jubilee.
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The University is transitioning this week to online learning starting from today. From 23 March 2020 and until further notice face-to-face teaching will cease and we will provide online resources to support your teaching and learning.
For more information:
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The University has been placed 25th in the country for the quality of its teaching in the
#NationalStudentSurvey
2020, the results of which were published this week.
Find out more 👇
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Professor Richard Thompson OBE FRS, who led the first ever study highlighting the presence of microplastics in the ocean, has been named a recipient of the 2023 Blue Planet Prize.
Read more 👇
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Working from home is a lot more enjoyable when you've got a pet to keep you company! (And Tibs is enjoying all the extra attention).
Share photos of your fluffy (or not so fluffy) study buddies, that are keeping you company whilst you work, in the comments!
#SelfIsolation
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We have been awarded Gold ratings across the board in the latest round of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
@GOVUK
's Office for Students, which runs the TEF, praised the student experiences offered by the University as being of outstanding quality.
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A 3 year project funded by the
@NERCscience
, aims to assess how tyre particles from our vehicles, which transfer into the rivers and ocean, effects our seas and the species within them.
Find out more 👇
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Inspiring to hear about all the former NHS staff returning to work to support the fight against Coronavirus.
We're proud that the University's own
@BridieKent
is one of them.
Over 100 inspiring staff have returned to
@UHP_NHS
to give their support during unprecedented times. Among these is
@BridieKent
who has returned to the Trust via the NHSP National Rapid Response Program. Her knowledge & skills will support the ICU team:
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Teenage climate activist
@GretaThunberg
has met marine scientists from the University as she prepared to set sail on an epic transatlantic voyage.
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Congratulations to all our new students who have confirmed their place to study with us this September!
We're looking forward to seeing you all on campus soon!
#WeArePlymouth
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It was a pleasure to show
@tatsumakibones
around our campus today.
We hope you enjoy the rest of your time in our wonderful city.
Thank you so much for today!!!
And thank you for the gift!🎁
@PlymUni
🥰🫶💚
Great experience.💚
Thank you for your valuable time.
ありがとう🫶💚
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Today, Firestone Bay and Devil's Point became official bathing water.
Have you been to swim there this year? 🏊♂️🏊♀️
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Two years ago today the weather in Plymouth was very different than it currently is ❄ ☔
#flashbackfriday
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New research reveals that the South West is home to a resident population of bottlenose dolphins, the first and only such community to be identified in English waters
@rebeccahdudley
@CwallWildlife
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Deborah Greaves, Professor of Ocean Engineering here at the University, has been interviewed for the latest episode of
@BBCRadio4
's The Life Scientific with
@jimalkhalili
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The University has reaffirmed its commitment to the South West’s health services by signing the lease to take over a landmark building, overlooking the railway station, in which it will train future generations of health professionals.
Read more 👇
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The sun sets behind Sutton Harbour and The Barbican 🦢🦢🦢🦢
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An exciting, fully-funded PhD opportunity - Bringing back black bees. Closing date 8th February.
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Congratulations to our School of Biological and Marine Sciences and School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics Class of 2020!
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Our Graduation Week 2021 begins next Monday 20 September, and we can't wait to celebrate with you all on the beautiful Plymouth Hoe.
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The work of the University’s International Marine Litter Research Unit on the prevalence of microfibres in the natural environment will feature on tonight’s
@BBCOne
#WarOnPlastic
series hosted by broadcaster and Honorary Doctorate,
@HughFW
at 9pm.
@Imogennapper
@ProfRThompson
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Seagrass beds are extensive nursery areas for fish and a patch of seagrass is 35 times more efficient at absorbing and storing carbon dioxide than a similar area of rainforest
#BluePlanet2
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Congratulations to all of our new School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences graduates!
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"It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, and our thoughts are with Her Majesty the Queen and the Royal family at this time." Professor Judith Petts CBE, Vice-Chancellor
Read our full statement:
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On the second night of the
#PlymouthBlitz80
, many buildings that survived destruction the night before were hit.
Most notoriously, Charles Church by Drake’s Circus, where the bombed shell still stands as a reminder of the war, was hit.
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Image credit:
@Plymouth_Live
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