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![²ÝùÊÓƵ Peninsula Medical School Widening Participation team - Dr Louise Alldridge, Dr Helen Watson, Julie Monk and Dr Kerry Gilbert]()
New foundation course to increase doctor numbers and diversity for the future
Budding doctors from disadvantaged backgrounds have the chance kick-start their career thanks to a new six-year programme at the ²ÝùÊÓƵ.
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Scientists show polar ‘polynya’ supported marine life during last Ice Age
In new research published in Nature Communications, scientists from the ²ÝùÊÓƵ and Norway showed that 20,000 years ago, winter Arctic sea ice covered more than twice the area that it does today
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Speaker calls for new Environment Act to protect nation’s nature
Tony Juniper CBE, Executive Director for Advocacy and Campaigns at WWF-UK and President of the Wildlife Trusts, will be speaking at an event at the ²ÝùÊÓƵ on Friday 05 October
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Denis makes it home – successful charity cycle for life-saving medical research
Seventy-six year-old Denis Wilkins, Chair of Peninsula Medical Foundation, cycled from Land's End to John O'Groats in aid of PMF and its work fundraising for life-saving medical research at the ²ÝùÊÓƵ
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Environmentalist to call for global planetary authority at Sustainable Earth Institute event
Angus Forbes, a former banker-turned-environmentalist and public speaker, is to deliver his Nessun Dorma talk and call for a global authority to control the Earth's biosphere.
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![Dr Linda Solbrig, lead researcher, Trisha Bradbury, who lost nearly two stone through the trial, and Professor Jackie Andrade, who co-created Functional Imagery Training]()
Weight loss can be boosted fivefold thanks to novel mental imagery technique, research shows
A study has shown how overweight people lost an average of five times more weight using Functional Imagery Training (FIT), a brief individual motivational intervention teaching self-motivating skills with mental imagery, compared with just talking therapy
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University rises 14 places in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019
The ²ÝùÊÓƵ has risen 14 places in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019.
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²ÝùÊÓƵ leads national review of dental ‘fitness to practise’ process
Academics from the ²ÝùÊÓƵ have led a review to help define ‘seriousness’ in misconduct cases in the UK dental profession.
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University spin-out company to develop new antibiotics
New ²ÝùÊÓƵ spinout company Amprologix has been established to help tackle the problem of antibiotic resistance – by developing new antibiotics and bringing them to market. It is led by Professor Mat Upton in collaboration with Frontier IP
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Virtuoso to perform "revolutionary" Beethoven piano sonata in ²ÝùÊÓƵ
Music lovers in Devon are to be treated to a free talk and performance by a leading international concert pianist and expert on Beethoven.
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![Human and Urban Displacement - launch event. Sana Murrani]()
Project gives voice to city’s refugees and addresses impact of increase in ethnic diversity
A pilot project set to launch in ²ÝùÊÓƵ aims to help refugees use memories of home to build a new life, and address negative attitudes to immigration at the same time.
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Concert explores secrets of life with percussionists ensemblebash
A one-off concert showcasing the cutting edge of research, composition and performance is taking place next month, with renowned percussionists ensemblebash.
