A three times Queens Anniversary Prize winner, we have a proud reputation for conducting world-leading, impactful research. From health technologies to heritage; marine sciences to medicine; psychology to sustainability, University of Plymouth researchers are winning major funding grants, publishing papers in high-impact journals, and forging powerful international partnerships. We are fast developing a critical mass of expertise in emerging areas such as agri-technology, antimicrobial resistance, cybersecurity and creative economies. Our response to global environmental challenges, from the low carbon agenda to water quality and food security in the developing world, highlights our robust commitment to finding solutions to climate change.
Our research strengths take advantage of our coastal and rural location, including the breath-taking natural laboratory of Plymouth Sound. Our waterfront Marine Station, home to our extensive fleet of research vessels, complements the Marine Building featuring wave tanks, a navigation centre, and the cutting-edge Cyber-SHIP Lab that tackles maritime cybersecurity issues.
The new Brain Research and Imaging Centre is the most advanced multi-modal facility in the region and, together with our medical research facility and faculty, is co-located with the University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, facilitating a cross-collaborative environment where many staff combine consultation work and research.
Les astronautes et les scaphandres tiendront-ils le coup ? Pour en être sûr, des répliques d’environnements lunaires et martiens sont construites sur Terre.
Bartók listening to Hungarian folk melodies in 1915.
Lebrecht Music & Arts / Alamy
The Plymouth fish finger project will boost the amount of locally caught fish that makes it into the city’s supply chain rather than leaving the city to be eaten elsewhere.
Dead crabs washed up on Teesside.
Environment Agency
Scientists who took part in an independent inquiry that refuted the ‘pyridine hypothesis’ faced widespread criticism and distrust from politicians and the media
Whether affecting elite gymnasts on the balance beam or the rest of us during our daily lives, understanding and overcoming mental blocks can lead to moments of greatness.
Between AI and bingeing TV shows, we’re using more data than ever – and data centres are power hungry. Thankfully, there are some ways to optimise their electricity use.
Trump aims to garner support from white Americans by claiming he will defend them from the threat posed by people who are not perceived as ‘real’ Americans.
Researcher in Anthropology, Ethnobotany and Art History, Space Artist and Human Factors Specialist in Crewed Space Missions, Fellow International of the Explorers Club., University of Plymouth
Director, Theoretical and Experimental Ecology Station (SETE), Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS); University of Plymouth; The University of Texas at Austin