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Plymouth University climbs modern elite world rankings

Plymouth University has been named one of world’s leading modern universities rising seven places to number 53 in the prestigious Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 2013 world rankings.

The league highlights the world’s best universities under 50 years old, with the institutions subjected to the same trusted and tough global standards established by the overall Times Higher Education...

Children give green light to traffic light packaging idea

Could this be how we shop in the future? Children taking part in an experiment to see if ‘traffic light’ labelling on packaging made any difference to their purchasing habits said they would like to see the system introduced.

The idea is being advocated by international marine debris expert Professor Richard Thompson of Plymouth University, who believes that youngsters are the key to a...

Schools vie for top prize in national mathematics competition

Twelve schools from across the country including Plymouth's own Devonport High School for Boys, are vying to be crowned the champions of a new national mathematics and statistics competition.

WinAtSchool is an online competition organised by the Royal Statistical Society Centre for Statistical Education (RSSCSE), based at Plymouth University, and sponsored by Winton Capital Management...

World Cup celebrations inspire Plymouth University squad ahead of RoboCup 2013

They are among the greatest World Cup winning celebrations of all time. Now a new crop of sports stars are hoping their recreation of the euphoria displayed by England’s Bobby Moore in 1966, and Spain’s Andres Iniesta in 2010, will help them take the world of robot football by storm this summer.

The Plymouth University team are one of only two from the UK preparing to take on the world...

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Brian James, Divisional Director and Head of Office, Brewin Dolphin Plymouth, offers his thoughts on the financial market place.

The FTSE

The prospects for UK equities remain positive although, as with most risk assets, the volatility is likely to be more pronounced as the reassuring warmth of quantitative easing is replaced by the harsh reality of market forces. However,...

Plymouth Castaway challenger shares his survival story

Following on from the success of last year’s Castaway Five Day Challenge for Dorset-based Diverse Abilities Plus, the charity is welcoming participants for this year’s event, taking place from Saturday 21 – Wednesday 25 September, and which is sponsored by Seeker News.

The charity, that supports local children and adults with physical and learning disabilities, is looking for 24 men...

Children learn vital lifesaving and safety skills

Thousands of 10 and 11 year-olds from across Plymouth are learning vital skills that will help them stay safe and potentially save lives.

The Junior Life Skills event, organised by the Council’s Education, Learning and Family Support team and hosted by the Royal Navy at its Sports and Recreation Ground in Bull Point, promotes personal and community safety through practical and...

Discover the magic of fairy tales this Bookstart Week

“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” (Albert Einstein)

National Bookstart Week is coming and libraries across Plymouth will be celebrating the event with special activities for the under-fives.

Bookstart aims to help every child develop a lifelong love of books and encourages...

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