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Trustees of the Clothworkers’ Foundation have announced their intention to make a single award of up to £150,000 each year over the next five years to a regional producing theatre in England as part of a broader £1.25 million programme to support the dramatic arts.

A different England region will be selected each year, beginning with the South West in 2014. The first winner will be...

Psychology and cognition experts at Plymouth University have launched an international research project after securing a prestigious multi-million Euro grant.

Jointly funded by the EU Marie Curie initiative and Plymouth University, ‘CogNovo’ is a multi-national doctoral training network that offers research training in cognitive innovation, both as a new field of scientific...

This Half Term the National Marine Aquarium is proudly taking part in BIAZA’s (British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums) ‘Love My Zoo’ campaign.

The campaign aims to encourage people to visit their local BIAZA zoos and aquariums and to not only have a great day out, but also learn just how much the charity does for conservation, education and research.

You will have...

Devon’s beaches are among those on track to fail the new tougher bathing water quality standards tests, the Environment Agency has said.

The new water quality standards, which are almost twice as stringent as the current standards, will come into force in England next year in an effort to tackle pollution on the seafront.

However recent tests by the Environment Agency found...