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How Australia got the hump with one million feral camels

A new study by a University of Exeter researcher has shed light on how an estimated one million-strong population of wild camels thriving in Australia’s remote outback have become reviled as pests and culled on a large scale.

Sarah Crowley, of the Environment and Sustainability Institute at the University of Exeter’s Penryn Campus, explored the history of the camel in Australia, from...

Plymouth supports Wear a Hat Day

Plymouth University, recently chosen by charity Brain Tumour Research to be its latest research Centre of Excellence, is going all out to support the charity’s Wear A Hat fundraising and awareness day - today.

Wear a Hat Day is charity Brain Tumour Research’s key awareness and fundraising day, and it is the UK’s premier brain tumour awareness event. All round the country thousands of...

Work begins on restoration of historic city centre landmark

A historic spade used to inaugurate the construction of Burrator Reservoir in the 19th century has been used to launch another landmark water project in the South West.

Drake’s Place Gardens and Reservoir, off North Hill in Plymouth city centre, are set to be transformed over the next six months, as the site is restored to its former glory.

A turf-cutting ceremony took place...

Plymouth student wins BCUR Posters in Parliament event

A Plymouth University student has won a national research competition after presenting her work to MPs in the Houses of Parliament.

Marine Biology and Oceanography student, Rebekah Simpson entered the annual British Conference of Undergraduate Research (BCUR) competition, which invites students from all disciplines to submit their work in various forms including poster presentations...

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