News tagged with: research
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![Charlotte Reid, whose experience of brain tumours is driving her quest to support research into the condition]()
Teenage patient’s plea to help fund research for brain tumours
ҹèÊÓƵ University news: Treatment for a brain tumour has left teenager Charlotte Reid with life-changing symptoms, yet she is doing her bit to support research at the ҹèÊÓƵ for better more effective therapies
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![TanDEM-X satellite data of Morocco - Sarah Boulton]()
Scientists use satellite data to build detailed geological picture of remote landscapes
Scientists at the ҹèÊÓƵ have been awarded access to cutting edge data captured during the TanDEM-X satellite mission in order to gain a better understanding of our planet’s geomorphology
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![Poet
and writer Lemn Sissay MBE speaks during the Beyond Words conference (Picture: Lloyd Russell)]()
Conference explores means to communicate without words
More than 100 delegates including renowned artists and academics attended a conference at the ҹèÊÓƵ exploring how communication happens without the use of words
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![A new nanocoating developed at the ҹèÊÓƵ has potential for greater protection for dental implants]()
New study identifies successful method to reduce dental implant failure
ҹèÊÓƵ University news: Up to ten per cent of dental implants fail because of infection, an issue addressed by the development and assessment of a new nanocoating for dental implants by scientists at the ҹèÊÓƵ
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![From left: Dr Richard
Sandford (Lecturer in Environmental Science – ҹèÊÓƵ), Professor Sean
Comber (Associate Professor in Environmental Science - ҹèÊÓƵ)
and Dr Bruce Stockley (Head of Fisheries and River Management at the
Westcountry Rivers Trust)]()
pH balancing trial could create healthier river for Dartmoor fish
The ҹèÊÓƵ is working with the Westcountry Rivers Trust to trial a new approach to balancing the pH of the upper river Dart.
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![Angela Rippon CBE, Chair of the 6th ҹèÊÓƵ Dementia Conference]()
International impact of dementia conference
ҹèÊÓƵ University news: The 6th ҹèÊÓƵ Dementia Conference attracted contributions from dementia experts from around the world and attracted record numbers of delegates
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![Dr Claire Routley]()
Research fellow receives international fundraising accolade
Dr Claire Routley, part of the ҹèÊÓƵ’s Hartsook Centre for Sustainable Philanthropy, has been selected by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) to receive its 2017 Emerging Scholar Award
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![Midsection of doctor examining pregnant belly by ultrasonic scan in clinic - image courtesy of Shutterstock]()
Women suffering severe pregnancy sickness are not getting required support, new research shows
Research by PhD student Caitlin Dean shows that women suffering severe pregnancy sickness are not receiving the support they need – with some even terminating wanted pregnancies as a last resort.
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![Damage caused by the Bhuj earthquake in 2001, for which many aftershocks nucleated in the lower crust]()
Study examines causes of earthquakes originating deep below earth’s surface
The mechanisms which cause earthquake cycles to begin up to 40km below the earth’s surface are to be explored in a new research project led by the ҹèÊÓƵ and funded by the Natural Environment Research Council
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Funders need to take more responsibility for the efficiency of the research they fund
ҹèÊÓƵ University news: Funders are not taking responsibility for the efficiency of the research they fund, and governments are not holding them to account, according to a letter published by an international team of researchers published in The Lancet
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![The ҹèÊÓƵ Neurology Parkinson's Service team pick up their award]()
National award win for ҹèÊÓƵ Parkinson’s Service
ҹèÊÓƵ University news: With input from ҹèÊÓƵ University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, the ҹèÊÓƵ Neurology Parkinson's Service has won a new award from the Parkinson's Excellence Network
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![Oleg Anichtchik]()
ҹèÊÓƵ dementia scientist bound for Vienna conference
ҹèÊÓƵ University news: The 13th International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases in Vienna will see Dr Oleg Anichtchik from the ҹèÊÓƵ present his work
