At the University of Plymouth we take a systems-thinking approach to solutions-focused research. Facilitating and leading collaborations to co-create sustainable solutions that equally support better economic and societal outcomes alongside local to global priorities, our work is enabled by the unique population and geographical characteristics of the South West region of the UK.
Plymouth is home to the international Antibiotic Discovery Accelerator Network, working to combat antimicrobial resistance, identified by the World Health Organization as one of the most significant global health threats. While our Centre for Coastal Communities has one of the few critical masses of academic researchers in any UK university, who have a proven track record on coastal communities and strong collaborative links with public, private and third sectors.
Significant investment in both the Brain Research and Imaging Centre and landmark training facility, InterCity Place, underpins University of Plymouth’s position at the forefront of healthcare education and research in the South West. In addition to being the largest provider of healthcare courses in the region, its Peninsula Medical School was ranked within the top 10 in the UK for 2024 by the Planetary Health Report Card Initiative, while the Peninsula Dental School was the first in the UK to achieve RCS Surgical Education Centre accreditation.
Ranked in the top 20 1st Class Universities for sustainability in the People and Planet University League 2023/2024, the University continues to lead on policy-influencing research expertise with its new Centre of Research excellence in Intelligent and Sustainable Productive Systems (CRISPS). This brings together a critical mass of transdisciplinary fisheries and aquaculture, agriculture and soil health researchers, supporting the booming agri-tech sector in the South West with cutting-edge facilities and business partnerships to tackle the global issue of food security.
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