Our Expertise
Solve organisational challenges by working with the brightest academic minds. Any organisation can access our expertise or market research services from consultancy to knowledge exchange programmes.
The University of Plymouth has an impressive and diverse range of expertise among its academic specialists, professional services staff, and student population. From cutting-edge digital technology to marine engineering, and from health and cognition to robotics, Plymouth’s wide-ranging research and expertise drive innovation and deliver impact.
We have a proven track record of working successfully with organisations in the UK and abroad on collaborative projects, contract research and bespoke consultancy.
Our Research Institutes
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Marine Institute
Our mission is to advance sustainable use of the marine environment through research, education and innovation.
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Plymouth Institute for Health and Care Research (PIHR)
PIHR is a thriving community that conducts adventurous world-leading research to improve the health and care of the populations we serve.
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Sustainable Earth Institute
The Sustainable Earth Institute (SEI) connects the university’s world-leading research and expertise with the wider world.
Our expertise
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Centre for Health Technology
The Centre for Health Technology brings together researchers with over 30 years of evidence-based research experience in health and technology.
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i-DAT
i-DAT is a Research and Design Collective playfully experimenting with data. We co-create and share technological prototypes and practices, that push and challenge the boundaries of digital arts and creative media practice.
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International Marine Litter Unit
We work with businesses, funding agencies and policy-makers to inform and shape textile and packaging solutions to reduce the impact of plastic waste
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STRIDE (Success Through Research, Innovation and Development Excellence)
STRIDE is a high-impact, bespoke intensive innovation programme designed to support innovative businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
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Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy Hub
The Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub provides research leadership to connect academia, industry, policymakers and the public,.
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The Cube
The Cube offers advice, funding and support to students and graduates throughout their entrepreneurial journey. Come to us with anything from an idea to a fully-fledged business.
Collaborate with us
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Floating offshore wind solutions for Celtic Sea developers
Find out how our unrivalled technical capabilities and expertise can support the successful roll-out of floating offshore wind (FLOW) in the Celtic Sea
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Net-Zero Exchange
The Great South West is on an ambitious journey to become the first region in the UK to achieve net zero, a challenge that will require sustained and coordinated action across a number of different systems and sectors.
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Knowledge Transfer Partneships (KTP)
A KTP is a world-leading programme that connects businesses with an academic knowledge base
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R&D Solutions Fund
Grants of up to £20,000 are available to solve business problems through strong academic and industrial collaborations.
Commission Research
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Coastal Marine Applied Research (CMAR)
CMAR is a research-informed consultancy that addresses important issues in the coastal and marine environment.
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Commercial Consultancy and Contract Research
UoPEL is the University's trading subsidiary, which exists to conduct commercial consultancy and contract research
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SERIO
SERIO is an applied research unit offering specialist evaluation and research services, locally and nationally.