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Use of patient diaries in paediatric intensive care: update study. a constructivist grounded theory study exploring the child, parents, and healthcare professionals’ perspectives..

Student thesis : PhD

Responding to Reading Difficulties: An Exploration from Different Professional Perspectives

The role played by non-formal education in the lives of iraqi-british citizens: a study of three iraqi-british cultural institutions and how non-formal education empowers individuals and communities, intraspecific differences in the metabolic response of amphipods to elevated co2 and hypoxia.

Student thesis : ResM

Tourist Perceived Destination Innovativeness (TPDI) and its Impacts on Tourist Experience and Tourist Satisfaction -The Case Study of Hunan (China)

Transmission+interference: a new materialist and machine-oriented approach to collectively make-with noise, 'a knock at the door': a memoir with a supplemental dissertation about its craft in the context of alan bennett's 'the lady in the van' and lemn sissay's 'my name is why', an exploration of preconception care for people with health conditions using realist methodology: what works, for whom, and in what circumstances, using remote sensing to track complex sinuous ripple migration on a barchan dune in herschel crater, mars, ecosystem-scale patterns in the diversity, seasonal dynamics and physiology of antagonistic diatom-bacteria interactions in the western english channel, landscapes of play: an exploration and illumination of children’s unsupervised play close to home and a researcher’s journey to becoming posthuman., the influence of higher education study on practitioners in the field of outdoor and adventure education.

Student thesis : Other (e.g. MD, EdD, DBA)

A Performative Framework for Exploring Traditional Whirling Dervish Movement and Flamenco Dance through Augmented Digital Media and Wearable Technology

Failure, remediation and the disruption of professional identity formation in undergraduate medical students (at two uk medical schools), exploring parents’ and teachers’ experience of a novel programme: safe with schools [swis] – a systemic attachment-based approach for caregivers of autistic children, how do followers experience shared leadership as a lived experience understanding the relationality, processes and practices informing such collaboration., the challenge of securing future food production for aquaculture species under environmental change: enhancing physiological performance under environmental stress, reflections on the iheart programme by different stakeholders: self-confidence, mental wellbeing and resilience, analysing m. avium-macrophage interactions and establishing a long-term infection in a novel and realistic model of lung alveolar macrophages, max planck institute cells, a delicate matter: the madhouses of the south west of england, 1770 – 1851, the impacts of crassula helmsii on northwest european freshwater macroinvertebrates, film here now: daily filmmaking and the path to well-being, pancreatoduodenectomy for malignancy: factors influencing surgical and oncological outcomes, the influence of marketing on students' choice of private higher education institutes, the statutory assessment of children and young people with special educational needs: a bourdieusian analysis, an assessment of the environmental impact and economic viability of a uk based scallop farm.

Student thesis : MPhil

Integrating Natural Light for Wellbeing, Performance, and Quality Care Delivery in Healthcare Environments

Corporate social responsibility practices in the nigerian public sector, knowledge construction and multiple realities: global health collaborations, development practices, and face masks in the context of covid-19, bridging the gap: technological mediation and the development of humanistic skills in medical simulation: lessons from covid-19 and the impact of immersive media and minimal viable simulation (mvs), success factors of a digital transformation - the impact of a holistic, brand- and competence-oriented approach for established companies in the age of digital change, andean sediment response to natural and anthropogenic changes at the catchment scale, new business models for technology innovation in healthcare: a value network perspective, optimisation of the resilience of a wireless mesh network for disaster scenarios through network functions virtualisation with distributed orchestration, the reconstruction of climate in beringia by analysis of glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether (gdgt) distributions using high performance liquid chromatography – mass spectrometry (hplc-ms)., the behavioural response of captive m. nigra and c. capucinus to a novel cooperative enrichment device at newquay zoo, a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study of fundraisers’ self-disclosure in major gift fundraising relationships, life still: a sequence of paintings reimagining dutch golden age still life, identifying and quantifying pelagic organisms around seamounts, atolls, and islands in the chagos archipelago in relation to local oceanographic processes, investigation and modelling of a cortical learning algorithm in the neocortex, social prescribing for autistic adults, the assessment-related logics of practice at a south west multi-academy trust, on design load prediction and extreme response modelling of floating offshore renewable energy structures, how does living in a rural location affect experiences of acquired vision impairment, the assessment of floating offshore wind turbines in extreme conditions, silence in market reaction to annual reports, epigenetic regulation of inflammatory pathways in alcohol related hepatitis, development of novel systems of human and porcine lung alveolar-like macrophages, the relationship and interaction process of taiwanese couples having undergone assisted reproductive technology- a systemic perspective, brittle-viscous deformation cycles at the base of the seismogenic zone in the continental crust.

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New research to improve fish health and wellbeing in sustainable aquaculture

The initiative heralds a new chapter in the long-running partnership between lallemand animal nutrition and the university of plymouth.

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Lallemand Animal Nutrition and the University of Plymouth have marked 15 years of collaboration by unveiling a major new initiative that aims to enhance fish resilience and welfare. The partnership between the global biotechnology company and one of the world’s leading marine research organisations has already invested over €1million in sustainable aquaculture research. The new initiative – LALProMucoBath – was announced at AQUA 2024, Europe's largest aquaculture conference. It will investigate the contribution of Lallemand’s microbial solutions to the health of Atlantic salmon, and whether the products can fortify and repopulate the epidermal and gill mucosal microbiomes after fish undergo ectoparasite treatments. The potential to reduce opportunities for pathogen colonisation through reassembly of the microbiome after disruptive events such as bath treatments can improve fish robustness at a critical time where fish are most vulnerable. The work will be led by Dr Mark Rawling and Dr Daniel Merrifield , from the University’s School of Biological and Marine Sciences . The partners believe it could be a game-changer for fish farmers worldwide, not only improving animal welfare but also increasing global food security at a time when aquaculture is increasingly being seen as a key means of feeding the world’s growing population. Previous research carried out through the partnership has led to innovations that have benefited major farmed species like Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout and tilapia. Those findings have been the subject of more than 20 peer-reviewed publications, multiple book chapters, dozens of conference abstracts and presentations on fish health. They have in turn demonstrated the efficacy of Lallemand probiotics, prebiotics, postbiotics and yeast-derived additives in enhancing fish health and welfare.

Over the years, our research has demonstrated the benefits of multiple Lallemand products and their wide application throughout the industry. As a result, I am confident that the health and welfare of millions of fish each year are being greatly improved, and by extension, so is global food security. I’m really pleased that our research has played a key role in helping to achieve this.

Our research partnership is poised for an exciting future. By continuing to innovate and develop cutting-edge solutions, we look to tackle some of the most critical challenges in sustainable aquaculture. We remain dedicated to advancing fish health science and making a significant impact on the global aquaculture industry.

The partnership is also working to support the academic community and foster innovation among future generations of sustainable aquaculture professionals. To that end, a new €1,500 Lallemand Innovation and Impact in Aquaculture and Fisheries Award will reward the most impactful and innovative dissertation on the University’s MSc Sustainable Aquaculture and Fisheries programme.

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Guide to Theses

Thesis in the UK refers normally to Doctoral/ PhD level research work, while a dissertation refers to Undergraduate/Postgraduate level original work of a shorter length. It is important to note that the US these terms are reversed and you normally hear PhD/ Doctoral work referred to as a dissertation, while work at a lower level is normally a dissertation.

Theses and dissertations are not peer-reviewed but a PhD Thesis or Dissertation will be a very high-level piece of in-depth work and would have passed after a difficult defense against a panel of academics. If you find a useful PhD thesis I would still recommend seeing if the author has published any articles from it, as this is normal in the sciences.

The links below will help you find theses and possibly dissertations too. Check the qualification of the work you find- even the best postgraduate work may not be rigorous enough and may require a discussion with a supervisor to decide whether it should be used or not.

If you don't have Open Access to an item, it may be worth placing an Inter Library Loan if you really need the thesis. Do bear in mind you will only be able to place these for items found via ETHoS as the British Library supply our Inter Library Loans.

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Electronic full text PhD theses and some masters dissertations are stored in PEARL and they can be searched and accessed via PRIMO: 1.    Make your search in Primo selecting Plymouth University research repositories  from the drop down menu.

2.    The results  list will contain details of both PhD theses and masters dissertations. To narrow down the results to just PhD theses or masters dissertation, use the Refine My Results options on the left of the screen

3.    The Details  tab provides the abstract and the View Online  tab or the title will link to the full text.

Some theses can be subject to embargos on grounds of confidentiality or other ethical reasons

The British Library runs a service called  EThOS , which enables individuals to register online at http://ethos.bl.uk and access UK PhD theses. EThOS currently provides details of more than 250,000 theses, many of which are available electronically and can be downloaded from EThOS including all Plymouth PhD theses. 

Plymouth theses can also be accessed from PEARL (the university repository) via Primo along with a selection of Masters theses.

If you are a PhD student you can find out about depositing your thesis from our Library Research Support & Services library guide

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You may discover theses referenced in scholarly work, but it is worth nothing that there are limits on discoverability due to lack of metadata and archiving in many regions or institutions. However, you may find the following links useful:

Proquest Digital Theses Open Find Open Access theses from international institutions. You should be able to access these via a link.

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