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30 March 2026
3 minutes to readFrom Insight to Impact: How My Senior People Professional Degree Apprenticeship Is Strengthening Organisational Practice in the NHS
Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust is an organisation, like many other public sector employers that operates under conditions constrained by resources, yet dependent on qualified committed employees. As scholars such as Malcolm Higgs (2004) argue, public sector organisations must instead compete as employers of ‘values’, by attracting and retaining people because of purpose, meaning and integrity – rather than financial incentives alone. Quym Greaves is a Senior People Professional Degree Apprenticeship student at the University…
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26 March 2026
3 minutes to readBuilding Depth, Not Ladders: Retention Lessons for Flat Teams
Turnover in adult social care remains a significant challenge across the UK, with sector wide rates reaching 24.2% 1. High emotional and physical demands, wellbeing pressures and limited progression opportunities, particularly in flat organisational structures, continue to influence retention across the sector 2. At Little Oldway, a residential care and service home, these…
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1 March 2026
2 minutes to readKaren Knapp on translating imaging innovation into clinical impact
Turning emerging imaging technologies into tools that can genuinely change clinical practice requires persistence, trust and close collaboration between academia, industry and healthcare. For Karen Knapp, Professor of Musculoskeletal Imaging at the University of Exeter, that process has become a defining strand of her research career. A diagnostic radiographer by training, Karen…
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26 February 2026
2 minutes to readFrom net zero targets to real-world road maintenance
Researchers at the University of Exeter have been developing a new carbon budgeting tool designed to support decarbonisation decision-making in the highways sector.
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12 February 2026
2 minutes to readAlastair Hibbins on shaping the UK’s metamaterials landscape
Over the past decade, metamaterials research at the University of Exeter has grown from a small, emerging area into a nationally recognised centre of activity, with strong industry partnerships and an increasingly visible role in UK strategy. We spoke to Professor Alastair Hibbins, Director of the Centre for Metamaterials Research and Innovation,…
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12 January 2026
2 minutes to readKnowledge Exchange Awards Open
We’re excited to announce that nominations for the 2026 Knowledge Exchange Awards are officially open! If you’re part of a project that has turned research expertise into real-world benefit, now is your chance to put it forward and be recognised.
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11 December 2025
2 minutes to readCornwall Housing Summit Announced for April 2026
A major new Cornwall Housing Summit will take place on Friday 17 April 2026 at Cornwall Council’s County Hall in Truro, bringing together leaders from housing, health, skills, planning, community and business sectors to tackle Cornwall’s deepening housing crisis.
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1 December 2025
< 1 minute to readHannah Bunting on confidence, collaboration, and political insight
How do we make sense of elections in a rapidly changing political landscape? And what can moments like Brexit, the Scottish independence referendum, and the rise of nationalist parties tell us about Britain today? Dr Hannah Bunting, Senior Lecturer in Quantitative British Politics and Co-Director of The Elections Centre, shares how her…
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1 November 2025
< 1 minute to readFabrizio Nevola creating digital tools to bring history to life
How do we experience history as we walk through a city? How can digital tools bring lost places back to life? In this video, Professor Fabrizio Nevola shares his journey of using technology to explore the relationship between people and the built environment. As an urban and architectural historian, he has been at the…
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16 October 2025
2 minutes to readNew AI Summit in Cornwall
Businesses will hear from leading experts at the Cornwall AI Summit
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1 October 2025
< 1 minute to readXiaoyu Yan on embracing industry collaboration for real-world impact
Xiaoyu Yan is a Professor in Sustainable Energy Systems who has worked with several businesses to provide Life Cycle Assessments and advice on reaching Net Zero. Xiaoyu is also the Co-Founder and Scientific Advisor of Minviro, a mining sustainability solutions consultancy, and the Co-Founder and Chief Scientist of Near Zero by Design, a space sustainability…
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1 September 2025
2 minutes to readTim Taylor on building meaningful partnerships with business
Tim Taylor, an Associate Professor of Environmental and Public Health Economics, is based in the European Centre for Environment and Human Health at Penryn Campus. Here he discusses his experience working with businesses. I’ve worked with businesses during my time at Exeter – initially funded by European Regional Development Funds and later through the Shared…
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27 August 2025
3 minutes to readHelping shape research into reality
When researchers develop promising concepts, translating those ideas into real-world products is often the biggest challenge. That’s where collaboration with skilled external partners can make all the difference. Vital Spark Creative, based in Cornwall, has worked with several University of Exeter academics to help bring early-stage ideas to life. A design and…
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1 August 2025
2 minutes to readEmma Bland on co-creating climate tools with local communities
Associate Professor Emma Bland, is a founding member of the European Centre for Environment and Human Health, and is a Co-Director of Business Engagement and Innovation for the Department of Public Health and Sports Sciences. In this article she discusses her work with local governments and stakeholders, developing the Local Climate Adaptation Tool (lcat.uk), to…
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