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21 October 2021
4 minutes to readTevi: Protecting the Natural Environment One Business at a Time
Tevi (the Cornish word for ‘grow’) is a unique EU funded venture which aims to create economic and environmental growth in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
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20 October 2021
4 minutes to readFrom research to policy: Advocating for a better future
From the University of Exeter’s Business School, Professor Mark Thompson looks at how he started working with policymakers, his work at the Initiative in the Digital Economy at Exeter (INDEX), and the importance of being a passionate advocate for your research.
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15 October 2021
2 minutes to readBreaking Boundaries: Improving diabetes treatment with specialist education programme
The University of Exeter’s diabetes research has led to the creation of an education programme which has helped to increased referrals for genetic testing and diagnoses of ‘monogenic’ diabetes.
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12 October 2021
2 minutes to readGiving your research the Policy Factor
Policy@Exeter are a dynamic community, working to improve and increase engagement with policy within the University and further afield. We caught up with Marina Altoe to find out what gives research the ‘Policy Factor’.
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28 September 2021
4 minutes to readLandmark Radiography Degree Apprenticeship Welcomes Fourth Cohort
The first higher education programme of its kind, The College of Medicine and Health’s Level 6 Diagnostic Radiographer Degree Apprenticeship – launched in March 2020 – is now taking on its fourth cohort.
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27 September 2021
3 minutes to readExploring Narratives of Belonging
Postdoctoral researcher Dr Richard Vytniorgu is a member of the Wellcome Centre – cultures + environments of health exploring the subject of loneliness and belonging in the LGBTQIA+ community. Here he answers Three Questions about his research journey.
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21 September 2021
5 minutes to readENLIVEN project to foster healthy ageing through nature and community
The new initiative aims to help older people living with dementia become more active, independent and experience a better quality of life, by improving their access to the natural environment. One of seven research projects funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) that form the Healthy Ageing Social, Behavioural and Design Research…
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20 September 2021
4 minutes to readNew technology shows potential to accelerate recovery and patient outcomes
A recent study from Activity Informatics – the partnership centre from University of Exeter and Activinsights – has shown the potential for improving patient outcomes with digital wearables called accelerometers. The project took advantage of Activinsights’ technology to use accelerometers – wrist-worn digital devices that monitor a range of biometric functions –…
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1 September 2021
4 minutes to readOptimising supply chains with machine learning
A new Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) between the University of Exeter and Applegate Marketplace launched this year, to help machine learning improve the company’s decision-making.
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19 August 2021
3 minutes to readNew SETsquared Exeter programme helps researchers take great ideas to market
The Entrepreneurial Researcher Programme or “ERP” is designed to support researchers generate impact by commercialisation in all forms.
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13 July 2021
2 minutes to readPioneering new products with CALM, Thales UK and the MTC
The University’s Centre for Additive Layer Manufacturing recently worked with the MTC and Thales UK, to showcase how Additive Manufacturing can be used with high performance polymers, such as PEEK. In recent years, there have been rapid developments in equipment and materials within the high-performance polymer sector of additive manufacturing. However, the…
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25 June 2021
3 minutes to readBreaking Boundaries: Reshaping family mediation policy & practice
Research evidence from the ‘Mapping Paths to Family Justice’ study (Mapping) led by Professor Anne Barlow at the University of Exeter has helped to reshape family mediation policy and practice and improve user experience for separating couples, after radical legal aid changes.
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22 June 2021
4 minutes to readThe art of Aphantasia: how ‘mind blind’ artists create without being able to visualise
How do artists without mental imagery create unique and imaginary pieces of art? Read how visual artists with aphantasia create their work.
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21 June 2021
4 minutes to readEuropean languages and partnerships remain critical for global Exeter and Britain
“European languages and partnerships remain critical for global Exeter and Britain” is written by Sally Faulkner, Exeter’s Assistant Deputy Vice Chancellor (Europe). On Friday 18th June, the University of Exeter welcomed Susannah Poulton, a Government International Trade Adviser and graduate of Spanish and German…
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14 June 2021
3 minutes to readMarine-i: Space Data Project Enters New Discovery Phase
A new project aims to bring the precision of space data to renewable energy development and, by reducing various risks, costs and carbon emissions, help the UK quadruple its offshore wind capacity by 2030. The innovative space data project is now underway, bringing together collaboration and expertise from Marine-i, 4 Earth Intelligence…
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28 May 2021
2 minutes to readBreaking Boundaries: Improving quality of life for babies with diabetes
Research by the University of Exeter has identified the causes of more than 20 genetic subtypes of diabetes, leading to improved treatment and better quality of life.
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21 April 2021
3 minutes to readBreaking Boundaries: Using microscopy to detect microplastics in sea life
A University of Exeter research group has helped to eliminate tonnes of plastic waste entering the sea, improving the health of organisms and the environment.
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6 April 2021
3 minutes to readBreaking Boundaries: Improving diabetes diagnosis and care
Researchers at the University of Exeter have developed tools which can help clinicians classify what type of diabetes a patient has to ensure they get the best treatment possible and reduce any complications. Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY), is a form of diabetes caused by single gene mutations that is…
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31 March 2021
2 minutes to readBreaking Boundaries: Addressing boardroom equality
Professor Ruth Sealy has led reviews into the diversity of leadership groups of large public and private organisations across the UK.
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23 March 2021
3 minutes to readBreaking Boundaries: Transforming health policy across Europe
A unique World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Culture and Health (WHO Centre) at the University of Exeter has transformed health policy and practice in Europe.
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22 March 2021
3 minutes to readThe changing social, economic and cultural aspects of water use within the UK
On this year’s World Water Day, Centre for Water Systems postgraduate researcher Elizabeth Lawson looks at the social, cultural and economic value of water during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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18 March 2021
3 minutes to readBreaking Boundaries: Improving water services across the UK
Water engineering experts at the University of Exeter have helped achieve significant savings for water companies and increased affordability and high levels of service to UK water customers.
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9 March 2021
2 minutes to readBreaking Boundaries: Rediscovering women of Franco era Spain
The history of women and feminism in Spain, erased and hidden during the Franco era, has been rediscovered thanks to researchers at the University of Exeter.
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8 March 2021
2 minutes to readSecure Life Cycle Assessment in Complex Supply Chains
The environmental impact of our consumer products has become an increasingly important factor in our buying decisions but how do you balance researching companies’ ecological footprint with the protection of confidential data?
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19 February 2021
2 minutes to readBusiness in Focus: City Science
Since the start of the collaboration in 2018, the Data Science team at Exeter and City Science have worked together on 9 projects, leveraging over £2 million of government funding and covering subjects around transport and energy optimisation, digital twin calibration, creation of open urban models to support de-carbonisation, and computational rationality for drones.
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18 February 2021
2 minutes to readBreaking Boundaries: Innovating tourism with apps and augmented reality
Utilising the power of the latest developments in technology, researchers at the University of Exeter have developed an app to enhance the visiting experience for tourists around several cities.
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18 February 2021
2 minutes to readTransforming the use of quantum computers
Dr Oleksandr Kyriienko, lead of the University of Exeter’s Quantum Dynamics, Optics, and Simulation group (QuDOS) is working in close partnership with Dutch start-up Qu & Co to develop quantum software with the potential to transform the way we use the huge power of quantum computers in industry.
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12 February 2021
2 minutes to readBreaking Boundaries: Conserving victorian presentations for future generations
Professor Joe Kember has helped to deliver the world’s largest open access database of Magic Lantern slides. Lantern slides originated in 17th century devices which came to be known as “magic lanterns.”
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11 February 2021
2 minutes to readBreaking Boundaries: Analysing competition and trade in food and agriculture
Research at the University of Exeter has analysed competition and trade in food and agricultural markets and developed a framework to forecast retail food prices in the UK.
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5 February 2021
3 minutes to readBreaking Boundaries: Supporting the future of open science and data
For many years, scientific research has been hidden behind expensive paywalls, leaving access to new and exciting scientific research inaccessible to the general public. ‘Open science’ is research that is collaborative, transparent and reproducible and whose outputs are publicly available.
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4 February 2021
3 minutes to readLooking after mental health in lockdown: Tackling worry and overthinking
The COVID-19 crisis is impacting our mental health. Increased uncertainty, health fears, disruption to normal life, isolation, unemployment, and the loss of loved ones increase worry, anxiety and depression. Surveys in April 2020 found much higher distress, anxiety and depression than previous years.
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4 February 2021
2 minutes to readCelebrating the work of Diagnostic Radiography Apprentices
National Apprenticeship Week 2021 celebrates how apprentices are building the future. In light of this, we are putting the spotlight on our Diagnostic Radiography Degree Apprentices and the fantastic work they are doing, particularly during the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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3 February 2021
2 minutes to readBreaking Boundaries: Protecting marine biodiversity around the world
University of Exeter research has the protection of marine biodiversity across the world. Researchers at the University of Exeter, along with international collaborators, explored the status, distribution and behaviour of marine vertebrate species which were of commercial or conservational importance.
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29 January 2021
5 minutes to readLife after Brexit
‘Life after Brexit’ is written by Sally Faulkner, Exeter’s Assistant Deputy Vice Chancellor (Europe). Brexit. Before Covid, Brexit was probably the word and scenario that divided, frustrated and worried UK university communities the most in the decade ahead. Now that we have the double whammy and Brexit is here to stay, I…
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21 January 2021
2 minutes to readDigital health passports: Mitigating risks to data privacy and human rights
Research led by Dr Ana Beduschi from the University of Exeter Law School, has informed policymakers of the risks that digital health passports could pose to human rights, data privacy and social equality.
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14 January 2021
3 minutes to readIdentity, Inequality and the Media in Brexit COVID-19 Britain
The research team of Identity, Inequality and the Media in Brexit-Covid19 Britain reflect on the impact Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic are having on inequalities in Britain.
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11 January 2021
2 minutes to readDiscovery of a new trigger for antifungal defence
Scientists at the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology made a discovery that could help in the fight against a fungus that kills around 200,000 people every year and causes lung and allergic diseases in millions of others.
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5 January 2021
2 minutes to readReshaping the national PPE supply chain
Using the expertise gained through their partnership with the University of Exeter, Applegate decided to set up the Covid-19 PPE Supply Hub, to link PPE customers with PPE suppliers throughout lockdown.
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17 December 2020
2 minutes to readBreaking Boundaries: Support and rehabilitation from traumatic brain injuries
The University of Exeter has identified a direct link between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and impulsivity and problems in social reasoning, which are risk factors for young people committing violent and repeated crime.
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16 December 2020
4 minutes to readImaging Beyond the Diffraction Limit
Metamaterials PhD student Hannah Barnard is working on a project which could improve our ability to detect and image very small particles – such as a single molecule – using light beams.
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15 December 2020
2 minutes to readEnabling treatment for a neglected disease
Researchers at the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology discover that faulty signalling in the immune system of healthy individuals leads to Chromoblastomycosis.
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14 December 2020
2 minutes to readGender equality and food security
Professor Toby Pennington and Dr Carolyn Petersen are working with field partners at the Instituto Ouro Verde (IOV) to level the playing field in gender roles in agroforestry systems in Brazil.
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8 December 2020
2 minutes to readFertile land from fertile seas
Professor Mike Allen and the PhycoMExUK team are using innovative technologies and hydrothermal processes to turn seaweed biomass into sustainable fertilisers and biofuels.
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4 December 2020
2 minutes to readShaping a global response to antimicrobial resistance
Research conducted by Dr Anne Leonard and Professor Will Gaze at the University of Exeter has shaped the global understanding of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and has influenced government and WHO strategies in tackling one of the world’s biggest environmental threats.
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3 December 2020
3 minutes to readBreaking Boundaries: Reopening debates about the ‘common law marriage myth’
Research at the University of Exeter has influenced and accelerated the introduction of opposite-sex civil partnerships and reopened debates about the ‘common law marriage myth’ and a related need for wider cohabitation law reform.
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2 December 2020
3 minutes to readHuman – pachyderm relations
Anthrozoology PhD student Michelle Szydlowski discusses how working in Nepal has informed both her PhD thesis and her research.
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26 November 2020
3 minutes to readPartnership in Focus: Met Office
The University of Exeter works closely with the Met Office to tackle key challenges in weather and climate prediction as part of an in-depth Met Office Academic Partnership.
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23 November 2020
3 minutes to readBreaking Boundaries: Changing educators approach to teaching grammar
The University of Exeter has helped to change the way that educators approach teaching grammar and writing to children.
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18 November 2020
3 minutes to readEnergy governance, digitalisation and decarbonisation: conducting a policy-relevant PhD
Geography PhD student Emily Judson is researching the governance challenges emerging from the digitalisation of the energy industry and the development of policy which aligns with the transition to a Net Zero energy system.
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17 November 2020
2 minutes to readBreaking Boundaries: Powered by beetroot
Professor Andy Jones and team have generated a substantial evidence base over the past 12 years for beneficial effects of nitrate-rich dietary supplements on sport and exercise performance as well as cardiovascular and metabolic function.
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13 November 2020
2 minutes to readBreaking Boundaries: Using lasers to detect volcanic ash in the sky
Research at the University of Exeter helped avoid closure of UK airspace on two separate occasions in 2017 and 2019.
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9 November 2020
2 minutes to readEvolution of antibiotic resistance in the environment
Research conducted by the University of Exeter Medical School, the University of Hong Kong, and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca revealed that low concentrations of antibiotics in the environment could be contributing to the evolution of antibiotic resistance.
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6 November 2020
3 minutes to readPartnership in focus: Babcock International
Since 2017, The University of Exeter have been working closely in partnership with Babcock, a leading provider of critical, complex engineering services which support national defence, save lives and protect communities. Babcock recruit many graduates and work with University of Exeter research groups in areas such as AI, machine learning and clean…
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5 November 2020
2 minutes to readBreaking Boundaries: Warning against major diseases in Brazil
Dr Theo Economou and a research team at the University of Exeter have developed a statistical data modelling framework for prediction of disease burden, and thus warn different regions of Brazil against the threat of major diseases.
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4 November 2020
3 minutes to readBridging gaps in law through collaboration
Law school PhD student Mollie Gascoigne researchers the gaps between the law and LGBTQ+ people; her research project, the Gender Recognition & Reform Project has been investigating the attitudes and experiences of non-binary people towards legal gender recognition.
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3 November 2020
3 minutes to readBreaking Boundaries: Uncovering the ‘Glass Cliff’
Research at the University of Exeter has uncovered a previously unknown phenomenon, in which women are more likely to be appointed to risky and precarious leadership positions in times of crisis. The ‘glass cliff’ is the phrase used to describe this situation. It follows previous research has described the barriers women face…
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2 November 2020
2 minutes to readBreaking Boundaries: Setting the marathon world record
For many years running a sub-two hour marathon was considered impossible, but research produced by a team at the University of Exeter underpinned much of the scientific strategy applied by project leaders, Nike and INEOS, to make this a reality.
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26 October 2020
3 minutes to readConsider the Microbiome
Behind the paper “Bacterial biodiversity drives the evolution of CRISPR-based phage resistance” – or, evolution is complicated.
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23 October 2020
2 minutes to readStudents take part in translation “marathon” to highlight University of Exeter research internationally
University of Exeter students took part in a translation “marathon” to highlight the world-leading academic research for European journalists.
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21 October 2020
3 minutes to readAdverse Childhood Experiences
Kate Allen’s PhD study is firmly grounded in Patient and Public Involvement which helps to better understand the lives of those affected by clusters of Adverse Childhood Experiences.
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20 October 2020
4 minutes to readKindness and Coronavirus: Building Relationships using HAIRE
Might more kind and compassionate communities be part of the legacy of Covid-19?
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19 October 2020
3 minutes to readAntibiotics and antibiotic resistance in our waters
From streams and lakes, to rivers and oceans, antibiotics are making their way into our waters in ever greater concentrations, increasing antibiotic resistance and risking a rise in deadly superbugs.
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16 October 2020
4 minutes to readEconomics and the environment
PhD student Ben Balmford looks at the economics of the environment.
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12 October 2020
5 minutes to readStaying connected with Europe
‘Staying connected with Europe’ is written by Sally Faulkner, Exeter’s Assistant Deputy Vice Chancellor (Europe). When I wrote my first blog as Assistant Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Europe) in May 2020 we were in a national lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic and our future relationship with the European Union through the Brexit…
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9 October 2020
4 minutes to readCOVID-19 and implications for antimicrobial resistance
Dr Aimee Murray, Research Fellow at the University of Exeter and GW4 Crucible 2020 Alumni explores how the COVID-19 crisis could impact AMR in clinical and community settings, and explains why GW4 is well placed to research and help combat these significant global challenges. (Repost from gw4.ac.uk)
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8 October 2020
4 minutes to readOur future with Europe
‘Our future with Europe’ is written by Sally Faulkner, Exeter’s Assistant Deputy Vice Chancellor (Europe) and was first posted in May 2020. The past few months have marked an extraordinary start to a new decade and the Covid-19 pandemic has caused a crisis across Europe and the world of a magnitude…
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7 October 2020
4 minutes to readTikya the Blackheart man, children
PhD candidate Malcolm Richards describes communicating his research to the public and how this has been affected by Covid and the current restrictions.
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1 October 2020
3 minutes to readDo antibiotics drive environmental resistance?
Antimicrobial resistance is predicted to be the leading cause of death globally by 2050 resulting in 10 million deaths per year, many caused by antibiotic resistant bacterial infections. Implementing mitigation strategies to limit the spread of antibiotic resistance would help limit both morbidity and mortality in the future. (Republished from nature.com)
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28 September 2020
2 minutes to readModelling the financial impact of a global low carbon transition
Research led by Dr Jean-Francois Mercure has contributed to the development of a global model which forecasts the positive and negative impact that a transition to low carbon technology and renewable energy would have on our economy.
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23 September 2020
3 minutes to readA look back at my first year as a PhD student
As medical student Thomas Hewat enters the second year of his PhD he reflects on the challenges of his first year – including a global pandemic, the support he has received from the PhD students in the Medical School in addition to offering his advice for any new PhD students and those considering embarking upon a PhD.
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9 September 2020
2 minutes to readThe daily lived experiences and the emotional responses of educators
Doha Abualsaud’s research explores teachers’ daily lived experiences and emotional responses.
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4 September 2020
5 minutes to readHas the FTSE 100 performed as badly this century as it appears?
Apple has become the first company worth £1.7 trillion, meaning that it is now more valuable than all the companies in the FTSE 100. This is extraordinary news about one American tech company, but it also points to the fact that FTSE 100 share prices have performed poorly against rival indices around the world for several decades. (Republished from The Conversation)
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26 August 2020
4 minutes to readPolicy Relevant Climate Research
University of Exeter works closely with the Met Office to tackle key challenges in weather and climate prediction as part of an in-depth Met Office Academic Partnership.
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21 August 2020
2 minutes to readPhenomenology of ageing
PhD researcher Jessie Stanier shares her work investigating how existential relations between people, time, the lived body, and the world influence how we make sense of our own ageing from the first-person perspective.
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19 August 2020
2 minutes to readApprentices keep learning during the Covid-19 crisis
Apprentices on the Digital Technology Solutions (DTS) and Data Scientist (Professional) Degree Apprenticeships programmes have been able to keep working and studying throughout the Covid-19 pandemic thanks to programme directors and academic colleagues moving to flexible, online teaching.
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19 August 2020
2 minutes to readBeing adaptable as an international researcher during Covid-19
History PhD student Issy Sawkins had to adapt her plans for the second year of study, when the Covid 19 lockdown restrictions were imposed. Find out more about how she is managed to continue her research into the contemporary Holocaust memory in the Russian Federation
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17 August 2020
4 minutes to readQuantifying drought risk through rainfall modelling and simulation
Dr Oliver Stoner and Dr Theo Economou have developed an advanced yet highly interpretable statistical data model for capturing the behaviour of high resolution rainfall time series.
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12 August 2020
3 minutes to readInvestigating the socio–material futures of plastic waste in Ahmedabad
Anthropology PhD student Tridibesh Dey’s research is looking at the complex socio-political, cultural and economic factors of plastic and plastic recycling.
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3 August 2020
5 minutes to readJust how sensitive is the climate to increased carbon dioxide?
Just how sensitive is the climate to increased carbon dioxide? Scientists are narrowing in on the answer. (Repost from The Conversation)
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28 July 2020
3 minutes to readToo hot to handle? Studying the impact of climate change in the hottest sea in the world!
For this year’s #WorldNatureConservationDay, PhD candidate Hind Mohsen Al Ameri talks about why our warming climate could be driving marine turtles into extinction and why the conservation of nature is vital to life on Earth.
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24 July 2020
6 minutes to readData Science for Climate Resilience in East Africa
TIST is a network of farmers who have to date planted over 19 million trees. The University of Exeter is working with TIST to quantify and understand TIST’s impacts at landscape scales and on multiple sustainable development goals.
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20 July 2020
4 minutes to readHousehold air pollution and the forgotten 3 billion
Since 2017, researchers at the University of Exeter have worked with the WHO to design a completely new bespoke statistical model for estimating worldwide use of specific fuels for cooking.
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15 July 2020
2 minutes to readUsing data and AI to solve global environmental challenges
On Wednesday (July 15th), the University of Exeter and the Met Office will enter a partnership to create a Joint Centre for Excellence in Environmental Intelligence.
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14 July 2020
3 minutes to readPioneering a New Self-Propulsion Technique for Small Bowel Endoscopy
The Applied Dynamics and Control Laboratory in Exeter (ADCE) from the University of Exeter has collaborated with the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and the Shangxian Minimally Invasive Inc. to pioneer a novel self-propulsion technique for small-bowel capsule endoscopy.
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8 July 2020
2 minutes to readImproving Met Office weather and climate prediction models
Research led by Professor John Thuburn and his research students has been integral to the development of a critical component of weather and climate prediction models at the Met Office.
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3 July 2020
2 minutes to readHelping aquaculture businesses save millions by predicting the risks of harmful algal blooms
Marine research led by Dr Ross Brown has uncovered environmental factors that increase the risk of HABs forming, which have been applied to the development of a statistical model, which can predict the risks of HABs developing.
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29 June 2020
< 1 minute to readImproving widening participation evaluation practices
Innovative research on enhancing the quality of evidence in outreach work from the University of Exeter’s Centre for Social Mobility is impacting on universities’ practices in designing and evaluating their work with widening participation students.
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24 June 2020
3 minutes to readThe impaired control of blood glucose in diabetes
Dr Cruz recently defended her PhD at Exeter which focused on understanding the whole body regulation of energy metabolism and glucose homeostasis, with specific focus on how these change in diabetes.
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19 June 2020
3 minutes to readLeading a green revolution in defence and off-highway transport
Engineering experts from the University of Exeter have collaborated with Supacat (SC Group) to pioneer a hybrid electrical powered version of one of the world’s most popular off-road military vehicles.
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18 June 2020
2 minutes to readWeakest Link in Cyber Security
Professor Achim D. Brucker explains how we can keep our systems cyber secure while remote working.
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15 June 2020
2 minutes to readSmartline project to combat isolation during lockdown
Led by the University of Exeter, the Smartline project researches the relationship between technology and the way people live in their homes and communities in Cornwall.
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10 June 2020
3 minutes to readThe algorithmic gaze and its impact on our sense of human identity
PhD candidate Jo Sutherst’s research is looking at the selfie and the algorithmic filters that are used to edit and ‘perfect’ our self-image.
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5 June 2020
3 minutes to readIncreasing gender diversity on NHS and FRC boards
The representation of women on NHS Trust boards has increased to 45 per cent following the adoption of changes to hiring practices recommended in a 2017 report from Professor Ruth Sealy.
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1 June 2020
6 minutes to readHow coronavirus could change Earth’s trajectory
Mandatory social distancing under COVID-19 is disrupting the way we live and work, creating new lifestyle patterns. But once the crisis is over, will – and should – the picture return to normal? (Republished from The Conversation)
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29 May 2020
2 minutes to readModernised magnet characterisation techniques attracts new global markets for Hirst Magnetics
By recruiting a KTP associate and working with Exeter academics, Hirst gained the expertise in mathematics and theoretical magnetics they needed to develop a process for accurately converting their magnet characterisation measurements.
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25 May 2020
3 minutes to readUsing Data to Reduce Flooding and Harvest Rain
Via the Impact Lab, OTA Water has had access to a range of academic expertise for a pioneering project, using clever technology that harvests rain water but only releases it when the weather forecast says so.
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22 May 2020
2 minutes to readGoing the ‘Last Mile’ for Transport Customers
In this award-winning project, the Impact Lab is working with City Science to use autonomous vehicles to solve the difficult ‘Last Mile Problem’ of getting travellers to and from transport hubs, such as train stations.
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20 May 2020
5 minutes to readFamine Tales from India and Britain
Famine Tales from India and Britain is a project that brings together traditional scroll painters and new-wave graphic artists in India to learn about, interpret and narrate past stories of famine.
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20 May 2020
2 minutes to readNano-medicine in cancer diagnosis
PhD candidate Pablo Martinez Pancorbo is a Metamaterials researcher looking at the use of nanoparticles in biomedical imaging and how it can be used to improve the diagnosis of cancer.
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13 May 2020
< 1 minute to readDiversifying traditional agriculture with Trelonk Oils
Trelonk’s new Tevi-funded oil seed press represents a move away from traditional agriculture and a drive for diversification and environmental growth.
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