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21 January 2021
2 minutes to readResearch 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 readThe 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 readScientists 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 readUsing 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 readThe 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 readMetamaterials 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 readResearchers 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 readProfessor 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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10 December 2020
2 minutes to readResearch from Dr Nick Gill has directly contributed to the permanent suspension of the UK’s fast track system for asylum seekers.
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8 December 2020
2 minutes to readProfessor 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 readResearch 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 readResearch 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 readAnthrozoology 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 readThe 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 readThe 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 readGeography 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 readProfessor 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 readResearch 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 readResearch 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 readSince 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 readDr 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 readLaw 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 readResearch 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 readFor 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 readBehind 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 readUniversity 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 readKate 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 readMight more kind and compassionate communities be part of the legacy of Covid-19?
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19 October 2020
3 minutes to readFrom 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 readPhD student Ben Balmford looks at the economics of the environment.
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12 October 2020
5 minutes to read‘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 readDr 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 read‘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 readPhD 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 readAntimicrobial 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 readResearch 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 readAs 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 readDoha Abualsaud’s research explores teachers’ daily lived experiences and emotional responses.
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4 September 2020
5 minutes to readApple 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 readUniversity 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 readPhD 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 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 readHistory 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 readDr 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 readAnthropology 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? Scientists are narrowing in on the answer. (Repost from The Conversation)
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28 July 2020
3 minutes to readFor 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 readTIST 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 readSince 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 readOn 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 readThe 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 readResearch 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 readMarine 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 readInnovative 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 readDr 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 readEngineering 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 readProfessor 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 readLed 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 readPhD 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 readThe 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 readMandatory 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 readBy 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 readVia 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 readIn 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 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 readPhD 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 readTrelonk’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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6 May 2020
3 minutes to readResearch by Department of Drama PhD candidate Tom Nicholas focuses on the representation of regional English cities in contemporary theatre.
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1 May 2020
2 minutes to readWith Tevi funding, Tree Investment Ltd aim to create an environmental centre of excellence (the hub project) that serves as an educational training and research facility and a multifaceted commercial enterprise.
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30 April 2020
3 minutes to readThe COVID-19 pandemic is producing substantial changes in the practices and experiences of migration and mobility.
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28 April 2020
2 minutes to readWith support from Tevi, Hirst Magnetics have improved their data management systems, increasing business efficiency.
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23 April 2020
2 minutes to readWith help from the University Tevi team, The Porthcurno Collections Trust identified a project to replant beds surrounding the Telegraph Museum Porthcurno with wildflowers to promote greater biodiversity and create an attractive feature for visitors.
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22 April 2020
3 minutes to readWhat effect does fatigue have on your dexterity? PhD candidate Ellie Hassan’s research is looking at whether fatigue makes us clumsier and makes daily tasks more difficult.
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20 April 2020
5 minutes to readAs developing countries gear up to tackle COVID-19, here are five ideas for simple collective intelligence projects that might help them. (Republished from The Conversation).
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11 April 2020
2 minutes to readWith support from Tevi, Bennamann Ltd has conducted a research study into potential biomethane energy yields at Cornwall airport Newquay.
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8 April 2020
3 minutes to readPhD student Kensa Broadhurst’s research is hoping to find evidence that the Cornish language was being used between 1777-1904
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25 March 2020
3 minutes to readCharlotte Spence is a PhD candidate in the Department of Classics and Ancient History whose research focuses on Greek and Roman curse tablets. In this blog, she explains what a curse tablet is, her journey to becoming a PhD student, distance learning from Salcombe and the support she receives from her supervisor…
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13 March 2020
3 minutes to readJane Masoli is an NIHR clinical doctoral fellow and Specialist Registrar in Geriatric Medicine at the College of Medicine and Health. She is currently working towards her PhD on blood pressure, co-morbidities and outcomes in older populations and, in this blog, she talks about her research into the link between low blood…
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24 January 2020
2 minutes to readFor over a decade, the University of Exeter Medical School has worked collaboratively with the NHS, delivering a large number of research projects to improve services, treatments and patient quality of life.
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21 January 2020
2 minutes to readAn innovative new study, led by Edmond Awad from the University of Exeter’s Business School, looked at how people on different continents reacted to a new version of the famous ethical thought experiment, known as the “trolley dilemma”.
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6 January 2020
2 minutes to readThe University of Exeter’s Social Innovation Group (SIG) has been working in partnership with Age UK Cornwall and Isles of Scilly since 2009 conducting research into how volunteers and the older people can be best supported in Cornwall’s rural communities.
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22 November 2019
3 minutes to readAfter a successful bid led by Exeter’s Culture Innovation Consultancy team, Exeter has joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.
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13 November 2019
2 minutes to readData scientists, artificial intelligence experts and clinicians are among a range of professionals invited to join a new national network to find innovative ways of conducting dementia research and care.
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10 October 2019
6 minutes to readPrepaid business card provider, Soldo, spoke with Prof. Mark Thompson as part of a series, speaking to today’s most influential digital disruptors. Prof. Mark Thompson is Professor in Digital Economy at Exeter Business School, and Strategy Director at the Methods Group.
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17 September 2019
2 minutes to readGlobal sports giant Nike and University of Exeter scientists have facilitated an attempt to achieve the first sub-two hour marathon, in the internationally broadcast event ‘Breaking 2’.
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17 September 2019
2 minutes to readMembers of the public are being encouraged to engage with poetry through a unique project led by Professor Andrew McRae with Ordnance Survey and The Poetry Society.
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19 February 2019
< 1 minute to readThe University of Exeter ran an event to help steer businesses in the right direction in finding appropriate sustainable packaging solutions
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4 January 2019
< 1 minute to readSports scientists have built a successful relationship from a pilot study to two fully-funded PhD studentships with Quorn to assess the health benefits of mycoprotein.
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13 December 2018
3 minutes to readAn award-winning modelling tool created by bioscientists from the University of Exeter is creating a buzz through its contribution to understanding bee colony survival. The tool is helping agri-food companies like Syngenta develop new products and services, and reshaping UK and European policy on the use of pesticides. The BEEHAVE models, developed by Professor…
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17 October 2018
3 minutes to readThe under-representation of women in surgical roles is being addressed by research from a leading University of Exeter academic.
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23 July 2018
2 minutes to readA recent study looked at ways of supporting junior doctors to improve their prescribing capabilities.
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10 June 2018
< 1 minute to readEstate management enterprise St Aubyn Estates developed clearly defined corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability policies by working with the University of Exeter’s Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI). These policies enabled St Aubyn Estates to demonstrate their green credentials to partners and customers, as well as keep better track of its energy…
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12 April 2018
< 1 minute to readWorking with augmented reality (AR) and app development specialists Calvium, Professor Fabrizio Nevola created an immersive AR experience that takes users on a cultural tour through 15th Century Renaissance Florence
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26 March 2018
3 minutes to readAn innovative grass-roots project is bringing together communities to solve traffic-related issues in Exeter.
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26 March 2018
< 1 minute to readThere are more than 500,000 surfers in the United Kingdom who, on average, will replace their wetsuits once every two years. The result of this? The equivalent of more than thirty London double decker buses being discarded every year. Three hundred and eighty tonnes of non-biodegradable chemical-based waste, every single year. As…
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22 March 2018
3 minutes to readDr Ben Williamson, with colleagues from the Natural History Museum, has developed a new way to establish whether certain types of magmatic rocks are likely to host valuable copper deposits.
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22 March 2018
2 minutes to readNIHR PenCLAHRC at the University of Exeter Medical School have teamed up with NHS Trusts to roll out of training that uses computer modelling to help make difficult decisions.
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20 March 2018
< 1 minute to readShip repair and maintenance facilities company, A&P Falmouth, increased their profitability, production facilities and global commercialisation opportunities after working with the University of Exeter.
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16 February 2018
< 1 minute to readUsing online preoperative assessments could save the NHS £65 million per year, saving time for both nurses and patients. Ultramed, an SME developing online preoperative assessments, have worked with University of Exeter staff to gain funding and business support. To help grow his business Dr Paul Upton retired early from the NHS to…
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3 November 2017
2 minutes to readUniversity of Exeter academics have collaborated with Dartmouth Wave Energy to develop a tool that generates electricity by pushing seawater through an onshore turbine.
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