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Ruth Cherrington, Constantine Manolchev and Marco Campenni from the University of Exeter Business School in Penryn hosted an event in July for alumni of the national Help to Grow: Management programme, which was delivered in Cornwall earlier this year.
In today’s labour market, where employees openly share their workplace experiences and expectations, perceptions of fairness are a strategic necessity.
DIGITLab, an EPSRC Next Stage Digital Economy Centre led by Prof Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen, has won two awards at the Digital Leaders AI Impact Awards for its innovative data and AI stakeholder programme.
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 the final two UK‑Shared Prosperity Fund projects delivered by the University of Exeter in Cornwall draw to a close at the end of March, we are celebrating the achievements and legacy of both The Future is Green (TFiG) and Digital Futures Cornwall.
Turnover in adult social care remains a significant challenge across the UK, with sector wide rates reaching 24.2% 1.
Turning emerging imaging technologies into tools that can genuinely change clinical practice requires persistence, trust and close collaboration between academia, industry and healthcare.
Researchers at the University of Exeter have been developing a new carbon budgeting tool designed to support decarbonisation decision-making in the highways sector.
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’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.
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.
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?
How do we experience history as we walk through a city? How can digital tools bring lost places back to life?
Businesses will hear from leading experts at the Cornwall AI Summit A flagship event to help Cornwall businesses harness the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been announced by The University of Exeter.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The University of Exeter is proud to be a long-standing partner of the National Trust. As featured in the Trust’s Annual Research Report 2024–2025, our collaboration delivers practical, interdisciplinary solutions to some of the UK’s most pressing environmental, social and cultural challenges.
Dr Becca Lovell is a senior lecturer in biodiversity, health and policy, based at the European Centre for Environment and Human Health.
A flagship event to help Devon businesses harness the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been announced by The University of Exeter.
Gabriella Giannachi is a Professor in Performance and New Media and Director of the Centre for Intermedia and Creative Technology, a centre which has pioneered thinking on computer human interaction at Exeter and has been funded by EU, EPSRC, RCUK, Nesta, and the Heritage Lottery...
Torin, a leading UK manufacturer of fans, motors, and motorised impellers for air conditioning systems, partnered with the University of Exeter through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) to advance its product design capabilities.
December 2024 marked a major milestone in healthcare education as the first cohort of the Level 6 MSc Diagnostic Radiography Degree Apprenticeship programme graduated.
The University of Exeter’s Degree Apprenticeships Healthcare Team is excited to invite you to a special LinkedIn Live event as part of National Apprenticeship Week.
Measuring and reducing the environmental impact of some of the worlds’ largest companies Journey to spinout Exeter Innovation’s Cornwall based Commercialisation Manager began working with NERC funded PHD Student Robert Pell in 2019.
The University of Exeter is proud to be a founding partner of the Isles of Scilly Community Research Network (IOSCRN).
The University of Exeter has joined the University-Industry Demonstration Partnership (UIDP), a global initiative aimed at enhancing collaboration between academia and industry.
The Camborne School of Mines, supported by Exeter Innovation, have been successful with two further bids for grants worth almost £200,000 through Innovate UK’s CLIMATES programme, which focuses on developing circular supply chains for critical materials.
A recent project between the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) and the University of Exeter has delivered transformative improvements and updates to the weather data that informs building design and regulations.
Nine flagship projects won awards for their outstanding contribution to society, sustainability and health at the Knowledge Exchange Awards 2024.
A recent ‘machine learning’ project between University of Exeter and the materials testing company Imetrum, is set to reduce maintenance costs and improve the safety of civil structures such as bridges and tunnels.
The South West of the UK, especially the Celtic Sea, plays a vital role in the nation's offshore wind capabilities.
After years researching the beneficial biochemical effects of watercress in reducing human skin irritation ( initially funded by the Torbay Medical Research Fund), in 2019, Professor Paul Winyard and Dr Kyle Stewart co-founded a spin-out company, Watercress Research Limited, with a view to commercialising a...
Professor Lee Elliot Major OBE, the UK's first professor of social mobility, shares his advice on communicating research and connecting with communities.
With global water shortages growing, our experts from the Centre for Resilience in Environment, Water and Waste (CREWW) explain how nature-based solutions can help the UK save water.
Licensing can be a tricky field to navigate. We spoke to Dr Mark Carew to explore his licensing journey with his card game, What the Pharma?Game.
Section 28 and its afterlives in the South West is a project co-led by Dr Helen Birkett, Dr Chris Sandal-Wilson, and Dr Hannah Young, with support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Are you a business thinking about collaborating with us? Are you unsure what the University of Exeter can offer you?
Dr Grace Twiston-Davies, a former Post-Doc Research Fellow, is now the Co-Director and Co-Founder of Wildflower Collective. This non-profit organisation is dedicated to tackling the climate and environmental crisis through the strategic use of wildflowers.
Exeter Innovation hosted a hybrid seminar and workshop ‘Introducing the Met Office Academic Partnership’ attended by over 60 delegates in person and online at the University on January 8.
A new project between CIBSE and University of Exeter will help ensure future buildings are energy efficient and well-adapted to climate change.
Do you dream of turning your start-up into a thriving, scalable business that captures the market's attention? The SETsquared Exeter Business Accelerator Programme is designed to transform your tech start-up concept into an investible venture.
The University of Exeter is now a member of the BioIndustry Association (BIA) — an influential trade association within the UK Health and Life Sciences ecosystem.
Our recent work with Seaweed Generation has developed a roadmap to track seaweed’s ability to remove carbon from the Earth’s atmosphere.
A project between University of Exeter and The Space has developed a framework to help measure the true impacts of digital cultural content.
The University of Exeter has signalled its commitment to supporting female entrepreneurial activity by becoming the first university and 200th organisation to sign the Investing in Women Code.
A Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) between hybridisation experts at the University of Exeter and Lynch Motors has developed new products for a greener maritime future.
A recent Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) between the University of Exeter and SRK Exploration Services Ltd (SRK) has created a new solution to a historically unreliable process for the mining industry, using mathematical models.
A series of University of Exeter-led projects celebrated the lasting impact they have made on businesses and communities in Cornwall on Thursday 9th March.
In honour of International Women's Day 2023, we're celebrating women who excel in the field of knowledge exchange at the University of Exeter.
Research and development into new drug treatments is set to benefit from closer collaboration between the University of Exeter and Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC).
A team of world leaders in molecular and cellular biology have pioneered new anti-ageing technology through the University of Exeter spin-out company, SENISCA.
Incel activity online is evolving to become more extreme as some of the online spaces hosting its violent and misogynistic content are shut down and new ones emerge, a new study shows.
Three "super-leverage points" could trigger a cascade of decarbonisation in sectors covering 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Researchers at the Living Systems Institute are using viruses to fight bacteria, as the threat of antimicrobial resistance grows
The UK’s Kleptocracy’s Problem, led by Professor John Heathershaw, is a major report which shows how the UK has been exposed to money laundering and reputation laundering by the political elite from Russia and the post-Soviet states.
A new University of Exeter spin-out is developing an intelligent search engine that could revolutionise search by allowing users to look up concepts and relationships between ideas, instead of specific keywords.
So many of us come up with new personal goals for a New Year, and as 2023 approaches why don’t you take advantage of the Help to Grow: Management programme to come up with new ideas and goals to take your business to the next...
The University of Exeter and Alchemist have launched a Knowledge Transfer Partnership to develop workplace learning diagnostic tools that will support data-led course design and maximise learning outcomes.
A funded PhD studentship with Quorn Foods has developed a strong evidence-base for the nutritional value of mycoprotein, a key protein found in meat-free products.
The University of Exeter has been awarded two out of seven awards at the Innovate UK Annual KTP Awards, which recognises the people and partnerships behind the UK’s most inspiring and successful KTP projects.
‘Life-changing’ research collaborations were celebrated on Thursday 20 October at the University of Exeter’s inaugural Knowledge Exchange Awards.
Experts at the University of Exeter, Instituto Vero and Mozilla are working to discover how YouTube is influencing the Brazilian federal elections – and how the social media platform potentially contributes to a disinformation media ecosystem.
A group of researchers pitched their innovation ideas to a panel of industry experts, as part the University of Exeter’s latest Entrepreneurial Researcher Programme (ERP) cohort.
Innovation, Impact and Business’s Commercialisation Team, together with SETsquared Exeter and Student Startups, have created The Exeter Entrepreneur, a new 'one-stop-shop' handbook offering tools and guidance to students, researchers, staff, and businesses interested and involved in entrepreneurship.
Researchers and industry experts from the CREWW partnership came together to create research solutions to some of the most pressing business problems facing the water industry.
Two University of Exeter experts have been working with England Athletics to evaluate and improve their highly successful Youth Talent Programme.
In early 2022, Professor Caprotti and Dr Bobbins collaborated with the 'Low‐Income Energy Services unit' within the City of Cape Town Sustainable Energy Markets Department.
Utilising funding from Research England Policy Support Fund, Professor Pascale Aebischer and Professor Victoria Tischler set out to bring research regarding the pandemic to a wider audience and impact policy at a government level.
Since 2020, Dr Sarah Bell of Sensing Nature and the University of Exeter has been working with Westonbirt, the National Arboretum and Andy Shipley of Natural Inclusion, to develop sensory walks on site at Westonbirt Arboretum, led by visually impaired volunteer guides, as part of...
'Fragile with Attitude’ was an art exhibition held in the Great Oak Hall at Westonbirt Arboretum from 21st – 25th April 2022.
A network of European universities and city authorities came together in Exeter earlier this month, to discuss how cities and universities can work together to support arts and culture in their local areas.
Experts from the University of Exeter have worked on pioneering project to design digital innovations; helping communities across Africa become more resilient to climate hazards and prevent outbreaks of associated diseases.
The University of Exeter is part of a pivotal new partnership that will help decarbonise the electricity system in Great Britain and accelerate progress towards Net Zero.
The University of Exeter is delighted to welcome a new Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence, Susannah McClintock. During her time with us, Susannah will be working on a new Green Futures Accelerator at the University and will champion diversity in entrepreneurship.
Dr Ben Temperton, Associate Professor of Microbiology at the University of Exeter, has set up the Citizen Phage Library, in collaboration with PhageDirectory and Exeter Science Centre.
An Exeter researcher is among the winners of the British Science Association’s Award Lecture series for his research into online misinformation.
University of Exeter researchers have teamed up with shoemaker Cosyfeet on an EPSRC IAA funded project to develop shoes that support healthy ageing.
In collaboration with Devon and Cornwall Police, a new project explores the effect of police patrolling crime hot spots in Cornwall.
The University of Exeter is a proud sponsor of the South West Tech Analysis Report 2022. Drawing together data and insight from the tech sector, the report reveals challenges, opportunities, and key developments across the ecosystem.
Dreolin Fleischer, a University of Exeter Research Fellow embedded in Devon and Cornwall Police, is a catalyst for evidence-based practice and collaboration.
University of Exeter researchers are working with police forces in England and Wales to better understand and improve the use of digital forensics when detecting crime.
A major new study is tracking the spread of Incel ideology online, to help academics and practitioners better understand the spread of extremist ideologies and aid the development of intervention measures.
Today brings International Women’s Day 2022. To celebrate, Innovation, Impact and Business want to pay tribute to all the exceptional female academics we’ve been privileged to work with from the University of Exeter.
In 2020, the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration for the South West Peninsula (PenARC) piloted the Police Service Modelling Associates (PSMA) Programme.
Engineering experts from the University of Exeter have collaborated with Supacat, to pioneer an optionally crewed version of the All-Terrain Mobility Platform (the ATMP), one of the world’s most popular and versatile off-road military vehicles.
Arca – Italian for ark – is a new research project aimed at accelerating circular skills for Cornwall and Isles of Scilly.
A recent Knowledge Transfer Partnership between the University of Exeter and South West Water has developed a landmark AI tool to improve the efficiency of sewage systems.
New evidence predicts that more than one in three people worldwide will still mainly be using polluting cooking fuels and technologies in 2030, despite being a significant source of disease and environmental destruction.
The University of Exeter and SETsquared Exeter are delighted to announce their new partnership with EPIC (Electronics and Photonics Innovation Centre), which will enable technology businesses to benefit from the unique combination of skills, knowledge and expertise that the partners offer.
Marine-i is a pioneering business support programme between the University of Exeter and five Project Partners that has been designed to foster innovation in the marine technology sector in Cornwall.
The unique partnership, forged ten years ago, focuses on creating initiatives to support and benefit members of the local community.
The Centre for Future Clean Mobility at the University of Exeter stands at the forefront of the road to zero carbon.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Entrepreneurial Researcher Programme or “ERP” is designed to support researchers generate impact by commercialisation in all forms.
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