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6 January 2020
2 minutes to readSocial Innovation with Age UK Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
The 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
2 minutes to readExeter awarded UNESCO City of Literature status
After a successful bid led by Exeter’s Culture Innovation Consultancy team, Exeter has joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.
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20 September 2019
2 minutes to readMachine learning to reduce flooding as a result of sewer blockages
A research project was undertaken between the University of Exeter and DC Welsh Water to develop a machine learning tool that could more accurately predict and identify potential blockages across the sewer network.
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19 September 2019
2 minutes to readRevealing hidden images with Crediton Parish Church
Jacqueline Christmas, director of the Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) group based at the University of Exeter, was part of a project with Crediton Parish Church to reveal imagery using RTI.
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16 September 2019
2 minutes to readResearch-inspired grammar teaching in British schools
Conventional approaches to teaching grammar are being rethought by the University of Exeter’s Centre for Research in Writing. Their innovative research is helping children gain a greater understanding of how language works and how to express themselves with greater craft and creativity.
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4 July 2019
< 1 minute to readHelping identify plagiarism with Seedata
Seedata worked with Innovation, Impact and Business to jointly invest in new software to detect plagiarism.
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19 February 2019
< 1 minute to readHow to create Sustainable Packaging – Reduce, Reuse or Eliminate?
The 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 readQuorn: assessing the benefits of mycoprotein
Sports 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 readProtecting bees and balancing food security
An 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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10 December 2018
4 minutes to readWorking with the Met Office
Exeter is home to a number of globally renowned climate and weather scientists due to the combined intellectual expertise of the Met Office and the University of Exeter. The national weather service and the University have developed a strong partnership, collaborating on climate and weather science since 2003, when the Met Office…
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