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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?
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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.
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.
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.
Professor Lee Elliot Major OBE, the UK's first professor of social mobility, shares his advice on communicating research and connecting with communities.
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.
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.
A new project between CIBSE and University of Exeter will help ensure future buildings are energy efficient and well-adapted to climate change.
A project between University of Exeter and The Space has developed a framework to help measure the true impacts of digital cultural content.
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 team of world leaders in molecular and cellular biology have pioneered new anti-ageing technology through the University of Exeter spin-out company, SENISCA.
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 recent report from the University of Exeter and the Mozilla Foundation has investigated the potentially harmful effects of videos suggested to people on YouTube.
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.
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.
Chris Morris, Professor of Child Health Research and leader of the Peninsula Childhood Disability Research Unit (PenCRU), has been working with parent carers from the Family Faculty for the ESRC-IAA funded project, Healthy Parent Carers.
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.
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.
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's Policy Support Fund, Dr David Monciardini and Dr Tiago de Melo Cartaxo aimed to develop a substantial policy framework that policymakers could use as a reference point for the development of a Cornwall Food Policy Pact and become of further...
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...
The new Centre will focus on improving the use of data for Artificial Intelligence applications.
'Fragile with Attitude’ was an art exhibition held in the Great Oak Hall at Westonbirt Arboretum from 21st – 25th April 2022.
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.
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.
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.
Dreolin Fleischer, a University of Exeter Research Fellow embedded in Devon and Cornwall Police, is a catalyst for evidence-based practice and collaboration.
In 2020, the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration for the South West Peninsula (PenARC) piloted the Police Service Modelling Associates (PSMA) Programme.
Professor Huw Williams recently worked with Devon & Cornwall Police to implement techniques for screening and managing offenders with Traumatic Brain Injury, enabling a better delivery of services for the force.
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.
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.
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 Centre for Future Clean Mobility at the University of Exeter stands at the forefront of the road to zero carbon.
Healthcare professionals will be trained to deliver an award-winning programme, led by the University of Exeter, which supports people with heart failure to undergo cardiac rehabilitation in their own homes, thanks to funding from NHS England.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
The University of Exeter is working with QinetiQ in an EPSRC funded Prosperity Partnership looking at new ways of controlling electromagnetic and acoustic radiation using metamaterials and other systems.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
For 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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