Monthly Archives: October 2025

Research Quality powers Exeter rise in global league table

The quality of research conducted by the University of Exeter has helped to consolidate its position among the best in the world in the latest global league table. The University climbed two places in the 2026 THE World University Rankings to 170th out of almost 2,200 assessed internationally, inside the top eight per cent. Among the drivers for this improvement was in Research Quality, in which the University was ranked 52nd. It also scored highly for International Outlook…

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Sir Sajid Javid to lead Exeter’s largest ever fundraising campaign

The University of Exeter is delighted to announce alumnus the Rt Hon Sir Sajid Javid as chair of its new fundraising campaign, which will launch in 2026. Sir Sajid (Economics and Politics, 1991, Hon LLD 2025) will lead Exeter’s ambition to secure £150 million in philanthropic donations, and secure 150,000 volunteering hours by the end of the decade, in support of the University’s ‘2030 Strategy’ to create a Greener, Healthier and Fairer future. Full details of the campaign…

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Is the US trying to topple Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro? | TV Shows

A United States military build-up and strikes on boats near Venezuela.President Donald Trump says he’s targeting drug gangs – without presenting evidence.Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he’ll stand up to Washington, with his country now on high alert.So, what’s next?Presenter: Nick ClarkGuests:Elias Ferrer – Founder of Orinoco Research, a consulting company in CaracasPaola Bautista de Aleman – Politician, member of the Venezuelan opposition in exileTemir Porras– Managing Director at Global Sovereign AdvisoryPublished On 8 Oct 20258 Oct 2025Click…

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Woman found on Devon road died from chest injuries, inquest hears

A woman who was found dead on a road outside a property died from chest and abdominal injuries, an inquest has heard.Aimee Pike, 22, died on the A379 Embankment Road at New Bridge, Kingsbridge, Devon, in the early hours of 23 April 2025, the inquest in Exeter heard.Rowan Sutton, 30, of West Charleton Court, Kingsbridge, denied her murder and is due to stand trial next summer at Plymouth Crown Court.Coroner Deborah Archer said Ms Pike's cause of death…

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Reflections from Gaza as Israel’s war enters its third year | Gaza

NewsFeedAl Jazeera’s Maram Humaid remembers the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza and describes the ‘total exhaustion’ she feels as a reporter covering the suffering of Palestinians every day.Published On 8 Oct 20258 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link

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The 5.6.7.8’s feat. Miss Ludella Black: Beat Girls

The 5.6.7.8’s feat. Miss Ludella Black: Beat Girls

The 5.6.7.8’s feat. Miss Ludella Black: Beat Girls (Spinout Nuggets) 7″ | DL Out now The 5.6.7.8’s recruit Miss Ludella Black for a quartet of cracking cover versions. Girls from the garage to inspire the next generation. There are moments when the jigsaw pieces fall into place and reveal something that maybe always should have been. This, ladies and gentlemen of the garage persuasion, is one such time. After having already joined The 5.6.7.8’s on stage at various…

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Researchers discover of a new type of diabetes in babies

Advanced DNA sequencing technologies and a new model of stem cell research has enabled an international team to discover a new type of diabetes in babies. The University of Exeter Medical School worked with Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) in Belgium and other partners to establish that mutations in the TMEM167A gene are responsible for a rare form of neonatal diabetes. Some babies develop diabetes before the age of six months. In over 85 per cent of cases this is due genetic…

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Cranbrook to get £3m community centre for families to ‘thrive’

A new town in Devon will receive £3m to create a community space with facilities for families and young people.Devon County Council's cabinet has agreed to allocate the money from housing developer contributions for the project in Cranbrook, near Exeter.The new facility will provide health services for young people "who are at risk of poor outcomes" as part of a larger leisure centre scheme that is being worked on.The council said Cranbrook had a much younger population than…

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Discussions open over £7m libraries budget for Devon

Discussions open over £7m libraries budget for Devon

Miles DavisDevon political reporterLibraries UnlimitedAlex Kittow, of Libraries Unlimited, said people were using libraries differently nowLibraries are now "community hubs" rather than just places to borrow books, according to the boss of the library service in Devon.Libraries Unlimited chief executive Alex Kittow has welcomed the prospect of a consultation on the future of the county's libraries and urged the public to have their say.It comes as Devon County Council looks at ways of reducing its annual payment of…

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Is Tom Daley going to win Celebrity Traitors?

Is Tom Daley going to win Celebrity Traitors?

Available for over a yearDevon's Tom Daley is one of the celebrities in the Traitors castle on BBC1. Caroline Densley asked Tom's friend and fellow diver Tonia Couch if she knew he was in the lineup and if he was going to win. Picture credit:BBC/Studio Lambert/Cody BurridgeProgramme WebsiteShow less Source link

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Spectacular sight for harvest supermoon hunters in South West

Sky-watcher Jason Way captured this amazing shot of a supermoon above Dartmoor's Haytor Rocks on Tuesday night, among many other images of the phenonomen taken in Cornwall.A supermoon appears brighter and larger than other full moons in the evening sky and occurs when the moon is at its closest point to the Earth.The term was first coined in 1979 by astrologer Richard Nolle and this occurrence was the first since November 2024.This supermoon is known by different names…

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