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University of Exeter Business School’s One Planet MBA is UK’s best for sustainability

The University of Exeter Business School has for the third-year running been named top UK business school for integrating sustainability and ESG themes into its MBA programme. Exeter’s One Planet MBA programme, formerly known as The Exeter MBA, retained its…

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Shouting at seagulls could stop them stealing your food

Shouting at seagulls makes them more likely to leave your food alone, research shows. University of Exeter researchers put a closed Tupperware box of chips on the ground to pique herring gulls’ interest. Once a gull approached, they played either…

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Exeter to help UK school pupils learn about LGBT+ scientists 

University of Exeter experts have produced free educational resources championing the achievements of LGBT+ individuals working in maths and science for secondary schools and museums across the UK. The educational resources, which include posters, postcards, videos and class activities, have…

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Polar climate change could amplify global health risks, study warns

Climate change in Earth’s polar regions is emerging as an under-recognised driver of global health risks, with consequences reaching far beyond the Arctic and Antarctic, researchers argue. A study by an international team of scientists led by Professor Gail Whiteman…

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Cities have unique opportunity to curb emissions as clean technologies become cheaper

Cities can drastically curb emissions as clean technologies become cheaper, according to a new report from C40 Cities, Arup and Green Futures Solutions. Launched as the C40 World Mayors Summit takes place in Rio de Janeiro (3-5 November 2025), the “Accelerating Urban…

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University of Exeter Business School secures UK top 10 place in QS International Trade Rankings 2026

The University of Exeter Business School was seventh in the UK in the latest QS ranking for international trade programmes. The MSc International Business programme ranked third in the UK for ‘trade programme content’ in the QS International Trade Rankings…

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More collaboration needed to prepare UK economy for future challenges, leaders urge

Cross-sector collaboration can prepare the UK economy for future challenges, according to a new report. The ‘Creating a Future Ready Economy’ report, published by Business in the Community (BITC) in collaboration with Royal London and with analysis by University of…

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Firms sensitive to rising temperatures deliver lower stock returns

Companies that are more sensitive to temperature changes are consistently overvalued and deliver lower-than-expected returns. Global temperature rises as a result of climate change impact firms differently, with sectors such as agriculture and energy directly exposed to physical climate risks,…

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Major new study discovers diet and migratory behaviour shape neophobia

The largest-ever study on neophobia, or fear of novelty, has discovered the key reasons why some bird species are more fearful of new things than others. Published in the journal PLOS Biology, the global multi-species study was led by the…

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Nelson Mandela’s bodyguard set to give inspirational talk at Exeter  

Students will this week receive a first-hand account of the leadership of Nelson Mandela during the visit to Exeter of his former bodyguard.   Chris Lubbe was Mandela’s bodyguard for nine years and witnessed how his unique leadership style was so instrumental in…