Earth Rover Program launches globally on World Soil Day
The Earth Rover Program launches globally today (World Soil Day), unveiling “soilsmology”, which promises greatly to improve our understanding and use of one of the world’s most crucial resources – soil. By using the well-established methods of seismology in novel…
Penguins ‘starved to death en masse’ as food supply collapsed
Penguins living off the coast of South Africa have likely starved to death en masse during their moulting season as a result of collapsing food supplies. In fact, on two of the most important breeding colonies of the African penguin…
Distance from natural habitat doesn’t reduce pollination in tropical smallholder farms
Being close to a natural habitat such as a forest doesn’t necessarily make farmland more attractive to pollinators, a new study shows. It is commonly thought that when farmland is close to a natural habitat it is more likely…
Academics welcome parliamentary debate into national acquired brain injury action plan
Exeter researchers working to highlight the hidden costs of acquired brain injuries – both to individuals and the economy – have welcomed a debate on the issue in the Houses of Parliament. Held at Westminster Hall today (December 4), the…
University deepens its commitments to responsible research assessment
The University of Exeter has joined a global movement aimed at transforming the way research is evaluated, making it fairer and more inclusive. The University has signed the Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment, a commitment by hundreds of organisations worldwide…
University of Exeter to lead national modern languages campaign in the region
A new campaign tackling the decline in the number of young people learning modern languages at A-level is being launched in the South West. Languages For All establishes a network of state schools in Cornwall and Devon working together to…
Exeter helps lawyer and father of two beat cycling greats in his 40s
Raising a family and working as a lawyer would keep most people busy enough, but not for one amateur cyclist who at the age of 41 is making a big name for himself in the sport – with support from…
University of Exeter researcher instrumental to new civil service AI training programme
An Exeter academic expert has co-created an innovative AI training programme to upskill analysts in the Cabinet Office. The Cabinet Office’s Government Social Research (GSR) AI Accelerator Programme is designed to equip civil service social researchers with the skills to…
Predicting who will develop type 1 diabetes easier and cheaper thanks to new calculator
Predicting who will develop type 1 diabetes is now cheaper and more accessible, thanks to a new tool based on research conducted at the University of Exeter which could one day help determine who to target with recently approved drugs…
Graduate wins national award for innovation to detect water contamination
An innovation designed by a University of Exeter graduate to detect contaminated water and save lives has won a prestigious national award. The FluoroGlow device is designed to detect Cryptosporidium in water – a parasite that can cause severe…