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· In young children with type 1 diabetes, nearly all insulin-producing cells are destroyed before they can mature, helping explain why the condition is more aggressive and harder to manage in early childhood · Major breakthrough could redefine how type 1 diabetes is understood and treated, refocusing research and offering new ways to stop the condition before it starts Scientists have made a major breakthrough in understanding why type 1 diabetes is more aggressive in young children, offering…

Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels are projected to rise by 1.1% in 2025 – reaching a record high, according to new research by the Global Carbon Project. The 2025 Global Carbon Budget projects 38.1 billion tonnes of fossil carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions this year. Decarbonisation of energy systems is progressing in many countries – but this is not enough to offset the growth in global energy demand. With projected emissions from land-use change (such as deforestation) down…

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 position of 10th in the world as well as number one in the UK in this year’s Corporate Knights Better World MBA rankings. The 2025 ranking assessed 179 MBA programmes spanning 12 countries, drawn from leading global MBA listings such as…

Critical defence challenges mean the Government must invest in people so that they can develop the skills and knowledge to secure essential infrastructure from cyberattacks and sabotage, experts have warned. Critical national infrastructure is now at the frontline of a constant barrage of attempted cyberattacks and sabotage, blurring the lines of where the country’s defence ends and begins. The complex interweaving of contemporary networks and energy supplies means that a wide array of sites and systems could be…

Experts in “tipping points” have set three challenges for world leaders meeting at the COP30 climate summit. An international team of 160 researchers recently published the Global Tipping Points Report, which said the world faces a “new reality” due to escalating threats from Earth system tipping points. But positive tipping points are already driving rapid change towards zero emissions – and smart choices at COP30 can accelerate this vital progress. In a policy brief for COP30 and beyond,…

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 been produced in collaboration with the LGBT+ education charity Schools OUT for UK LGBT+ History Month in February 2026.  Schools OUT has been working for more than 50 years to combat prejudice and ‘usualise’ LGBT+ people, aiming through education…

Research by the University of Exeter into the prostate cancer drug abiraterone has played a key role in the drug getting official recommendation, which could help thousands of people in the UK and save the NHS millions of pounds. The Peninsula Technology Assessment Group (PenTAG) is a university-based research group at Exeter contracted to produce high-quality systematic reviews and economic analyses of health technologies for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), among others. NICE commissioned…