Pupils at an Exeter school have engaged with some of the world’s most renowned climate scientists at a special day-long workshop. Year six children from St Sidwell’s Church of England Primary and Nursery School were guests of the University of Exeter, where they quizzed environmental scientists about climate change. They also worked with international cardboard theatre company Hamishibi to create their own stories around the planet’s health before proudly presenting them to staff and classmates.The event was organised by the University’s School of Education and the Schools Across the Ocean (SATO) programme, which is funded by the British Council and brings together schools in a twinning arrangement to learn collaboratively about the climate. “We were thrilled to welcome the children from St Sidwells, for what proved to be an exceptionally stimulating and fascinating day,” said Anita Wood, Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, and Programme Lead for SATO. “They were really open in the questions they…

A landscape archaeologist renowned for his expertise on Roman and medieval-era Britain has been presented with one of the British Academy’s highest honours. Professor Stephen Rippon has been awarded this year’s British Academy Medal for Landscape Archaeology in recognition of the longstanding contribution he has made to his field. Professor Rippon received his medal alongside eight other distinguished scholars at the Academy’s London headquarters on Thursday night (16th October). He is just the 11th recipient of the medal since its establishment in 2007 by Professor John Coles. “I am greatly honoured to have received this award,” says Professor Rippon, of the Department of Archaeology and History. “As the world we live in faces ever-increasing challenges from the likes of climate change, agricultural policy, and the need for new housing, I firmly believe that we cannot manage what we do not understand, and that archaeology and history must play a central role in informing future landscape policy. “My…