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We are joining the global celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation Week – an initiative dedicated to acknowledging, recognising, and celebrating the outstanding contributions of postdocs and early career researchers (ECRs) to research, teaching, mentoring, outreach, and much more. The Public Health and Sports Sciences department is immensely proud of our ECRs, whose dedication, innovation, and hard work continue to advance knowledge and make a real impact in their fields. Dr George Pavis Dr Pavis joined the Nutritional Physiology…

Most coral reefs will soon stop growing and may begin to erode – and almost all will do so if global warming hits 2°C, according to a new study in the western Atlantic. An international team, led by scientists from the University of Exeter, assessed 400 reef sites around Florida, Mexico and Bonaire. The study, published in the journal Nature, projects that more than 70% of the region’s reefs will stop growing by 2040 – and over 99%…

The University of Exeter Business School’s Master’s programmes have improved their placing in the QS Business Master’s Rankings 2026. The annual rankings highlight postgraduate programmes with strong links to industry, positive alumni outcomes and excellent return on investment. They assess a range of indicators including diversity, employability and thought leadership. The Business School’s programmes enjoyed success, either improving or maintaining their year-on-year ranking position. Both MSc Marketing and Finance ranked in the top 100 programmes globally, and the online MBA, part…

Researchers specialising in fields related to the workings of the brain are being invited to apply for new starter grants available through an international partnership with City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK). Up to £30,000 is available across an estimated six collaborative projects in brain science, encompassing neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, mathematics and computing. The call for applications was opened at a September event at CityUHK, which showcased the progress of four inaugural Initiator Projects that have been running…

Experts have called for the UK government to overhaul its decarbonisation strategy for small and medium-sized businesses. In a study published in the journal Energy Research and Social Science, they criticise current green initiatives for failing to deliver lasting emissions cuts despite receiving £1.57 billion in support from the European Regional Development Fund from 2014-2022. Interventions have been too focused on short-term quick fixes such as getting SMEs to switch to LED lightbulbs rather than more transformative, practice-orientated…