University of Exeter

Researchers responsible for powerful University of Exeter studies showing discrimination in the French maternity system and the lack of BAME volunteers in UK charities have been honoured for their work.Millie Urquart and Mathys Reiss have…

A team of researchers has received funding to carry out a study investigating whether an anti-viral medication commonly used to treat people with acute COVID-19, could support the management of people living with long COVID.The…

There is a concern that people playing contact sports leading to head impacts could be at an increased risk of neurodegenerative disease and dementia.While there are many protocols around concussion in sport, new findings from the Exeter…

“Flagship” individual animals like Cecil the lion or Freya the walrus can boost conservation, new research suggests. Much-loved species like pandas and polar bears are widely used in conservation campaigns. However, a new study argues…

The powerful stories of three inspiring women who were forced to live in exile in the UK and the USA during the dictatorship of Spain’s General Franco have reached thousands of people within just days of their unveiling as part of a major…

A new app launched today reveals the stark impact of global carbon emissions on rapidly melting Arctic sea ice.Climate science indicates that the loss of Arctic sea ice worsens global heating, making extreme weather events such as the…

Future therapies to help people live healthy lives for longer could be developed from drugs that release tiny amounts of the gas hydrogen sulfide (H2S), new research has indicated.A study from the University of Exeter, funded by the US…

A new Policy Research Unit (PRU) at the University of Exeter specialising in dementia and neurodegeneration will begin work in January 2024 after receiving funding. The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded…

Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity, has funded three researchers from the University of Exeter to carry out projects aimed at finding new treatments, boosting early diagnosis, and understanding the…

The education of care-experienced children should be redefined to include a much broader range of activities to better support their development and success, a new study says.Those who have been looked after perceive education in a much…