University of Exeter

A Roman road network that spanned Devon and Cornwall and connected significant settlements with military forts across the two counties as well as wider Britannia has been discovered for the first time.Archaeologists at the University have…

Current efforts to protect and restore native biodiversity is being threatened by difficulties in identifying wild and domestic cats, and categorisation is likely to remain fraught for the foreseeable future, experts have warned.Efforts…

Extreme events in Antarctica such as ocean heatwaves and ice loss will almost certainly become more common and more severe, researchers say.With drastic action now needed to limit global warming to the Paris Agreement target of 1.5°C, the…

Social media helped contribute to the UPND’s impressive victory in the 2021 Zambia elections, new analysis shows.The party’s online messaging resonated more with users compared to their rivals, helping to portray Hakainde Hichilema as an…

Consumers should have more visual information about terms and conditions when making purchases online, experts have said.Making information more accessible and transparent helps improve understanding and memory, a new study…

The University of Exeter has secured three nominations at the 2023 National Enterprise Educators Awards.The University of Exeter is shortlisted alongside the University of Essex and Falmouth University in the ‘Entrepreneurship Catalyst’…

The University of Exeter has today been awarded £1.6m in funding for a new project led by Professor Tamara Galloway, which aims to support the decarbonisation of the fashion and textile industry.A £6 million UK investment announced today…

Existing patrimonial political structures in Ghana and Nigeria are being replicated as campaigning moves to WhatsApp, analysis shows.The empowerment of new actors is being restricted in social media and it is not being used to challenge…

International assessments of corruption can’t properly show the increasingly sophisticated way elite people from rogue states use global networks to manage illicit finances, experts have warned.Lawyers and professional enablers are used…

Bats gather to feast as nocturnal insects fly through mountain passes in the Pyrenees each autumn, new research shows.University of Exeter scientists identified seven bat species and 66 insect species (90% of which were moths) in the Pass…