University of Exeter

A team of international scientists, including Professor Tim Quine from the University of Exeter, has studied the effect that temperature has on the amount of carbon gained by and released from soils due to soil erosion. This pioneering…

Due to rapid warming, Arctic sea-ice is retreating – potentially opening new waters to shipping, fishing and other human activities.A new partnership between the 90 North Foundation, led by explorer Pen Hadow, and the University of Exeter…

Using a combination of age-appropriate methods, including a unique set of playing cards, researchers have drawn out their thoughts on topics including how the legal parents of a child born through surrogacy should be decided, whether…

Families and members of the public can drop in to meet researchers at a free two-day pop-up exhibition aimed at raising awareness of the health threat of antimicrobial resistance.This fun, hands-on event aims to engage children and their…

The study found that each living son cut a mother’s annual likelihood of successful breeding (a calf surviving to one year old) by about half.And this effect continued as sons grew older – suggesting sons are a lifelong burden on their…

The University of Exeter PhD Scholarships for Black British Researchers will cover full fees, stipend, training grant and a short internship or placement for successful candidates in subjects across the academic spectrum.The scholarship…

The Spinout from University of Exeter, Build Solar limited has been awarded a project worth of more than £300,000 funding through the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP), from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy…

The research suggests figures such as tech mogul Elon Musk,a self-proclaimed “free-speech absolutist”, are out of step with how the public resolves moral dilemmas regarding misinformation on social media. The findings show people largely…

Out of more than 22,000 professors at UK universities, only 41 are Black women. The programme, which launched in 2022, aims to propel equity of opportunity for Black women academics, researchers and PhD students and to deliver a step…

Paula Russ, from Dorchester in Dorset. was last night awarded the first Laura Acton Prize, from the University of Exeter. The award has been set up to commemorate Laura, who died of an asthma attack in the midst of her studies. The…