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A pivotal new report has delivered a long-term vision for how engineering research will help to tackle some of the world’s key challenges.The new report, called Tomorrow’s Engineering Research Challenges (TERC), was produced following…

This is because the UN Charter requires countries to establish that they have been a victim of an armed attack before they may respond militarily in self-defence. This cardinal rule of international law plays an essential role in the…

A team led by the University of Exeter captured migrating insects as they flew through a mountain pass, and sequenced active genes to identify which determine migratory behaviour.This genetic information was then compared to that of…

Teachers, researchers and British Sign Language interpreters have joined forces for a major new research network which will seek to understand why Deaf pupils are more likely to underperform at school.Educators and academics hope their…

The University of Exeter’s innovative suite of degree apprenticeship programmes have been praised for addressing the needs of key regional and national skills industries, in its first Ofsted report.Apprenticeships at the University have…

The University of Exeter recently hosted the annual conference of the Partnership for Research In Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE), from July 6-7. The prominent event was co-sponsored by Marine-i which is designed to help the marine…

The SeaCURE pilot plant will be built at the SEA LIFE centre in Weymouth, thanks to a £3 million grant from the UK government's Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) through its Net Zero Innovation Portfolio as…

Scientists studied the behaviour of mute and whooper swans, to see how they used their time and energy.Watching four key behaviours – aggression, foraging, maintenance (preening, cleaning and oiling feathers) and resting – they found a…

The study, published in The World Bank Research Observer, looked at the performances of 40,000 businesses in 49 countries between April and September 2020 using interviews and analysis from the World Bank’s Business Pulse Survey and…

Some juror decisions are influenced by perceptions of the prevalence of crimes which can be incorrect or biased, a new study shows.The research shows people hold diverse views about how often legally relevant events including sexual…