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A University of Exeter Renewable Energy doctoral student focusing on wave energy has claimed first prize and £1200 at an international conference.

Anthony Gray, who is due to complete his EngD in Engineering with the Industrial Doctorate Centre in Offshore Renewable Energy (IDCORE) in which Exeter is a key partner, impressed the judges at the International Conference on Ocean Energy in Edinburgh with his poster on the operations and maintenance (O&M) of wave energy devices.

IDCORE is a partnership of the Universities of Edinburgh, Strathclyde and Exeter, the Scottish...

Traditionally known as Ladies Do Latte, new network owners, Christelle Johnstone and Ashley Petrons, unveiled the new brand on Tuesday 17 May at Café Rouge. The occasion was the official launch of the new Ladies Do Exeter network, which also has branches in South and East Devon.

The Ladies Do network, set up in 2010 by image consultant, Jo Smallbones, attracts a broad range of professional women, who span from full time employed to small business owners.

Owner, Ashley Petrons said “we were thrilled that choosing a location in the middle of Exeter city centre brought forward...

Exercise is associated with a longer life in patients with heart failure, according to research by the University of Exeter Medical School.

The findings are presented today at Heart Failure 2016 and the 3rd World Congress on Acute Heart Failure. This research included data from more than 4000 patients, and showed that patients who exercised had lower risk of mortality regardless of heart failure severity, age, and gender, compared with similar patients who did not exercise.

Principal investigator Professor Rod Taylor, chair of health services research and director of the...

More money is available to help victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation in Devon and Cornwall. Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez is inviting bids from local organisations for a share of £140,000 funding provided to her by the Ministry of Justice. Ms Hernandez wants to ensure that every child who suffers sexual abuse is given the right support by well trained professionals when they need it and for as long as they need it. “Although there is a great deal of excellent work going on, this will allow specialist service providers to offer more targeted support for victims.”...