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The University of Exeter has received a £2 million gift from The Wolfson Foundation to support the establishment of a new Living Systems Institute, which will pioneer a new approach to treating the world’s most serious diseases.

The gift is the largest award made by The Wolfson Foundation in 2014 and constitutes the latest milestone in a long history of key contributions from the charity towards the advancement of science at Exeter.

The Living Systems Institute will bring together 200 cell and molecular biologists, mathematicians, physicists, biomedical scientists and...

This March sees Rock Solid Race returning to Escot Park for the third time – bringing with it more obstacles, more races and more days to do it in (the event will be running on both days this year).

Founder and owner Ashley Jardine is thrilled with the reaction to the event. Having left a safe career as an Optician just three years ago, he took a big gamble on carving out a new career in Obstacle Racing. It looks like it has paid off.

“Just three years ago, Escot Park was our very first event and since then we have become known as being one of the best races around.”...

New Leading Women UK Champions for Exeter in 2015 will be unveiled this week at a networking meeting at the city’s Oddfellow’s restaurant.

Tania West, Director of Kairos Leadership Development and Ashley Petrons, Director of Make it Marketing will be sharing the responsibility for the city’s all-female business networking group, taking over from city businesswoman Celia Delaney.

They will be joined on the evening by guest speaker Steve Fitzgerald from Thomas Westcott. Steven will be explaining tax credits and answering questions so that you start the year off on the right...

Grants up to £100k available for urgent roof repairs to places of worship of all faiths and denominations – application deadline 30th January 2015 Congregations across the South West England’s responsible for looking after listed places of worship can now apply to a new £15million fund to address urgent roof repairs to ensure their historic buildings are weathertight, safe and open for use. The grants are available through the government-funded Listed Places of Worship: Roof Repair Fund. Organisations, trusts and congregations of all faiths and denominations can apply for a grant from £10,...