The university's Streatham campus is all a-flutter with some lovely winged creatures, and you're invited to join Going Wildwards to go out and about with the RSPB to see what we can find.
Jen Avery and Dr Chris Lee will be helping us to spot birds that we normally only catch a glimpse of, telling us about the lives of these flighty characters, and the great work that the RSPB does in Devon.
Contact goingwildwards@gmail.com for more info and to let us know you’re coming.
Going Wildwards is a project offering Exeter residents the chance to join students and...
For the second year running, plants from Otter Nurseries will be entrancing visitors to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
The East Devon plant specialist is supplying all the flowers for the crowd-stopping Robert James trade display garden.
The garden, sited just outside the main flower marquee, is being created around a stunning collection of bronze sculptures and water features based on quintessentially English literary characters.
This year’s display at Chelsea will unveil a new figure, Christopher Robin from the AA Milne Winnie the Pooh books. He will feature...
Ever wondered where the small things go? From May to September, Going Wildwards will be working with Ambios to monitor the population of dormice on the University of Exeter's Streatham campus.
We will be putting tubes up in Taddiforde and Hoopern, and checking them over the year, so it’s a great opportunity if you’d like to try your hand at surveying techniques and learn about ecological consultancy.
Contact goingwildwards@gmail.com for more info and to register to join in.
Going Wildwards is a project offering local residents the opportunity to come together...
All are welcome to attend this open talk by Sir Paul Nurse, President of the Royal Society and Nobel Laureate.
Three of the great ideas of biology are the gene theory; the theory of evolution by natural selection; and the proposal that the cell is the fundamental unit of all life.
When considering the question of 'what is life?' these ideas come together. The special way in which cells reproduce provides the conditions for natural selection to take place, allowing living organisms to evolve.
A fourth idea of biology is that the organisation of chemistry within the...
The world’s top climate change experts are meeting in Exeter this May to present and critically reflect on the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5).
The Transformational Climate Science conference will see world-leading researchers using the IPCC report’s findings to explore the next steps for climate science research.
The report assesses scientific, technical, and socio-economic factors concerning climate change, its potential effects and the options for adaptation and mitigation.
An Exeter School Senior Royal Navy cadet has been awarded the Jack Sadler Award for outstanding contribution to the combined cadet force contingent (CCF).
Cox'n and Deputy Head Girl Tilly Gilbert was presented with the brass trophy of an artillery shell case and an engraved medal during the biennial inspection by Air Commodore Dawn McCafferty, who is Commandant of all Air Cadets in UK.
The trophy is a permanent memorial to former Exeter School pupil and senior cadet Jack Sadler, who was killed in Afghanistan on 4 December 2007, halfway through a six-month tour as a trooper...
Audiences are set to enjoy Olivier Award-winning performances at Exeter's Northcott Theatre this month.
English Touring Opera (ETO) was recognised for Outstanding Achievement in Opera for its productions of Paul Bunyan and King Priam which take to the stage on Friday 16 and Saturday 17 May respectively.
It is the first time the company has ever won the prestigious prize and it was up against world-famous nominees – Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Flórez for their performances in La Donna Del Lago at the Royal Opera House, and Placido Domingo for his performance in Nabucco,...
A Devon community project has won this year’s Prince of Wales Award for its work in tackling isolation, loneliness and ill health in rural communities.
The Community Support Group, based in the village of Newton St Cyres near Crediton and sees volunteers offered assistance to local people as part of the Neighbourhood Health Watch Scheme. The project, part of the Neighbourhood Health Watch Scheme, is the first community health project to win the accolade which is normally awarded to local services or the environment. The award, which will be presented at the Devon County Show (May...
Do you have a burning question about climate science?
The University of Exeter will be letting their researchers take over the @UofE_Research Twitter account on Thursday 8 May between 11.30 – 12.30.
Professors Neil Adger, Mat Collins, Peter Cox, Richard Betts, and Dr Saffron O'Neill will be on hand to answer your questions on the latest developments in climate science.
Each of their participants has contributed to the recently published Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report.
Birdsong, the world famous novel by Sebastian Faulks, will be brought to life on stage at Exeter Northcott Theatre.
The show opens tonight (6 May) and runs until saturday 10 May.
In pre-war France, a young Englishman, Stephen Wraysford, embarks on a passionate and dangerous affair with the beautiful Isabelle Azaire that turns their worlds upside down.
As the war breaks out, Stephen must lead his men through the carnage of the Battle of the Somme and through the sprawling tunnels that lie deep underground. Faced with the unprecedented horror of the war, Stephen...
