As National Adoption week kicks off (12th- 17th October), local adoption agency and charity, Families for Children, is turning its attention to finding loving, adoptive families for those children who wait the longest.
Last month saw the launch of the National Adoption Campaign, #YouCanAdopt, which aims to bust some of the myths around those who are eligible to adopt. Families for Children are going one step beyond that to highlight the need for adopters to consider adopting children who wait the longest for families. This includes sibling groups, children over 5 years old,...
The University of Exeter, working with Petroc College and the Association of Colleges and supported by City and Guilds, have produced an online tool for forecasting the spread of Covid-19 in colleges and helping to keep buildings open for as many students as possible.
While still in its beta edition, after a successful trial period with several colleges, the app is now available to every further education setting in the country. It allows colleges to input their setting’s data under different control systems, including class-based bubbles, larger year group bubbles and attendance...
A series of overnight closures are due to get underway at Rydon Lane and Countess Wear roundabout from Monday (12 October).
Work is due to start on the installation of a pedestrian crossing on Rydon Lane on Monday evening, with the road closed from 8pm until 6am weeknights until Monday 26 October.
The three remaining arms of the roundabout will remain open while this work is carried out. The roundabout and Rydon Lane will be fully open during the daytime and at weekends.
From Tuesday 27 October until Tuesday 17 November, all four arms of Countess Wear roundabout...
A further endorsement to the rapid growth of Re-flow field management software, has come in the form of backing from a new investment company, Haatch, who finished off the latest investment round and launched a new phase in Re-flow’s software development. The additional funding will further support Re-flow as we establish our software as the market leader in highways, construction and civil engineering workflow management.
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Based in Exeter, Devon, Re-flow provides a site to office digital transformation solution that means the entire workflow of...
Exeter-based performer Riaz Ahmad will join nine musicians and artists from across the globe for a virtual music festival that will raise money to support Creative Action Institute’s work to advance gender equality and build a more sustainable planet.
Riaz will be performing a set as part of Raising Spirits, Creative Action Institute’s online event taking place October 24th at 4:00 pm EST. He is joining performers from Bristol, Boston (United States), New York City, Cincinnati, Seattle, Kenya, and Cameroon, in this one-night-only event.
A fascinating and thought-provoking new collaboration will seek to uncover the complex ecology and cultures that surround the art of cider making.
Arts and Culture University of Exeter and the Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery (RAMM) have teamed up to launch a joint Arts Commission 2020-21 led by internationally-renowned artist, Simon Pope.
The project - called Here’s to Thee after the opening line of the traditional apple wassail – will see Pope collaborate with a team of creative practitioners, curators from RAMM and University of Exeter academics to explore...
Guide Dogs has seen a surge in applications by the members of the public looking to rehome withdrawn and retired guide dogs from the charity – and urges people to think carefully about training.
The trend follows the exploding interest in dog ownership seen during the Covid-19 pandemic, with rescue centres and puppy breeders reporting considerably higher demand.
In 2019 the charity, which has a training site in Exeter, saw an average of 355 applications every month to join its rehoming waiting list from across the UK. This increased significantly to 830 applications per...
PEOPLE in Exeter will be able to join an international response to the climate crisis when TEDxExeter Countdown launches on Tuesday, October 13.
The year-long initiative kicks off with a virtual event featuring talks from leading thinkers and doers in the campaign for climate action, who will share examples of the progress communities around the world are making towards a zero-emission future. Places are free and can be booked via tedxexeter.com/tedxexeter-countdown .
Exeter’s independently organised programme of events will be part of TED Countdown, a global initiative...
£1.2 million in government funding will help researchers develop an innovative online programme to improve and personalise care for people with dementia in care homes, which were hard-hit by the COVID-19 crisis.
Many of the 400,000 people living in care homes in the UK have dementia, mental health or neuropsychiatric symptoms, and a number of physical illnesses. They are at particularly high risk of developing severe COVID-19, and providing support is challenging for care staff who are facing a difficult, distressing and isolated work environment.
