Researchers from the University of Exeter are involved in a major European £13.3 million funding initiative which aims to unpick the biological reasons underlying social withdrawal.
Withdrawing from family and friends is a common symptom of Schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease and Major Depressive Disease, and discovering the cause could pave the way for new drug treatments.
Professor Jonathan Mill, Professor of Epigenetics and his team at the University of Exeter Medical School, are part of the PRISM project (Psychiatric Ratings using Intermediate Stratified Markers), a...
Illuminating fishing nets is a cost-effective means of dramatically reducing the number of sea turtles getting caught and dying unnecessarily, conservation biologists at the University of Exeter have found.
Dr Jeffrey Mangel, a Darwin Initiative research fellow based in Peru, and Professor Brendan Godley, from the Centre for Ecology and Conservation at the University’s Penryn Campus, were part of a team of researchers who found that attaching green battery powered light-emitting diodes (LED) to gillnets used by a small-scale fishery reduced the number of green turtle deaths by 64...
The South West is playing its part in the recruitment of volunteers to dementia research studies.
One year on from the launch of a groundbreaking service called Join Dementia Research almost 16,000 people nationally have signed up to this initiative which encourages people to register their interest in taking part in clinical research into this condition.
In the South West 1,110 volunteers have registered with Join Dementia Research service which provides a valuable resource for researchers in their search for potential dementia research studies.
An astronomer from the University of Exeter has had the sharpest ever view of a dusty disc around an aging star 4,000 light years away which could signal a new generation of planets.
Using an intensely powerful telescopic system at an observatory in Chile Dr Jacques Kluska, an associate research fellow in the department of Physics and Astronomy, and fellow scientists on a pan-European team, were able to get the clearest view so far of the star and compare discs around young and old stars for the first time.
They found that the discs looked surprisingly similar and now...
A pioneering new strategic research centre, that will aid health professionals to design bespoke physical activity and exercise plans to improve the everyday lives of young people with cystic fibrosis, has been launched.
The ground-breaking research centre, which comprises an international team of experts led by the University of Exeterm was announced on Saturday, March 5. It will be led by Professor Craig Williams in conjunction with Dr Alan Barker, both from Exeter’s Sport and Health Sciences department.
The project will also involve collaborators from the University of...
Research published today highlights the unlocked potential of the South West economy. It claims that the Gross Value Added (GVA) in the region could be increased by up to £50 billion by 2025 if GVA per worker in the South West matched the G7 average (excluding the UK itself). Highlighting the continued challenge over productivity, the study also reveals that the South West economic value per workforce job is £6,000 below the UK average of £47k per work force job. Currently London tops the chart of UK regional GVA figures, outstripping the South West by over £20,000 per work force job. The...
Researchers from the University of Exeter are leading a pioneering international research project to deliver new guidance for governments to safeguard long-term provision of crucial natural resources.
Experts from Exeter’s Centre for Water Systems and Energy Policy Group are collaborating on the key research project, which aims to investigate how policy makers can develop strategies to meet the challenges that climate change could have on water, food and energy provision.
The team have been awarded a substantial grant worth €700k by the European Commission for the H2020...
Hannah Bolt, 25, a PhD student at Durham University, hailing from Exeter, is attending Parliament to present her chemistry research to a range of politicians and a panel of expert judges, as part of SET for Britain on Monday 7 March.
Hannah’s poster on the development of new treatments for cutaneous Leishmaniasis will be judged against dozens of other scientists’ research in the only national competition of its kind.
Hannah was shortlisted from hundreds of applicants to appear in Parliament.
On presenting her research in Parliament, she said, “I entered SET for...
We are looking for local members of the public and students , aged between 18-35 , to take part in a social psychology field-study about contact with older people in everyday settings and situations. When we speak of older people, we mean people that are approaching retirement age, or are already retired. We are interested in every kind of contact, even if it is very brief. Even if you believe to have very little or no contact with older people, we would still like you to consider participating.
What's involved? You will be randomly assigned to...
The University of Exeter has received a slice of £23.2 million in Government funding for cutting-edge medical research to ensure academics can work with industry to ensure their research transforms medical care.
Science Minister Jo Johnson has today announced further financial support from the Medical Research Council for innovative work, which will help thousands of patients.
Exeter is one of 26 universities around the UK to receive a share of the funding, and has been given £425,000 in total.
It will ensure experts at the University of Exeter Medical School and...
