In the last 12 months alone, businesses being incubated by a partnership of five UK universities have raised some £30m in investment.
The figures have been unveiled by SETsquared , a collaboration between the universities of Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey. The organisation partners in enterprise activities and collectively supports the growth and success of new business opportunities through its five incubation centres.
SETsquared’s Partnership Director, Graham Harrison, shared the partnership’s latest success figures with MP David Willetts as he visited...
New research shows that drinking beetroot juice can significantly improve performance in team sports involving bouts of high intensity exercise.
Trials by the University of Exeter Sport and Health Sciences department have found a direct link between the high nitrate content of beetroot and the chemical processes needed to get muscles working at their most efficient during intermittent bursts of activity.
During the tests, sportsmen were either given beetroot juice with a full complement of nitrates, or juice which had had the nitrate removed. Those who had taken the nitrate...
Students from the University of Exeter have plans to set up a fundraising branch on campus for their local lifeboat station. In addition, two other groups from the University already have events planned at the end of March specifically to support the launch and recovery vehicle appeal at Exmouth RNLI.
It is hoped that, with enough support, a branch can be established that will both raise the profile of the RNLI among the University population, as well as raising funds. Community Fundraising Manager for the South West, Frances Warren comments:
Great films and great debates are the basis of ‘Screen Talks’, linking University of Exeter academics and the public through a programme of talks and film screenings at Exeter Picturehouse.
The aim of these special screenings is to prompt audiences to see a chosen film in a new way. Each screening includes a brief introduction to the film, and time for an informal discussion with audiences afterwards in the Picturehouse bar. By introducing a film like Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’ from an expert in Film Studies or exploring Dustin Hoffman’s character in ‘Rain Man’ from a Medical History...
The second annual Xpression FM Charity football match is taking place on Sunday 17 March.
The match is being held on the Rubber crumb at the University of Exeter Sports Park and will feature a team of pundits from the University’s radio station taking on a team of University staff including lecturers and SABBs.
The event will raise money for the Adam Stansfield Foundation, a local charity set up in honour of the former Exeter city striker who tragically died of bowel cancer in 2010.
The foundation aims to promote a healthy lifestyle for children across Devon,...
On Sunday 17th March, University of Exeter radio station Xpression FM will be taking on the University Staff in a battle of skill and determination, and it's all in aid of the Adam Stansfield Foundation.
We're kicking off at 11am on the Rubber Crumb, so please come and join us, DONATE, and also experience:
Cake sale
Raffle
Auction
Chance to take part in a penalty shootout
Featuring lecturers, SABBs and other staff of the University of Exeter, and of course all of your favourite Xpression FM presenters and pundits…...
Combining state-of-the-art modern luxuries with historical, period features, the first phase of a £7 million development of Exeter's landmark former city hospital will open to the public this week (8 March).
The Halford Wing, forming part of the notable, Grade II* Listed Dean Clarke Estate on Southernhay, is currently being converted into Dean Clarke Lofts - 30 of the largest, most exclusive, double-height, student loft apartments in the city, complete with super-fast broadband up to 100MB, unrivalled views over Exeter Cathedral and city, and period features in abundance.
UK scientists are embarking on a four-year study of flamingo behaviour to explore how their relationships could be key to improving breeding success and the overall welfare of captive flocks. The University of Exeter, working with the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) at Slimbridge, will apply knowledge on animal social networks originally developed through research on Trinidadian guppies and more recently through studying dairy cattle herd interactions.
The first stage of the research, led by Dr Darren Croft from Psychology at the University of Exeter’s Animal Behaviour Research...
Celebrating 2012’s success, the City of Exeter has joined forces and mounted an inward investment campaign. ‘Expect success: Invest in Exeter’ brings together key business leaders who are passionate about living, working and running a business in Exeter.
2012 has seen the City’s Museum, University and F.E College all win prestigious UK wide awards, citing them as top of the UK’s offerings. This week, a delegation boarded the First Great Western Exeter St Davids to Paddington, train to unveil the campaign at Paddington Station. The campaign will take place across 10 London...
Innovation is the life-blood of all successful business, large or small. The ability to embrace change, to develop new products, to identify new markets is essential – “standing still is not an option“.
Business owners and leaders in Devon are invited to attend one of two high profile “Business Spark” events. The events are aimed at helping organisations find out how to access the benefits of knowledge and innovation – without jargon and without breaking the bank.
The Exeter Business Spark is being hosted by the Met Office on 28 March with the support of Devon County...
