An Exeter professor whose research focuses on lung infections caused by environmental mould has been recognised by the award of elected fellowship to a prestigious international leadership group in microbiology.
Elaine Bignell, Professor of Medical Mycology at the University of Exeter, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology.
Professor Bignell was elected to the honorific leadership group and think tank within the American Society for Microbiology after a highly selective, peer-review process. Fellowships are awarded based on records of...
The University of Exeter has today announced a new partnership with international NGO, Jusoor, to welcome Syrian students on funded scholarships through the university’s Green Futures Scholarships.
Jusoor works to improve and support education opportunities for Syrian students. Only 6% of refugees globally are in higher education and only 5% percent of Syrian refugee children are in high school. Jusoor’s Scholarship Program builds bridges between the potential of young Syrians and opportunities for further education.
The University of Exeter and Hospiscare have teamed up once again to recycle Christmas trees and support terminally ill people and their families.
Hospiscare’s vans collected trees from households across Exeter, Exmouth, Honiton, Tiverton, Sidmouth and Ottery St Mary on 13th and 14thJanuary, in exchange for a £10 donation.
Trees were then taken to the University’s Streatham Campus to be chipped by the Grounds Team and the chippings have been used as mulch for the university’s shrub beds.
Laura Robertson, Fundraising Projects Manager at Hospiscare said: “This...
Bringing together three creative practitioners with three academic hosts, this year’s set of extraordinary Creative Fellowships at the University of Exeter see the worlds of law, maritime history and environmental justice collide with multidisciplinary art and poetry.
Developed by the University’s Arts and Culture team in 2018, the fellowships provide a platform upon which renowned creative practitioners can embed themselves into ground-breaking research at the University. Lasting a total of five weeks across the academic year, the scheme encourages mutually beneficial exchange,...
Pupils from across the South West have taken part in a moving academic conference to mark Holocaust Memorial Day at the University of Exeter.
This year marks 78 years since the liberation of the largest Nazi death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, and the end of the Holocaust. The aim of Holocaust Memorial Day is to encourage people to learn about the past, to unite in remembrance of those who were murdered for who they were and stand against prejudice and hatred.
The theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2023 is ‘Ordinary People’ – to highlight the ordinary people who let genocide...
Renowned University of Exeter educational psychologist Dr Andrew Richards has been given a prestigious award for his outstanding contribution to children’s wellbeing.
Dr Richards was awarded the British Psychological Society Division of Educational and Child Psychology’s Award for Distinguished Contribution to Practice during the organisation’s annual conference in Nottingham.
Dr Richards was Programme Director of the Doctorate in Educational, Child and Community Psychology at the University of Exeter for two decades until his retirement in 2022 and is now an Honorary...
A car-sharing platform founded by two Exeter alumni that gives users a more affordable way to travel while reducing their carbon footprint has been announced as one of the winners of an international competition.
The Santander X Global Challenge: Countdown to Zero, which received more than 600 applications from start-ups and scale-ups across the world, is part of a multi-year collaboration between Santander and Formula 1 designed to support and recognise innovative new businesses that are helping improve the sustainability of the automotive industry.
Members of the public can learn about the history and science behind the life-changing Exeter Hip in a talk at Exeter’s largest museum.
The Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) will play host to people interested in learning about the Exeter Hip which has transformed the lives of millions of people for over half a century. The talk will take place on December 6, between 6.30 and 8.30pm.
NHS surgeon Professor Robin Ling and Dr Clive Lee, an Engineer at the University of Exeter designed the revolutionary Exeter Hip in 1969, improving on a major problem of previous hip...
University of Exeter lecturer Dr Alison Hill has won the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Excellence in Higher Education Prize.
Nominated by her peers, Dr Hill was chosen by the RSC’s panel of judges as one of the most inspirational, innovative and dedicated people in education.
The prize recognises inspirational teaching and making a positive difference in curriculum design, implementation, assessment and to the wider community.
Dr Hill said: “I am delighted to receive this prize and to have teaching innovations recognised.
The University of Exeter has been ranked 48th in the world in a new QS Sustainability Ranking 2023, recognising universities across the globe that are taking action to tackle the world’s greatest Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) challenges.
The rankings, which have been announced today, have been calculated using publicly available information. Information has also been previously submitted by universities to QS in relation to sustainability goals.
In collaboration with the QS advisory board, QS has split the rankings into two categories – Environmental Impact...
