Global warming will thaw about 20% more permafrost than previously thought, scientists have warned – potentially releasing significant amounts of greenhouse gases into the Earth’s atmosphere.
A new international research study, including climate change experts from the University of Leeds, University of Exeter and the Met Office, reveals that permafrost is more sensitive to the effects of global warming than previously thought.
The study, published today in Nature Climate Change, suggests that nearly 4 million square kilometres of frozen soil – an area larger than India –...
The University of Exeter has launched new business space and hot-desking facilities at the Exeter Science Park to help build partnerships with high-growth businesses.
To mark the opening of the new space, CBI South West Director Deborah Waddell and Sean Fielding, Director of Innovation, Impact & Business at the University, met to discuss business collaboration and new initiatives.
The space at the Science Park will be managed by the University’s Innovation, Impact and Business (IIB) team, who are experts in creating collaboration opportunities and generating value for...
A kind-hearted student from the University of Exeter is putting her best foot forward, to help raise funds for an essential children’s charity.
Allie Short, 21, is making her final preparations before competing in the gruelling Virgin Money London Marathon, later this month.
The final-year BA Geography student is running the 26-mile course to raise money for Round Table Children’s Wish, a charity which grants wishes to children suffering life-threatening or terminal illnesses.
In order to boost her donations Allie is hosting a special, pre-marathon raffle for family...
A stunning photograph offering a bird’s eye view of waves crashing against the craggy rocks housing a remote lighthouse has received critical acclaim.
The dramatic image, which shows a stormy aerial view of the Fastnet rock located off the coast of Ireland, has been selected as one of the very best in a prestigious national contest.
The photo, captured by University of Exeter engineering expert James Bassitt by using a drone, features among the top entries in the Science Photo Competition, organised by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
One of the UK’s leading social scientists is joining the University of Exeter from her previous post as Chief Executive of the Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC).
Professor Jane Elliott is currently also International Champion for Research Councils UK, and an elected member of the Governing Board of Science Europe and Visiting Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford.
Jane will join the University’s College of Social Sciences and International studies as Professor of Sociology in September. She said: “I’m delighted to join a University with strong synergies in my...
Devon health trusts are setting the pace nationally for putting women at the top of the NHS.
The local hospital trusts have hit the official target for women on NHS boards three years ahead of schedule, a report by a University of Exeter academic has found. A national study of the representation of women doing the top jobs in the health service, commissioned by NHS Improvement and NHS Employers, has found that the four health trusts in Devon have collectively hit the 50 per cent target, and all have female Chief Executives. The study, carried out by Professor Ruth Sealy of the...
A new research-backed risk assessment tool will support GPs in identifying the symptoms of bowel cancer and inflammatory bowel disease in patients aged under 50.
The research and the assessment tool is led by the University of Exeter, in partnership with Bowel Cancer UK Never Too Young campaign, Durham University and University Hospital of North Tees.
The assessment tool will calculate the risk of the patient’s bowel symptoms allowing the GP to decide whether they need further tests. This is the first of its kind for younger people and aims to speed up the diagnosis of...
Pupils from Westcountry schools used genetic processes commonly seen in TV crime dramas to help solve the mystery of who is sabotaging Devon’s very own Bake Off.
Year 9s from Devon, Dorset and Somerset got hands-on with scientists in University of Exeter Medical School laboratories in British Science Week, when they used state-of-the-art microbiology and DNA analysis techniques to unravel a scandal which had erupted in the “Great Bideford Bake Off”.
The scenario involved an outcry as the Westcountry’s most talented bread makers ended up with soggy bottoms as their loaves...
University of Exeter researcher Dr Katie Lunnon has won the Early Career Investigator of the Year Award at the Alzheimer’s Research UK Conference 2017. The prestigious prize celebrates excellence in dementia research and comes with £25,000 for Dr Lunnon to spend on her cutting-edge research in a field of biology called epigenetics.
Our genes play a large part in the development of many diseases and while our genetic make-up can’t be changed, scientists have come to understand that there are factors that can alter the effects our genes have. Epigenetics involves chemical tags that...
New virtual reality training could help prevent accidents in “safety-critical” industries like the NHS, aviation, the military and nuclear power.
University of Exeter scientist Dr Sam Vine, Exeter-based Cineon Productions and experts from the nuclear industry have joined up to create a new training and technology organisation called Cineon Training ( www.cineon.training ).
Cineon Training is developing immersive, 360-degree training through virtual reality headsets to prevent accidents and improve the performance of workers.
