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...
University of Exeter expertise has helped uncover the origins of treasure found by a metal detector on Devon farmland.
Danielle Wootton, Devon Finds Liaison Officer for the Portable Antiquities Scheme, based at the University of Exeter, identified the owner of the 350-year-old silver seal matrix or “stamp”.
It was officially declared as treasure today at an inquest, the first case heard at the new Plymouth Coroners Court following its official opening by Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent, the High Sheriff of Devon.
Ms Wootton and Richmond Herald of the College of...
Academics from the University of Exeter and lifelong learners from the local community are celebrating a new agreement which will help them work more closely together.
Exeter U3A, a member of the University of the Third Age, and academics from the University of Exeter signed a Memorandum of Understanding at a ceremony this week.
The new formal link will support efforts already ongoing to create mutually beneficial relationships between academics and U3A members. It should enable more U3A members to collaborate with academics in research projects, attend lectures and be...
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...
A University of Exeter researcher has been selected from thousands of competitors to present his research to MPs and expert judges at the House of Parliament, on Monday March 7.
Ryan Edginton, who is studying for a Phd in Physics, has been asked to present a poster on his research into the effects hydration has on the elastic proteins that form the connective tissue in the human body.
His poster will be judged by a panel of academic experts against more than 200 others selected from early career researchers in the SET for Britain competition organised by the Parliamentary...
BBC presenter Dr Helen Czerski and Met Office Chief Scientist Professor Dame Julia Slingo will be among the world-leading climate change experts speaking at a family-friendly festival at the University of Exeter this weekend. The day-long event exploring extreme weather is being held on Saturday March 5 on Streatham campus in Exeter in collaboration with the Met Office and Weather Art and Music (WAM), an award winning special interest group of the Royal Meteorological Society. Throughout the day a series of talks, workshops, art and music under the title Extreme Weather and You will...
The Government is investing £1.5 million in the University of Exeter, to train the next generation of innovators in physical science subjects.
The cash boost will contribute towards funding up to 22 additional PhD studentships, offering sector-leading training and development alongside Exeter’s outstanding facilities and resources. The studentships will be within the key discipline areas of Physics, Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science.
The money has come via the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), and is part of a £167 million investment...
South West MEP Clare Moody has met pioneering University of Exeter experts who are helping to boost economic growth and create jobs in the region.
Funding from the European Union, through the European Regional Development Fund, has helped establish two Business Technology Centres at the University of Exeter, which have supported more than 380 businesses, providing research support, advice and access to facilities and leading academics.
Ms Moody heard how CALM (Centre for Additive Layer Manufacturing) and CALMARE (Centre for Alternative Materials and Remanufacturing), both...
A University of Exeter student has won a top £1,000 research award for her pioneering work into plankton and plastic.
Alice McNeal, who is currently studying Biological Sciences at University of Exeter, was presented with the award for her ground-breaking project ‘Plankton eating plastic: worth worrying about?’ in the P1 Marine Foundation National Student Awards at The Royal Institution of Great Britain in London, held on Wednesday.
Alice’s research is part of a three-year collaborative project on the availability and effects of microscopic plastic debris in the ocean being...
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...
