A team featuring a flood expert from the University of Exeter’s Centre for Water Systems (CWS) has claimed first prize for the creation of an app that will aid global flood management and help save lives.
Dr Albert Chen, Senior Research Fellow at CWS and expert in urban flood modelling, took part in #FloodHack, an event set up by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) in Reading with the aim of finding innovative ways to improve the
Global Flood Awareness System (GloFAS), which provides global forecasts of extreme flood events.
Playground equipment should be monitored more regularly to ensure toxic metals contained within paints do not present a danger to public and child health, a study recommends.
Environmental scientists from Plymouth University analysed the metallic content of paints on equipment at almost 50 playgrounds, including some less than a decade old, across the south of England.
They discovered lead content up to 40 times greater than recommended concentrations, along with higher than expected levels of chromium, antimony and cadmium.
Four pupils at Blundell’s School, Tiverton, are celebrating after receiving offers from Oxford and Cambridge universities.
Ben Ames has an offer to read Earth Sciences at Exeter College, Oxford and Silvia Mills (Post A level applicant) to read Philosophy and Linguistics at St Hugh’s College, Oxford, while Natalie Cotton and Eleanor Ansell have both had offers from Cambridge – Natalie to read Natural Sciences at Newnham and Eleanor to read Psychological and Behavioural Sciences at Homerton College. Blundell’s Head, Nicola Huggett, said ‘This is a terrific achievement by Ben, Silvia...
A new crowdfunding initiative has been launched by a University of Exeter PhD researcher in a bid to secure backing to help expand their bird conservation research.
Funding received will cover expenses such as equipment, running costs and compensation for the volunteers that take unpaid leave to support the research.
Donations can be made via the crowd-funding website, which features various bonuses for the amount donated. All donations are accepted, but pledging as much as £30 will result in a pack of postcards with a sketch of a bird species, designed by a member of the...
Exeter School is pleased to complete this year’s Oxbridge admissions process with the announcement that four pupils have been offered places.
At Cambridge, alumna Kate Marks has an unconditional offer to read History at Murray Edwards New Hall and Aidan Higgins an offer to read Engineering at St John’s.
At Oxford, Luke Malone has been offered a place at St Catherine’s to read Materials Science and Toby de Mendonça has an offer to read Chemistry.
2015 leaver Kate is on the RFU National Youth Council, a Young Ambassador for the 2015 Rugby World Cup and Captain of the...
Pioneering work by a University of Exeter researcher will see the principles behind video games used to expand what visitors to the city’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM) can learn and see.
Work has started on a three year project to build upon the features which make video games so engaging, such as challenges and working towards goals, to help enhance the popular exhibits at the RAMM.
Sofia Romualdo, a PhD student at the University of Exeter, will bring “gameful design” to the work of the museum. Sofia’s University of Exeter supervisor is Professor...
The legacy and impact of more than 100 years of Exeter City FC will be showcased at home ground St James Park thanks to the work of University of Exeter academics.
Researchers are working with Exeter City staff, supporters, fans, current and former players to develop a rich archive, which includes film, photographs, sound, and artefacts, to showcase the fascinating history of ECFC and illustrate the role the club and Supporters Trust have played in communities.
The creation of the archive is possible thanks to a partnership between University researchers and the football...
New research has revealed how disease-associated changes in two interlinked networks within the brain may play a key role in the development of the symptoms of dementia.
The University of Exeter Medical School led two studies, each of which moves us a step closer to understanding the onset of dementia, and potentially to paving the way for future therapies. Both studies, part-funded by Alzheimer’s Research UK, are published in the Journal of Neuroscience and involved collaboration with the University of Bristol.
Both studies shed light on how two parts of the brain’s ‘GPS’...
If you are prone to the January blues after an over-indulgent festive season, you could help researchers at the University of Exeter discover whether healthy eating can ward off depression.
Scientists have long known that depression is often linked to weight issues and poor diet – but there is a lack of evidence on whether a bad diet can actually cause depression or itself results from depression, and whether switching to healthier foods could help to keep low mood at bay.
The MooDFOOD study is recruiting 250 overweight people in and around Exeter and aims to provide the...
Voters who read media reports highlighting the slim Parliamentary majority of the Conservative Party are less likely to believe Prime Minister David Cameron can have an impact on their lives, University of Exeter researchers have found.
A survey by academics has found those who saw articles which highlight the Government’s working majority of 16 then believe Ministers are not able to deliver on their campaign promises.
The research team lead by Professor Dan Stevens, based at the Exeter Q-Step Centre and University’s Centre for Elections, Media and Participation, surveyed 1...
