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Leading academics from the University of Exeter – including an authority on plastics pollution – are among the world’s most “influential scientific minds”, according to a new ranking.

Twelve Exeter scientists feature in an authoritative new list of the most highly cited researchers worldwide, produced by Clarivate Analytics.

The ranking looks at which research is cited by other academics in their published papers.

It lists researchers, across 21 fields, who produced a “notable” number of highly cited papers in Clarivate’s Web of Science database over the period 2005...

New data made available to businesses and citizens in Exeter could help provide the answers to tackle a number of key challenges facing the city in years to come.

Exeter City Council today (Friday 17 November) launched the Exeter Data Mill, a new open data platform developed in collaboration with Exeter City Futures. The Exeter Data Mill supports the sharing of the city’s data with the aim of building an analytical city in which the city's data is more open and available to deliver valuable insights into improving the quality of life in Exeter. The Data Mill brings together data...

Devon Air Ambulance will now be able to land safely in Broadclyst at night due to a new community landing site at Broadclyst Recreation Field. New landing site lighting, operated remotely by the Helicopter Emergency Medical Services, has been installed at the Recreation Field to facilitate emergency night operations. This new facility is partly funded by East Devon District Council and Devon County Council through their Parishes Together Fund, and partly funded by Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) through funding from the Bank Libor fines. It will be looked after by Broadclyst Parish Council....

Exeter-based Lightfoot, the award-winning, government-supported in-vehicle driver improvement technology, is celebrating having been shortlisted for the prestigious 2017 Design in Innovation Awards, held at Innovate 2017, the UK’s leading innovation show. Based on Lightfoot’s Exeter trial, where 100 private motorists had the device installed in their vehicles, the submission focused on the dramatic impact that its technology is having on drivers across the city. Judged by an expert panel, which included Innovate UK Chief Executive Dr. Ruth McKernan, Lightfoot was selected as one of just...