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Climate change is already a significant public health issue and a looming global health emergency, new research shows.

The findings, outlined in The Lancet medical journal, demonstrate the various ways climate change is already affecting the health of people across the planet.

Leading doctors, academics and policy professionals from 24 organisations – including the University of Exeter – worked on the report.

“Human health is vulnerable to climate change and associated changes in air quality,” said Professor Peter Cox, from the University of Exeter.

“This...

Constructing Excellence South West (CESW) announces the appointment of Exeter-based businessman David Greensmith, as the new chair of CESW Sustainability Forum. CESW is the single cross sector, cross supply chain organisation charged with driving the change agenda in construction within the south west region, forming part of the Constructing Excellence Regional Partnership (CERP). They exist to improve industry performance to produce a better built environment. The ‘jewel in the crown’ is the ‘Adopt a School’ campaign, with 44 active partnerships of construction related companies, and...

Applications are now open for a new course giving people the chance to become a key part of a hospital operating team.

The RD&E and other NHS partners in Devon and Cornwall have teamed up with Birmingham City University to launch a two-year Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) course.

ODPs are a crucial part of the operating department team, working with surgeons, anaesthetists and nurses to ensure that surgery is as safe and effective as possible, providing a high standard of care to patients throughout each stage of their operation.

Students joining the...

On 1st November 2017, Awcock Ward Partnership (AWP) are celebrating their 5th anniversary as a successful local business. They’ve grown from 7 members of staff in 2012 to 28 in 2017 including 8 apprentices. With 3 awards under their belts, they are both locally and regionally recognised for the work they do and the way they care for their staff. In 2016 they won the Exeter Living ‘Professional Services’ Award and in 2017 they won the Express and Echo Business ‘Small Business of the Year’ award and the National Apprenticeship, South West Regional ‘Newcomer SME of the Year’ award. Their next...