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Discover how research at the University of Exeter is unlocking human potential and transforming lives through sport science and innovation.
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February 11, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Discover how we’re creating a healthier future, through research that’s transforming lives: www.exeter.ac.uk/research/sci...
Women and girls are shaping the future of science - but they remain underrepresented in research worldwide. Today, we celebrate the brilliant women driving sport science and health innovation as part of International Day of Women and Girls in Science. #February11 #EveryVoiceInScience #WomenInSTEM
February 11, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Women and girls are shaping the future of science - but they remain underrepresented in research worldwide. Today, we celebrate the brilliant women driving sport science and health innovation as part of International Day of Women and Girls in Science. #February11 #EveryVoiceInScience #WomenInSTEM
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February 10, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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New paper from @exeter.ac.uk finds that porpoises ‘buzz’ less when boats are nearby. 🐬
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Seasonal and Diurnal Patterns of Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) Behavior and the Disruptive Effects of Vessel Presence in a High‐Traffic Coastal Habitat
Chronic anthropogenic activity is an ongoing threat to the marine environment and presents unique challenges in shallow, coastal habitats where harbor porpoises reside. Harbor porpoises have high met...
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February 10, 2026 at 9:07 AM
New paper from @exeter.ac.uk finds that porpoises ‘buzz’ less when boats are nearby. 🐬
Read the full paper - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Read the full paper - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Led by Exeter and the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust the project involves a new way of analysing routine blood tests taken by GPs. These tests include a count of platelets. A high platelet count can sometimes be an indicator of certain types of cancer.
February 4, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Led by Exeter and the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust the project involves a new way of analysing routine blood tests taken by GPs. These tests include a count of platelets. A high platelet count can sometimes be an indicator of certain types of cancer.
Today is #WorldCancerDay and to mark this, we're happy to share that a pilot project to help GPs spot early warning signs of cancer from routine blood tests has now rolled out to 60 GP practices in Devon, and has also launched in Liverpool. news.exeter.ac.uk/fa...
February 4, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Today is #WorldCancerDay and to mark this, we're happy to share that a pilot project to help GPs spot early warning signs of cancer from routine blood tests has now rolled out to 60 GP practices in Devon, and has also launched in Liverpool. news.exeter.ac.uk/fa...
We're looking forward to you joining us!
January 29, 2026 at 12:52 PM
We're looking forward to you joining us!
It is one of five newly created hubs across England, part of a wider £55 million NIHR initiative designed to ensure that world-class research is conducted in the heart of the communities that stand to benefit most.
Exeter in multi-million pound research initiative to transform mental health support
The University of Exeter is set to become a key member of a regional hub for pioneering mental health research following a major investment from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). NIHR
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January 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM
It is one of five newly created hubs across England, part of a wider £55 million NIHR initiative designed to ensure that world-class research is conducted in the heart of the communities that stand to benefit most.
We are set to become a key member of a regional hub for pioneering mental health research following a major investment from the NIHR
NIHR has awarded £11 million to create a new Mental Health Research Group, led by the @plymuni.bsky.social.
NIHR has awarded £11 million to create a new Mental Health Research Group, led by the @plymuni.bsky.social.
January 28, 2026 at 4:29 PM
We are set to become a key member of a regional hub for pioneering mental health research following a major investment from the NIHR
NIHR has awarded £11 million to create a new Mental Health Research Group, led by the @plymuni.bsky.social.
NIHR has awarded £11 million to create a new Mental Health Research Group, led by the @plymuni.bsky.social.
Moths’ attraction to artificial light, such as streetlights, is common knowledge and has been much studied. But, as many people will have observed, and now new research shows, moths may also remain still if they land near a light, apparently “trapped”. ex.ac.uk/dYy
January 28, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Moths’ attraction to artificial light, such as streetlights, is common knowledge and has been much studied. But, as many people will have observed, and now new research shows, moths may also remain still if they land near a light, apparently “trapped”. ex.ac.uk/dYy
Join us this summer for the Exeter Climate Forum! Bringing together world-leading climate researchers, businesses, policymakers and young people to shape and engage with the priorities for COP31 and beyond.
Early bird tickets are available from Monday, 9th February
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Early bird tickets are available from Monday, 9th February
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January 26, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Join us this summer for the Exeter Climate Forum! Bringing together world-leading climate researchers, businesses, policymakers and young people to shape and engage with the priorities for COP31 and beyond.
Early bird tickets are available from Monday, 9th February
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Early bird tickets are available from Monday, 9th February
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Our new video made in collab with South Western Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust shows how tranexamic acid (TXA) is having a major impact in trauma care.
Watch here 👉 bit.ly/3LpHpyj
#PreHospitalCare #Paramedics #TXA
Watch here 👉 bit.ly/3LpHpyj
#PreHospitalCare #Paramedics #TXA
January 21, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Our new video made in collab with South Western Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust shows how tranexamic acid (TXA) is having a major impact in trauma care.
Watch here 👉 bit.ly/3LpHpyj
#PreHospitalCare #Paramedics #TXA
Watch here 👉 bit.ly/3LpHpyj
#PreHospitalCare #Paramedics #TXA
Eight of our subjects feature in the top 200 in the world, with Business and Economics, Education Studies, Life Sciences, Medicine and Health, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences in addition to the top two.
Strong performance for Exeter subjects in global THE rankings
Two subject areas at the University of Exeter now feature in the top 100 of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject. Psychology now ranks at 87, with Arts and Humanities at 95, in the ranking
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January 21, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Eight of our subjects feature in the top 200 in the world, with Business and Economics, Education Studies, Life Sciences, Medicine and Health, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences in addition to the top two.
Today we can share the great news that two of our subject areas feature in the top 100 of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject.
Psychology now ranks at 87, with Arts and Humanities at 95, in the ranking of 11 major subject areas.
Psychology now ranks at 87, with Arts and Humanities at 95, in the ranking of 11 major subject areas.
January 21, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Today we can share the great news that two of our subject areas feature in the top 100 of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject.
Psychology now ranks at 87, with Arts and Humanities at 95, in the ranking of 11 major subject areas.
Psychology now ranks at 87, with Arts and Humanities at 95, in the ranking of 11 major subject areas.
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New digital tool to be launched at World Economic Forum that calculates impact of websites on nature
A new digital tool that calculates the environmental footprint of websites in engaging nature-focused terms is to be launched this week. Digital Impact for Species can analyse any website and reveal i...
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January 19, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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This week we're launching a digital tool that calculates the environmental footprint of websites at the World Economic Forum. Digital Impact for Species can analyse any website and shows the environmental costs beyond standard carbon dioxide emissions, water and energy consumption
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Digital Impact for Species | WEF 2026
Calculate the environmental footprint of any website. Discover CO2 emissions, water usage, and energy consumption presented as species comparisons.
speciesimpact.org
January 19, 2026 at 4:16 PM
This week we're launching a digital tool that calculates the environmental footprint of websites at the World Economic Forum. Digital Impact for Species can analyse any website and shows the environmental costs beyond standard carbon dioxide emissions, water and energy consumption
speciesimpact.org
speciesimpact.org
Scientists have made a discovery that helps explain why humans and animals are so susceptible to contracting tuberculosis (TB) – the bacteria can hijack part of the immune system.
TB harnesses part of immune defence system to cause infection
Scientists have made a discovery that helps explain why humans and animals are so susceptible to contracting tuberculosis(TB) – and it involves the bacteria harnessing part of the immune system meant ...
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January 12, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Scientists have made a discovery that helps explain why humans and animals are so susceptible to contracting tuberculosis (TB) – the bacteria can hijack part of the immune system.
Wet, raw and meat-rich products are associated with substantially higher greenhouse gas emissions than dry dog food.
The production of ingredients used in UK dog food is estimated to contribute around one per cent of the country’s total greenhouse gas emissions. news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
The production of ingredients used in UK dog food is estimated to contribute around one per cent of the country’s total greenhouse gas emissions. news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
Dogs’ dinners can have greater climate impact than owners’
Dogs fed on premium, meat-rich pet food can have a bigger dietary carbon pawprint than their owners, according to the largest study into dog food’s climate impact. In particular, wet, raw and meat-ric...
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January 8, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Wet, raw and meat-rich products are associated with substantially higher greenhouse gas emissions than dry dog food.
The production of ingredients used in UK dog food is estimated to contribute around one per cent of the country’s total greenhouse gas emissions. news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
The production of ingredients used in UK dog food is estimated to contribute around one per cent of the country’s total greenhouse gas emissions. news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
Is your dog's dinner worse for the climate than your own?
Quite possibly. New research shows that dogs fed on premium, meat-rich pet food can have a bigger dietary carbon pawprint than their owners.
Quite possibly. New research shows that dogs fed on premium, meat-rich pet food can have a bigger dietary carbon pawprint than their owners.
January 8, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Is your dog's dinner worse for the climate than your own?
Quite possibly. New research shows that dogs fed on premium, meat-rich pet food can have a bigger dietary carbon pawprint than their owners.
Quite possibly. New research shows that dogs fed on premium, meat-rich pet food can have a bigger dietary carbon pawprint than their owners.
A groundbreaking international study has demonstrated that #Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers can be accurately detected using simple finger-prick blood samples that can be collected at home and mailed to laboratories without refrigeration or prior processing.
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January 6, 2026 at 8:55 AM
A groundbreaking international study has demonstrated that #Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers can be accurately detected using simple finger-prick blood samples that can be collected at home and mailed to laboratories without refrigeration or prior processing.
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news.exeter.ac.uk/fa...
We would like to wish our students, staff, alumni and supporters a very Happy Christmas! We hope you have a really wonderful day. 🎄🎅🏻🎁
December 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
We would like to wish our students, staff, alumni and supporters a very Happy Christmas! We hope you have a really wonderful day. 🎄🎅🏻🎁
Our offices are now closed for the Christmas and New Year break. We will be open again from 9am on Monday 5th January 2026.
We hope everyone has a very festive and restful break!
We hope everyone has a very festive and restful break!
December 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Our offices are now closed for the Christmas and New Year break. We will be open again from 9am on Monday 5th January 2026.
We hope everyone has a very festive and restful break!
We hope everyone has a very festive and restful break!
Researchers will examine archival records over a 600-year period and assign a sustainability rating to each historical era. It is hoped that the £1.4m project will shape policy & practice for contemporary agriculture & help farmers & stakeholders to engage more constructively. tinyurl.com/52svyezb
New research project to provide historical perspective on contemporary farming challenges
The debate over whether UK farming can continue to feed us, be commercially viable and conserve our vulnerable natural environment is set to be addressed by a major new research project combining hist...
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December 16, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Researchers will examine archival records over a 600-year period and assign a sustainability rating to each historical era. It is hoped that the £1.4m project will shape policy & practice for contemporary agriculture & help farmers & stakeholders to engage more constructively. tinyurl.com/52svyezb
The debate over whether UK farming can continue to feed us, be commercially viable and conserve our vulnerable natural environment will be addressed by a new research project combining history with business analysis and environmental science.
December 16, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The debate over whether UK farming can continue to feed us, be commercially viable and conserve our vulnerable natural environment will be addressed by a new research project combining history with business analysis and environmental science.
Did you know that we have a podcast made by our PGR students about postgraduate research. The episodes are a mix of personal perspectives and practical advice, from sharing perspectives as mature students to a panel discussion on careers in industry and academia.
Once you’ve finished your PhD, where do you go next?
In the final episode of this series of Exeter Postgraduate Researcher Podcast, @hls.exeter.ac.uk PGR Sylvie Agnello chairs a panel discussion on ‘Industry or Academia- which is right for me?’. Listen👉 www.podbean.com/ew/pb-a6qp7-...
In the final episode of this series of Exeter Postgraduate Researcher Podcast, @hls.exeter.ac.uk PGR Sylvie Agnello chairs a panel discussion on ‘Industry or Academia- which is right for me?’. Listen👉 www.podbean.com/ew/pb-a6qp7-...
Industry or Academia- which is right for me?
PGR Sylvie Agnello asks Dr Cédric Mesnage (Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Exeter) and Dr Ana Miguel Cruz (Regional Medical Advisor for a pharmaceutical company and an Exeter alumna) about th...
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December 16, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Did you know that we have a podcast made by our PGR students about postgraduate research. The episodes are a mix of personal perspectives and practical advice, from sharing perspectives as mature students to a panel discussion on careers in industry and academia.