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New research is the first to show that Dread Risk behaviour - where individuals will choose alternative actions that carry greater risk to themselves, such as choosing to drive rather than fly in the wake of an air disaster - can be explained by the mathematics of evolutionary theory.
Scientists find evolutionary explanation for “irrational” Dread Risk behaviour
The evolution of the so-called Dread Risk response has been explained by new scientific research. People often respond to low-probability, high-consequence events like terror attacks or nuclear accide...
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November 11, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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In collaboration with the LGBT+ education charity Schools OUT, our experts have produced free educational resources championing the achievements of LGBT+ individuals working in maths and science for secondary schools and museums.

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Exeter to help UK school pupils learn about LGBT+ scientists
University of Exeter experts have produced free educational resources championing the achievements of LGBT+ individuals working in maths and science for secondary schools and museums across the UK. Th...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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November 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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A third iteration of a Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Exeter and the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) aims to advance world-class education, develop a skilled, research-active healthcare workforce across Cornwall and enhance population health.

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Agreement renewal strengthens research, education and patient benefits in Cornwall
A partnership between the University of Exeter and the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) has been renewed, strengthening a relationship to foster leadership in health research, education, and ...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Dr Richard Noakes from @hass-cornwall.bsky.social spoke to BBC Radio Somerset about his research into the history of people's beliefs in psychic phenomena and the occult

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BBC Radio Somerset - Charlie Taylor, Emma Britton sits in (31/10/2025)
Get your Somerset day underway with a giggle. Plus travel, weather, news and sport.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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“As the global community faces increasingly complex environmental and climate challenges, UNESCO Biospheres serve as models for enhancing local governance in sustainability and social-ecological resilience."

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Legal flexibility helps UNESCO Biospheres boost nature conservation and human wellbeing, study shows
The legal flexibility associated with UNESCO Biosphere Reserves has helped communities to become more involved in conservation, new analysis shows. The focus on less prescriptive regulations allows th...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Continental shelf seas – the shallow waters around our coasts that provide most of the world’s seafood – are absorbing more carbon than they release, but rising acidity levels threaten marine life and global food security, says Convex Seascape Survey research.
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Continental shelf seas revealed as powerful carbon sinks, but cutting global emissions remains critical to safeguard sea life
Continental shelf seas - the shallow waters surrounding our coasts that provide most of the world’s seafood - are absorbing more carbon than they release, with the strength and direction of the prevai...
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October 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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The second Global Tipping Points Report is published today

It says we have entered a "new reality" - reaching the first of many Earth system tipping points that will cause catastrophic harm unless humanity takes urgent action

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‘New reality’ as world reaches first climate tipping point
Widespread mortality of warm-water coral reefs under way, as world reaches first tipping point With global warming set to breach 1.5°C, world dangerously close to further catastrophic tipping points T...
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October 13, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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A new study from the University of Exeter, Cornwall, published in Oikos, reveals the paradoxical ways grey squirrels balance risk and foraging in urban environments.
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Road noise can actually make squirrels feel safer, new study finds
Human disturbance has a significant impact on the behaviour and habitat use of urban wildlife, however, in some situations urban grey squirrels may actually feel safer from predators where our activit...
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October 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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A University of Exeter researcher has been named on the 2025 Women of Discovery.

Dr Divya Karnad, who works on marine conservation and social science, is part of the Centre for Ecology and Conservation on our Penryn Campus.

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Exeter researcher named among 2025 Women of Discovery
A University of Exeter researcher has been named on the 2025 Women of Discovery. Dr Divya Karnad, who works on marine conservation and social science, is part of the Centre for Ecology and Conservatio...
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October 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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For the first time, how mixtures of commonly used medications, which end up in our waterways and natural environments, might increase the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been shown in new research from @ecehh.org

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“Cocktails” of common pharmaceuticals in our waterways may promote antibiotic resistance
New research has shown, for the first time, how mixtures of commonly used medications which end up in our waterways and natural environments might increase the development of antibiotic resistant bacteria. When humans or animals
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October 14, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Researchers are asking Cornish communities to help trace the region’s forgotten history of seaweed eating. A new ‘seaweed eating archive’ aims to preserve Cornwall’s coastal food heritage.
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Help researchers track the fascinating history of seaweed eating in Cornwall
Researchers need the help of communities in Cornwall to help trace the fascinating history of seaweed eating. There has been a seaweed culinary revival in recent years, but people have eaten it for th...
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October 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Understanding people’s attitudes to interactions with #Sharks could help halt the global decline of shark numbers, according to new research carried out on Ascension Island. ex.ac.uk/dW8

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Lessons from Ascension’s shark troubles could help boost conservation
Understanding people’s attitudes to interactions with sharks could help halt the global decline of shark numbers, according to new research carried out on Ascension Island.   In 2017, there were two non-fatal shark attacks at
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October 10, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Exeter students making inroads in business by supplying colleges and universities with electric vehicle chargers.
Ruairi Duignan who studies Business and Environment, and Ammar El Beik, a Law with Business student, started Turbo Zone in their 1st year at our Penryn campus @uofebusiness.bsky.social
Student entrepreneurs spark electric vehicle revolution for education sector
Two Exeter students are making inroads in business by supplying colleges and universities with electric vehicle chargers.
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October 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Cornwall/IoS residents - have your say on the Marine Nature Recovery Framework!

The MNRF shows us where we are now, and what steps we must take to restore and protect our seas. Your views are vital in shaping the final framework.

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September 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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A 2 week professional skills development course exploring renewable energy solutions for effective real-world system implementation for those interested in #engineering, UK #renewable energy, #design, project management, #construction etc, in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly.

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September 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Government must overhaul SME climate policy with less focus on ‘low-hanging fruit.’

Experts have criticised current green initiatives for failing to deliver lasting emissions cuts despite receiving £1.57 billion in support.

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Government must overhaul SME climate policy with less focus on ‘low-hanging fruit’
Experts have called for the UK government to overhaul its decarbonisation strategy for small and medium-sized businesses. In a study published in the journal Energy Research and Social Science, they c...
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September 16, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Underwater cameras have found that the Isles of Scilly’s waters support vibrant marine life, including sharks, lobsters, octopuses and bluefin tuna.

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Scilly Isles cameras give glimpse of ‘natural’ UK waters
Underwater cameras around the Isles of Scilly have given scientists a glimpse of how sea life can thrive in well-protected UK waters. Despite widespread degradation of UK seas from destructive fishing...
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September 12, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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A team at the University of Exeter, Cornwall has received two grants totalling £1.45 million to understand and remediate the effects of climate change at a microbiological level. The funding supports the newly established Centre for Microbiology and Planetary Health at Penryn Campus. Read More:
Two leading UK charities support pioneering planetary health science in Cornwall
A University of Exeter Cornwall team has received two grants totalling £1.45 million to understand and remediate the effects of climate change at a microbiological level.  The funding from the Wolfson...
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September 11, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Five well-publicised polar geoengineering ideas are highly unlikely to help the polar regions and could harm ecosystems, communities, international relations, and our chances of reaching net zero by 2050, according to a new assessment, published in Frontiers in Science.
Well-publicised polar geoengineering ideas will not help and could harm, warn experts
Five well-publicised polar geoengineering ideas are highly unlikely to help the polar regions and could harm ecosystems, communities, international relations, and our chances of reaching net zero by 2...
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September 9, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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A new research-based toolkit to help policymakers, businesses, and civil society harness ‘positive tipping points’ in systems such as energy, food and local communities has been launched by the University of Exeter's Green Future's Network based at Penryn Campus.
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September 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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A study led by researchers from the University of Exeter, Cornwall has found that more than a third of children don’t play outdoors after school and one in five don’t at weekends, raising concerns about children’s physical and mental health.
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A third of children don’t play outdoors after school, study finds
New research has found more than a third of children don’t play outdoors after school and one in five don’t at weekends, raising concerns about children’s physical and mental health. The study from th...
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September 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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More than a century of data reveals how the UK has gone from supplying domestic seafood needs from productive home waters to importing seafood from almost 90 countries

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Study tracks UK’s journey from seafood self-sufficiency to dependence on imports
More than a century of data reveals how the UK has gone from supplying domestic seafood needs from productive home waters to importing seafood from almost 90 countries. University of Exeter researcher...
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August 29, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Researchers at the University of Exeter, Cornwall believe the ‘begging behaviour’ of sharks regularly fed food scraps by humans could explain the fatal mauling of a snorkeler off the coast of Israel earlier this year. Read more: t.ly/sJcQq
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Hadera Shark Attack - Shark Scientist Opinion
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August 21, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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A study led by Dr Josh Arbon from the University of Exeter Centre for Ecology & Conservation, based on our Penryn Campus, found that adult jackdaws can learn to be more socially tolerant towards youngsters.
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August 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM