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Our Environment and Sustainability Institute is a dynamic incubator dedicated to restoring the environment and placing people at the heart of nature. #ExeterESI
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Research has shown that mixtures of the antibiotic ciprofloxacin plus one other non-antibiotic drug increased selection for antibiotic resistance. This highlights the importance of non-antibiotics in pollutant mixtures for antibiotic resistance selection tinyurl.com/29jtn925

#WorldAMRawarenessWeek
November 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
New study shows that helping communities manage green spaces, by understanding how they use and value the area, could be an effective way for local governments to tackle the biodiversity crisis.
Authors: Fay Kahane, Melissa Ralph and Rosalind Shaw

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#MakingSpaceForNature #MS4N
November 19, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Do tune in to hear Dr Jonathan Bennie's (hybrid) talk "Shifting grounds: rethinking conservation in an age of rapid climate change" on Monday 24 November 1.30 - 2.30pm.
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#esiChallengeOfTheMonth

@cornwall.exeter.ac.uk @ilyamaclean.bsky.social @gsiexeter.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
New publication in @microbiologysociety.org "Seaweed exposure modulates Escherichia coli plasmid conjugation rate."

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#AMR #AntiMicrobialResistance #seaweed

Authors: David Sünderhauf, Macaulay Winter, Jasmine Ramshaw, Emily Stevenson and Michiel Vos.
October 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
New publication in @jappliedecology.bsky.social "Artificial light at night alters earthworm communities and soil aggregation" by Jiaqing Cai, Jonathan Bennie, Maisy Inston and @kevinjgaston.bsky.social

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October 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM