Digital Islam
A team from the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies (IAIS) and Academic Services is helping to drive the Government agenda to make more of the UK’s Islamic texts available online.
Exploring Cornish families far and wide
Discovering how families in Cornwall interact and exploring the characteristics of Cornish identity; forms part of a one day conference led by the University’s Institute of Cornish Studies, Cornish Audio Visual Archive (CAVA).
iPod Sculpture Walk
25 sculptures around the University of Exeter will be encompassed by a new iPod initiative that will enable people to listen to expert commentary whilst looking at the sculptures on campus.
New evidence implicates humans in prehistoric animal extinctions
Research led by UK and Australian scientists sheds new light on the role that our ancestors played in the extinction of Australia’s prehistoric animals.
A million pounds worth of improvements for Cornish museums
A bumper crop of funding is enabling the University to assist in developing facilities at historically and culturally important sites around Cornwall.
New evidence debunks ‘stupid’ Neanderthal myth
Research by UK and American scientists has struck another blow to the theory that Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) became extinct because they were less intelligent than our ancestors (Homo sapiens).
Exeter to grow links with China’s elite universities
Discussions are underway between the University of Exeter and Tsinghua, one of China’s top universities, with a view to strengthening relationships and reinforcing educational partnerships.
Yes, we have some bananas!
Groundsmen were astonished to find several bunches of bananas growing on one of the trees in the gardens at the Vice-Chancellor’s residence, Redcot.
Equal pay still eludes women in the boardroom
New research by academics at the University of Exeter has discovered that female executives earn smaller performance-related bonuses than their male counterparts.
