Research shows high food inflation mean poorest families hardest hit this Christmas
High food prices are driving overall inflation in the UK and hitting the pockets of the poorest in the country hardest over the Christmas period, research from the University of Exeter Business School and Nottingham University has shown.
Trauma drug first for civilian ambulance service
A drug currently used to reduce bleeding in operating theatres and in trauma in the armed forces is set to be used by a civilian ambulance service for the first time.
Unique art-science experiment conducted in Cornwall and Iceland
A new book – Six Days in Iceland – is the result of collaboration between a poet and Geography staff and students at the University of Exeter Cornwall Campus.
Female fish choose attractive friends to avoid attention
Scientists have observed a strategy for females to avoid unwanted male attention: choosing more attractive friends.
First Exeter Impact Awards – winners announced
During a glittering ceremony last night in the Great Hall, the winners of the inaugural University of Exeter Impact Awards were revealed.
Short walk cuts chocolate consumption in half
A 15-minute walk can cut snacking on chocolate at work by half, according to research by the University of Exeter.
A study of corporate directing - 25 years on
Corporate directing in the UK has radically changed over the last 24 years yet some board conduct, such as the persistent under-representation of women on boards, has only changed marginally, a unique series of ESRC-funded studies reveals.
World-class biosciences building
Biologists can now visit any aquatic environment in the world, without leaving Exeter.
University and Geological Survey join together in a critical alliance
In response to growing unease over supply of critical metals for high-tech manufacturing and green technologies, the British Geological Survey (BGS) and the University of Exeter have agreed to join forces in a new initiative to improve research capability in this vital area.
Exeter students understand the financial crisis by ‘making money’
Local people have been enjoying work by University of Exeter Geography students at an exhibition at The Hub on the Green this week.
What is the real meaning of Christmas?
There are thousands of stories in the Bible and a visual artist in Exeter is currently on a 30-year mission to paint the whole lot.
Academic shortlisted for major history award
University of Exeter historian Dr James Mark’s book: The Unfinished Revolution Making Sense of the Communist Past has been shortlisted for the prestigious Longman History Today prize.
DecAid Appeal raises over £150,000 for Armed Forces charities
DecAid team members and supporters are celebrating the successful completion of their year-long charity appeal to honour the 10th anniversary of the conflict in Afghanistan.
OBE for University Deputy Chief Executive
David Allen, the Registrar and Deputy Chief Executive of the University of Exeter, has been awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours List, for services to higher education.
