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Peek-a-boo! Why babies like it when you imitate them.

by chris.manktelow

Chris Manktelow discusses that babies have been found to know when someone is imitating them

Plans approved for new research building to enhance education in a post-COVID era

by Elinor Jones

Plans approved for new research building to enhance education in a post-COVID era The plans for a new research and education building at the University of Exeter have been approved, with unanimous support for the go-ahead at Streatham Campus. Exeter City Council’s planning committee has enabled the new six storey building to be constructed on […]

Brown hares and chickens introduced to Britain as ‘gods’ not food

by Natalie Tongue

Brown hares and chickens introduced to Britain as ‘gods’ not food Research led by the Universities of Exeter, Leicester and Oxford has discovered that upon their introduction to Britain, brown hares and chickens were viewed as ‘gods’ rather than food. New radiocarbon dating on bones found in Hampshire and Hertfordshire shows the animals were brought […]

Living in nature fuels interest in sustainability, finds new University study

by Nick Powell

A study conducted by the University of Exeter has found people who live in more built-up areas and spend less free-time in nature are also less likely to take actions that benefit the environment. The study, analysing 24,000 survey responses across England, received publication in Environment International and was funded by NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in […]

Storytelling in Science

by Tom Dormer

Tom Dormer, Online Science Editor, talks to Louise Vennells, the Senior Press Officer for College of Medicine and Health, about the importance of good science communication.

Exeter academics argue that scientists “must be allowed to cry”

by Isabella Nova

Researchers from the University of Exeter argue that scientists “must be allowed to cry” in their paper for the journal Science entitled ‘Grieving environmental scientists need support’. It is well-documented that the Earth is experiencing an environmental crisis. Tim Gordon, a marine biologist, and three other Exeter researchers argue that the pressure to find a […]

University of Exeter Research Helps to Increases Early Diabetes Diagnoses

by Megan Cammidge

Funded by Diabetes UK, innovative research has developed a diabetes risk score test which operates with higher efficacy for the diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes. Carried out by the University of Exeter and the Pacific Northwest Research Institute in Seattle, the new T1DGRS2 risk score test can be used to increase the accuracy of diabetes […]

Exeter Professor Calls for Policy to Reduce Plastic Pollution

by Aaron Loose

The University of Exeter’s Professor Tamara Galloway has spoken at the Houses of Parliament in support of the Zero Plastic Waste Report, which calls for a renewed anti-plastic policy. The new report is titled Plastic Packaging Plan: Achieving Net Zero Waste Exports and was produced by Policy Connect. Supported by a collective group of 12 political parties, the […]

Reindeers Can’t See Red, Study Reveals

by Chloë Edwards

University of Exeter scientists have discovered that it is unlikely that Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was bullied because of his nose colour, as reindeer lack the colour-detecting cells that allow their eyes to see the colour red.   With the same reasoning applying for the colour orange, the research, conducted by Exeter MSc student Maria […]

Drink Your Marrows Away: Exeter Study Reveals Impact of Pollination on Courgettes

by Natalie Tongue

A PhD study by Dr Jessica Knapp at the University of Exeter has discovered the impact of pollination to courgettes. Dr Knapp found that courgette crop yields were 39% higher when honeybees, buff-tailed bumblebees and other pollinators were present. This boost in yield would have added an estimated £3.6 million to the 2017 courgette crop. […]

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