A groundbreaking new research facility has been officially launched at the University of Exeter’s Penryn Campus. The £5.5 million Science and Engineering Research Support Facility (SERSF) will bring together business, science and engineering disciplines. It was launched during a ceremony which was attended by local entrepreneurs, government officials, research collaborators, and University staff on the […]
Research
Has life on Earth been around longer than we thought?
The journal PNAS has published research by geochemists from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) suggesting that life began 300 million years earlier than previously thought. The significance of the results isn’t purely to do with the time difference: it’s about what was happening to the Earth during that period. “We generally believe Earth […]
Rare footage of ‘Paddington Bear’ captured by Exeter University biologist in Peru
An Exeter University biologist was part of the expedition team to capture some of the first ever footage of incredibly rare and endangered animals. The critically endangered bird, the Sira Currasow, and the spectacled bear on which the character Paddington Bear was based, were caught on camera by the biologists whilst on an expedition in […]
Smashed on Science: ‘The epigenome, epilepsy and the brain’
SMASHED ON SCIENCE The debut of the ‘Pint of Science‘ festival recently took over Exeter pubs, and Exeposé Science and Tech are here to give you the best bits, and fill you in on what you may have missed. Catherine Heffner provides a short snippet from the presentation “The Epigenome, Epilepsy and the Brain” , hosted […]
Smashed on Science: Politics, scent, depression and how our brains cope
SMASHED ON SCIENCE The debut of the ‘Pint of Science‘ festival recently took over Exeter pubs, and Exeposé Science and Tech are here to give you the best bits, and fill you in on what you may have missed. Pavel Kondov provides a short snippet from the presentation “Politics, scent, depression and how our brains cope” hosted […]