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The University of Exeter had 12 academic research areas in the global top 100 in this year's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS), with Ecology No. 2 in the world and strong performances from subjects related to climate and the environment.
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Exeter subjects excel in global ranking
University of Exeter research has ranked among the world’s best in a recently published league table.   The Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) 2025 placed 12 academic research areas in the glo...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Microplastics in the natural environment are colonised by pathogenic and antimicrobial resistant bacteria according to a new study that calls for urgent action on waste management and strongly recommends wearing gloves when taking part in beach cleans.

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Microplastics pose a human health risk in more ways than one
A new study shows that microplastics in the natural environment are colonised by pathogenic and antimicrobial resistant bacteria. The study team calls for urgent action for waste management and strong...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Experts say the UK’s new Critical Minerals Strategy should prioritise domestic extraction, refining and recycling. A report from the University of Exeter’s Critical Minerals Challenge Centre based at Penryn Campus, says critical minerals must drive an economic reset boosting jobs and local growth
Experts hail Cornwall as the ‘Engine Room’ of PM’s new Critical Minerals Strategy
The UK’s new Critical Minerals Strategy must make domestic extraction, refining, and recycling pillars of sovereign capability, experts have urged. The plan should define critical minerals as key to a...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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A previously unclassified African lion roar has been discovered. This “intermediary roar” is used alongside the famous full-throated African Lion roar. The study used artificial intelligence to differentiate between lion roars for the first time.

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Scientists discover new type of lion roar, which could help protect the iconic big cats
A new study has found African lions produce not one, but two distinct types of roars - a discovery set to transform wildlife monitoring and conservation efforts. Researchers at the University of Exete...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Experts say the military must focus on “leaving well” as well as serving well to support veterans, society and defence. Researchers urge more action to help armed forces leavers build valued roles in organisations, companies and communities.
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New military focus on “leaving well” and strengthening social connections should be core part of defence strategy
A new military focus on “leaving well” as well as serving well is essential for the health of veterans, society and defence, experts have said. Researchers have made a powerful plea for more to be
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November 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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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, says a study from the University of Exeter, Cornwall @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social @exetergses.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social
Working with local communities to manage green spaces could help biodiversity crisis, new study finds
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, according to a new study fro...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Curious about what a whale skull might look like? We recently dug one up.

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Ten-hour mission to excavate huge whale head in Cornwall - BBC News
The head of a fin whale that stranded in Cornwall is dug up on university grounds.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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New data from a study led by the University of St Andrews and including Dr Richard Sherley from the University of Exeter Centre for Ecology and Conservation in Cornwall shows how critically endangered penguins are directly competing with fishing vessels for their food.

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New data shows how critically endangered penguins are directly competing with fishing vessels for their food
A new study finds critically endangered African penguins are significantly more likely to forage in the same areas as commercial fishing vessels during years of low fish abundance, increasing competit...
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November 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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New research from the University of Exeter shows maerl-forming algae in Cornwall have unique genetic profiles. Read more: news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
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Scientists map the genetic distribution of maerl-forming algae across South West
A habitat-building coralline algae that provides a vital nursing ground for marine species and an important blue carbon ecosystem has been genetically mapped around south-west Britain in a first-of-it...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Congratulations to scientists at University of Exeter, Cornwall ranked among the world’s most influential and respected in the latest edition of a global ranking programme🏆
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University researchers ranked among the most influential in the world
Scientists at the University of Exeter have been ranked among the most influential and respected in the world according to the latest edition of a global rankings programme. Twenty Exeter academics, a...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Shouting at seagulls makes them more likely to leave your food alone, research from the University of Exeter, Cornwall shows.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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New research is the first to show that Dread Risk behaviour - where individuals will choose alternative actions that carry greater risk to themselves, such as choosing to drive rather than fly in the wake of an air disaster - can be explained by the mathematics of evolutionary theory.
Scientists find evolutionary explanation for “irrational” Dread Risk behaviour
The evolution of the so-called Dread Risk response has been explained by new scientific research. People often respond to low-probability, high-consequence events like terror attacks or nuclear accide...
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November 11, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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In collaboration with the LGBT+ education charity Schools OUT, our experts have produced free educational resources championing the achievements of LGBT+ individuals working in maths and science for secondary schools and museums.

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Exeter to help UK school pupils learn about LGBT+ scientists
University of Exeter experts have produced free educational resources championing the achievements of LGBT+ individuals working in maths and science for secondary schools and museums across the UK. Th...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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November 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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A third iteration of a Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Exeter and the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) aims to advance world-class education, develop a skilled, research-active healthcare workforce across Cornwall and enhance population health.

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Agreement renewal strengthens research, education and patient benefits in Cornwall
A partnership between the University of Exeter and the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) has been renewed, strengthening a relationship to foster leadership in health research, education, and ...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Dr Richard Noakes from @hass-cornwall.bsky.social spoke to BBC Radio Somerset about his research into the history of people's beliefs in psychic phenomena and the occult

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BBC Radio Somerset - Charlie Taylor, Emma Britton sits in (31/10/2025)
Get your Somerset day underway with a giggle. Plus travel, weather, news and sport.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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“As the global community faces increasingly complex environmental and climate challenges, UNESCO Biospheres serve as models for enhancing local governance in sustainability and social-ecological resilience."

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Legal flexibility helps UNESCO Biospheres boost nature conservation and human wellbeing, study shows
The legal flexibility associated with UNESCO Biosphere Reserves has helped communities to become more involved in conservation, new analysis shows. The focus on less prescriptive regulations allows th...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Continental shelf seas – the shallow waters around our coasts that provide most of the world’s seafood – are absorbing more carbon than they release, but rising acidity levels threaten marine life and global food security, says Convex Seascape Survey research.
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Continental shelf seas revealed as powerful carbon sinks, but cutting global emissions remains critical to safeguard sea life
Continental shelf seas - the shallow waters surrounding our coasts that provide most of the world’s seafood - are absorbing more carbon than they release, with the strength and direction of the prevai...
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October 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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The second Global Tipping Points Report is published today

It says we have entered a "new reality" - reaching the first of many Earth system tipping points that will cause catastrophic harm unless humanity takes urgent action

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‘New reality’ as world reaches first climate tipping point
Widespread mortality of warm-water coral reefs under way, as world reaches first tipping point With global warming set to breach 1.5°C, world dangerously close to further catastrophic tipping points T...
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October 13, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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A new study from the University of Exeter, Cornwall, published in Oikos, reveals the paradoxical ways grey squirrels balance risk and foraging in urban environments.
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Road noise can actually make squirrels feel safer, new study finds
Human disturbance has a significant impact on the behaviour and habitat use of urban wildlife, however, in some situations urban grey squirrels may actually feel safer from predators where our activit...
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October 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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A University of Exeter researcher has been named on the 2025 Women of Discovery.

Dr Divya Karnad, who works on marine conservation and social science, is part of the Centre for Ecology and Conservation on our Penryn Campus.

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Exeter researcher named among 2025 Women of Discovery
A University of Exeter researcher has been named on the 2025 Women of Discovery. Dr Divya Karnad, who works on marine conservation and social science, is part of the Centre for Ecology and Conservatio...
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October 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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For the first time, how mixtures of commonly used medications, which end up in our waterways and natural environments, might increase the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been shown in new research from @ecehh.org

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“Cocktails” of common pharmaceuticals in our waterways may promote antibiotic resistance
New research has shown, for the first time, how mixtures of commonly used medications which end up in our waterways and natural environments might increase the development of antibiotic resistant bacteria. When humans or animals
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October 14, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Researchers are asking Cornish communities to help trace the region’s forgotten history of seaweed eating. A new ‘seaweed eating archive’ aims to preserve Cornwall’s coastal food heritage.
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Help researchers track the fascinating history of seaweed eating in Cornwall
Researchers need the help of communities in Cornwall to help trace the fascinating history of seaweed eating. There has been a seaweed culinary revival in recent years, but people have eaten it for th...
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October 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Understanding people’s attitudes to interactions with #Sharks could help halt the global decline of shark numbers, according to new research carried out on Ascension Island. ex.ac.uk/dW8

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Lessons from Ascension’s shark troubles could help boost conservation
Understanding people’s attitudes to interactions with sharks could help halt the global decline of shark numbers, according to new research carried out on Ascension Island.   In 2017, there were two non-fatal shark attacks at
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October 10, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Exeter students making inroads in business by supplying colleges and universities with electric vehicle chargers.
Ruairi Duignan who studies Business and Environment, and Ammar El Beik, a Law with Business student, started Turbo Zone in their 1st year at our Penryn campus @uofebusiness.bsky.social
Student entrepreneurs spark electric vehicle revolution for education sector
Two Exeter students are making inroads in business by supplying colleges and universities with electric vehicle chargers.
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October 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM