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What happens when elite athletes, world-leading researchers, and cutting-edge technology come together? At Exeter, we’re pushing the boundaries of human performance and translating our discoveries into public-health solutions. (1/2)
July 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
What happens when elite athletes, world-leading researchers, and cutting-edge technology come together? At Exeter, we’re pushing the boundaries of human performance and translating our discoveries into public-health solutions. (1/2)
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This Thursday, Exeter academic, Prof Andy Jones, is part of the team that will try and break the women's 4-minute mile. Find out more about the attempt in this great Amazon documentary.
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June 24, 2025 at 7:02 AM
This Thursday, Exeter academic, Prof Andy Jones, is part of the team that will try and break the women's 4-minute mile. Find out more about the attempt in this great Amazon documentary.
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/...
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/...
A research team led by Exeter has been awarded a £3.3m grant by the Medical Research Council to study the treatment and potential cure for eczema.
This 5-year study brings together experts from the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology in Exeter and St John’s Institute of Dermatology at KCL.
This 5-year study brings together experts from the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology in Exeter and St John’s Institute of Dermatology at KCL.
June 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
A research team led by Exeter has been awarded a £3.3m grant by the Medical Research Council to study the treatment and potential cure for eczema.
This 5-year study brings together experts from the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology in Exeter and St John’s Institute of Dermatology at KCL.
This 5-year study brings together experts from the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology in Exeter and St John’s Institute of Dermatology at KCL.
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📢 The Net Positive Centre website is live! 🌍Focused on advancing climate-health research & real-world solutions — from urban design to food systems.Funded by @UKRI_News led by a partnership @exeter.ac.uk @ukhsa.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @forestresearchuk.bsky.social
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At the Net Positive Centre, we focus on what’s possible — turning the climate challenge into an opportunity to support healthier lives and to improve the environment. Climate change is an urgent healt...
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June 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
📢 The Net Positive Centre website is live! 🌍Focused on advancing climate-health research & real-world solutions — from urban design to food systems.Funded by @UKRI_News led by a partnership @exeter.ac.uk @ukhsa.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @forestresearchuk.bsky.social
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Watch Shani, a second year medical student talk about our most recent paper in the Journal of Genome Biology and Evolution where we published the genome of the microsporidian parasite, Nucleospora cyclopteri
Full paper: doi.org/10.1093/gbe/...
@genomebiolevol.bsky.social
@exeter.ac.uk
Full paper: doi.org/10.1093/gbe/...
@genomebiolevol.bsky.social
@exeter.ac.uk
June 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Watch Shani, a second year medical student talk about our most recent paper in the Journal of Genome Biology and Evolution where we published the genome of the microsporidian parasite, Nucleospora cyclopteri
Full paper: doi.org/10.1093/gbe/...
@genomebiolevol.bsky.social
@exeter.ac.uk
Full paper: doi.org/10.1093/gbe/...
@genomebiolevol.bsky.social
@exeter.ac.uk
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Fantastic to welcome @SteveRaceMP to St Luke’s earlier this month! He met Prof Chris Morris & Fleur Boyle to hear about our work on childhood disability – esp. the peer-led Healthy Parent Carers programme promoting parent carer wellbeing, shaped by 10 years of research 💙
🔗 healthyparentcarers.org
🔗 healthyparentcarers.org
June 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Fantastic to welcome @SteveRaceMP to St Luke’s earlier this month! He met Prof Chris Morris & Fleur Boyle to hear about our work on childhood disability – esp. the peer-led Healthy Parent Carers programme promoting parent carer wellbeing, shaped by 10 years of research 💙
🔗 healthyparentcarers.org
🔗 healthyparentcarers.org
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How can natural environments contribute to antimicrobial resistance? Listen to the new MSD podcast with Prof Will Gaze to find out.
"Many people don't realise antibiotic resistance is a natural phenomenon that's evoved in environmental bacteria over millions of years."
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"Many people don't realise antibiotic resistance is a natural phenomenon that's evoved in environmental bacteria over millions of years."
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MSD’s podcast ‘The Steward’ – Episode: The Environment and Antimicrobial Resistance
YouTube video by MSD in the UK
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June 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
How can natural environments contribute to antimicrobial resistance? Listen to the new MSD podcast with Prof Will Gaze to find out.
"Many people don't realise antibiotic resistance is a natural phenomenon that's evoved in environmental bacteria over millions of years."
youtu.be/QI-jJjG3cLg
"Many people don't realise antibiotic resistance is a natural phenomenon that's evoved in environmental bacteria over millions of years."
youtu.be/QI-jJjG3cLg
Are you aged 40–60 with no history of knee issues (e.g., osteoarthritis, trauma, surgery, or implants)? We’re looking for volunteers to take part in a study on advanced MRI techniques.
May 27, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Are you aged 40–60 with no history of knee issues (e.g., osteoarthritis, trauma, surgery, or implants)? We’re looking for volunteers to take part in a study on advanced MRI techniques.
Big news from our Academy of Nursing!
Our brand-new BSc Adult Nursing degree has just been approved by the NMC
Launching this Sept, it offers a flexible 3-year path to becoming a registered nurse—alongside our 4-year MSci routes!
Our brand-new BSc Adult Nursing degree has just been approved by the NMC
Launching this Sept, it offers a flexible 3-year path to becoming a registered nurse—alongside our 4-year MSci routes!
May 27, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Big news from our Academy of Nursing!
Our brand-new BSc Adult Nursing degree has just been approved by the NMC
Launching this Sept, it offers a flexible 3-year path to becoming a registered nurse—alongside our 4-year MSci routes!
Our brand-new BSc Adult Nursing degree has just been approved by the NMC
Launching this Sept, it offers a flexible 3-year path to becoming a registered nurse—alongside our 4-year MSci routes!
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NOW LIVE: Our new @who.int report on nature-based solutions and health.
From promoting air quality to building liveable cities, learn how to maximise the "roll out of nature-based solutions in tangible, real-world policies."
ecehh.org/news/who-nature-based-solutions
From promoting air quality to building liveable cities, learn how to maximise the "roll out of nature-based solutions in tangible, real-world policies."
ecehh.org/news/who-nature-based-solutions
WHO report on nature-based solutions launched | ECEHH
We’ve worked with the World Health Organization to review interventions that can benefit both people and planet.
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May 22, 2025 at 9:17 AM
NOW LIVE: Our new @who.int report on nature-based solutions and health.
From promoting air quality to building liveable cities, learn how to maximise the "roll out of nature-based solutions in tangible, real-world policies."
ecehh.org/news/who-nature-based-solutions
From promoting air quality to building liveable cities, learn how to maximise the "roll out of nature-based solutions in tangible, real-world policies."
ecehh.org/news/who-nature-based-solutions
Pint of Science is next week!
Grab your tickets now and let your ears are fill with science and your glass fill with beer (or drink of choice).
Grab your tickets now and let your ears are fill with science and your glass fill with beer (or drink of choice).
May 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Pint of Science is next week!
Grab your tickets now and let your ears are fill with science and your glass fill with beer (or drink of choice).
Grab your tickets now and let your ears are fill with science and your glass fill with beer (or drink of choice).
A new @ecehh.org study has found people who live in greener neighbourhoods smoke and drink less on average.
And those who make regular visits to nature tend not to smoke.
The findings are consistent across different countries, household income and educational attainment.
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And those who make regular visits to nature tend not to smoke.
The findings are consistent across different countries, household income and educational attainment.
bsky.app/profile/eceh...
New research published in the journal Health and Place suggests green spaces could help to reduce smoking & drinking.
The study could be "hugely important because it goes some way to levelling the playing field in terms of reducing health inequalities."
ecehh.org/news/green-space-smoking-drinking
The study could be "hugely important because it goes some way to levelling the playing field in terms of reducing health inequalities."
ecehh.org/news/green-space-smoking-drinking
Green spaces linked with less smoking and drinking | ECEHH
People who live in greener neighbourhoods smoke and drink less according to data from 18 countries.
www.ecehh.org
May 14, 2025 at 9:26 AM
A new @ecehh.org study has found people who live in greener neighbourhoods smoke and drink less on average.
And those who make regular visits to nature tend not to smoke.
The findings are consistent across different countries, household income and educational attainment.
bsky.app/profile/eceh...
And those who make regular visits to nature tend not to smoke.
The findings are consistent across different countries, household income and educational attainment.
bsky.app/profile/eceh...
Breaking Barriers in Academic Medicine!
AIMMS — a national scheme supporting minority women in academic medicine & health sciences — is now active in all UK medical schools
The scheme:
🔹 Supports career progression
🔹 Builds mentor-mentee connections
🔹 Tackles structural barriers in academia
AIMMS — a national scheme supporting minority women in academic medicine & health sciences — is now active in all UK medical schools
The scheme:
🔹 Supports career progression
🔹 Builds mentor-mentee connections
🔹 Tackles structural barriers in academia
May 1, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Breaking Barriers in Academic Medicine!
AIMMS — a national scheme supporting minority women in academic medicine & health sciences — is now active in all UK medical schools
The scheme:
🔹 Supports career progression
🔹 Builds mentor-mentee connections
🔹 Tackles structural barriers in academia
AIMMS — a national scheme supporting minority women in academic medicine & health sciences — is now active in all UK medical schools
The scheme:
🔹 Supports career progression
🔹 Builds mentor-mentee connections
🔹 Tackles structural barriers in academia
Congratulations to Professor Andrew Hattersley who has just won the Claude Bernard Prize, the highest honour in diabetes research, for a career spent improving care for people with diabetes.
Andrew will deliver the opening lecture at the 61st EASD Annual Meeting to over 10,000 participants.
Andrew will deliver the opening lecture at the 61st EASD Annual Meeting to over 10,000 participants.
April 25, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Congratulations to Professor Andrew Hattersley who has just won the Claude Bernard Prize, the highest honour in diabetes research, for a career spent improving care for people with diabetes.
Andrew will deliver the opening lecture at the 61st EASD Annual Meeting to over 10,000 participants.
Andrew will deliver the opening lecture at the 61st EASD Annual Meeting to over 10,000 participants.
Our student Innes FitzGerald has just broken her 2nd European U20 record with a 15:08 in the 5k at Bristol Track Club
Her first, 8:40.05 in the 3000m in Ostrava, smashed a 40-year-old British record
Dubbed the “Greta Thunberg of Sport” she is making headlines for green activism as well as speed.
Her first, 8:40.05 in the 3000m in Ostrava, smashed a 40-year-old British record
Dubbed the “Greta Thunberg of Sport” she is making headlines for green activism as well as speed.
April 24, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Our student Innes FitzGerald has just broken her 2nd European U20 record with a 15:08 in the 5k at Bristol Track Club
Her first, 8:40.05 in the 3000m in Ostrava, smashed a 40-year-old British record
Dubbed the “Greta Thunberg of Sport” she is making headlines for green activism as well as speed.
Her first, 8:40.05 in the 3000m in Ostrava, smashed a 40-year-old British record
Dubbed the “Greta Thunberg of Sport” she is making headlines for green activism as well as speed.
The @exeter.ac.uk team is backing Faith Kipyegon’s bold attempt to become the first woman to run a sub-4-minute mile. Partnering with Nike, leading researchers, will be bringing cutting-edge sport science to Paris on June 26.
April 24, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The @exeter.ac.uk team is backing Faith Kipyegon’s bold attempt to become the first woman to run a sub-4-minute mile. Partnering with Nike, leading researchers, will be bringing cutting-edge sport science to Paris on June 26.
Today (April 16), a 65-year-old runner, Steve James, will attempt 200 marathons in 200 days, running the entire coastline of mainland Britain — monitored closely by researchers at the University of Exeter
April 16, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Today (April 16), a 65-year-old runner, Steve James, will attempt 200 marathons in 200 days, running the entire coastline of mainland Britain — monitored closely by researchers at the University of Exeter
Police officers are over twice as likely to sustain traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) compared to the general population. And those injuries? They come with a more than doubled risk of complex PTSD.
April 11, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Police officers are over twice as likely to sustain traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) compared to the general population. And those injuries? They come with a more than doubled risk of complex PTSD.
As anticipation builds for season two of The Last of Us, which imagines a world ravaged by brain-infecting fungal zombies, scientists at the University of Exeter are spotlighting a real-world threat: fungi.
April 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
As anticipation builds for season two of The Last of Us, which imagines a world ravaged by brain-infecting fungal zombies, scientists at the University of Exeter are spotlighting a real-world threat: fungi.
New research suggests relaxation techniques may help lower blood pressure in the short term.
However, the evidence for longer-term effects (beyond 3 months) is limited and uncertain.
However, the evidence for longer-term effects (beyond 3 months) is limited and uncertain.
April 9, 2025 at 9:54 AM
New research suggests relaxation techniques may help lower blood pressure in the short term.
However, the evidence for longer-term effects (beyond 3 months) is limited and uncertain.
However, the evidence for longer-term effects (beyond 3 months) is limited and uncertain.
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Research by Exeter's @danbebber.bsky.social & Angela Gallego-Sala that sets out how peatlands are at risk from climate change features in this fascinating @bbcspotlight.bsky.social piece.
Paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Watch from 10mins: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Watch from 10mins: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Climate change impacts on blanket peatland in Great Britain
Action should be taken to raise water tables at degraded sites to limit the impact of future drought conditions. However, climatic conditions being outside the current bioclimatic envelope may make f...
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April 4, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Research by Exeter's @danbebber.bsky.social & Angela Gallego-Sala that sets out how peatlands are at risk from climate change features in this fascinating @bbcspotlight.bsky.social piece.
Paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Watch from 10mins: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Watch from 10mins: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Dr Lewis Elliott lifts the lid on the biggest survey of open-water swimmers to date in this brilliant new article for @uk.theconversation.com.
How might wild swimming deliver its wellbeing benefits? The answer could lie in "enhanced feelings of freedom..."
theconversation.com/why-wild-swi...
How might wild swimming deliver its wellbeing benefits? The answer could lie in "enhanced feelings of freedom..."
theconversation.com/why-wild-swi...
Why wild swimming is better for your mental wellbeing than open-air pools
Wild swimmers tend to feel more autonomy and competence.
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March 26, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Dr Lewis Elliott lifts the lid on the biggest survey of open-water swimmers to date in this brilliant new article for @uk.theconversation.com.
How might wild swimming deliver its wellbeing benefits? The answer could lie in "enhanced feelings of freedom..."
theconversation.com/why-wild-swi...
How might wild swimming deliver its wellbeing benefits? The answer could lie in "enhanced feelings of freedom..."
theconversation.com/why-wild-swi...
Climate change is threatening producers' ' ability to supply one of the nation's favourite fruits - bananas. Study lead Professor Dan Bebber is calling for urgent action to safeguard the industry.
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Climate change threatens future of banana export industry
Climate change is rapidly reducing the ability of banana producers to supply one of our favourite fruits. New research from the University of Exeter, published in Nature Food, has found it will be ec...
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March 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Climate change is threatening producers' ' ability to supply one of the nation's favourite fruits - bananas. Study lead Professor Dan Bebber is calling for urgent action to safeguard the industry.
news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
@uniofexeternews.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk
news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
@uniofexeternews.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk
Experiencing more menopausal symptoms linked to poorer brain function in later life, our research concludes.
More research needed to explore this link, and establish role of HRT.
news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
More research needed to explore this link, and establish role of HRT.
news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
More menopausal symptoms linked to poorer brain function in later life
Experiencing more menopausal symptoms is linked to poorer brain function and warnings signs associated with dementia in later life, according to a new study involving the University of Exeter. The res...
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March 6, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Experiencing more menopausal symptoms linked to poorer brain function in later life, our research concludes.
More research needed to explore this link, and establish role of HRT.
news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
More research needed to explore this link, and establish role of HRT.
news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
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Millions of people with type 2 diabetes could receive better treatment thanks to a new, simple low-cost tool, according to groundbreaking research announced today at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference and published in the Lancet.
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February 26, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Millions of people with type 2 diabetes could receive better treatment thanks to a new, simple low-cost tool, according to groundbreaking research announced today at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference and published in the Lancet.
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