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University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · 2d

A new exhibition in our Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies shows the impact of smartphone addiction in rural Iran.

The exhibition features an unlikely protagonist: Ali, a young shepherd living in a remote village with his father, mother, younger brother and sister.
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Covid inquiry report highlights impact on children and young people’s mental health

University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · 2d

A nationwide survey commissioned by Henry VIII on the property and wealth of 16th-century England and Wales is to be made publicly accessible for the first time.

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University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · 5d

The report was commissioned to support the inquiry’s efforts to understand the short-term and long-term effects of the pandemic on younger populations.

University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · 5d

Professor Tamsin Newlove-Delgado presented a new report alongside Professor Cathy Creswell from Oxford University to the UK Government’s Covid Inquiry yesterday, examining the impact of the pandemic on the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people.

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An Exeter professor presented her new report on the impact of the pandemic on children and young people’s mental health when she gave evidence to the Government’s Covid Inquiry yesterday. Professor ...

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Business leaders hail degree apprenticeship that will ‘turbocharge careers’

University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · 5d

The award particularly recognises our efforts to put social justice at the heart of our university strategy and incorporate this in everything we do, including our curriculum and teaching practices. (2/2)

University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · 5d

We’re thrilled to announce that we have won University of the Year at the UK Social Mobility Awards!

This incredible recognition marks our outstanding commitment to social mobility issues and is a testament to the hard work, dedication, and passion of our staff. (1/2)

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European Association for the Study of Diabetes @easdnews.bsky.social · 6d

💥🎙️ New Episode!!!

Prof. Andrew Hattersley ( @exeter.ac.uk), 57th EASD Claude Bernard #Prize recipient, shares how his work on #genetic forms of diabetes has transformed care worldwide & what’s next for #PrecisionMedicine .

🎧 Listen now: www.easd.org/media-centre...

#Diabetes #Research #podcast

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University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · 7d

Delivered with AAT, the programme is unique in offering both academic & professional accounting and finance qualifications. Apprentices work in full-time jobs while they study, so by the time they complete all their formal qualifications they also have 3 years’ work experience under their belts.
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University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · 7d

A new Accounting Finance Manager degree apprenticeship will accelerate career progression and bridge the divide between traditional finance roles and the demands of an evolving sector, according to business leaders. news.exeter.ac.uk/fa...
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Employers believe a new degree apprenticeship will accelerate career progression and bridge the divide between traditional finance roles and the demands of an evolving sector. Senior business leaders last week visited the University of Exeter

University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · 8d

But despite this, fewer than one in 50 have been diagnosed with the condition. G6PD deficiency does not cause diabetes, but it makes the widely used HbA1c blood test – which diagnoses and monitors diabetes – appear artificially low.
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University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · 8d

The study has found that around one in seven Black and one in 63 South Asian men in the UK carry a genetic variant known as G6PD deficiency. Men with G6PD deficiency are, on average, diagnosed with type 2 diabetes four years later than those without the gene variant.
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University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · 8d

New research shows that a common but often undiagnosed genetic condition may be causing delays in type 2 diabetes diagnoses and increasing the risk of serious complications for thousands of Black and South Asian men in the UK – and potentially millions worldwide.
https://ex.ac.uk/dWz
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University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · 9d

The Mobilising Evidence Through AI and User-informed Synthesis (METIUS) project will take specific aim at the decision-making process for urgent issues like climate change, education, and public safety. The project is led by @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social and supported by @penarc.bsky.social.

Exeter to Help Lead £11.5 Million AI Evidence Project

University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · 9d

Our academics are playing a leading role in a new £11.5 million AI-driven initiative hoping to transform how governments around the world use research evidence.
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Exeter academics are playing a leading role in a new £11.5 million AI-driven initiative hoping to transform how governments around the world use research evidence. The Mobilising Evidence Through AI a...

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National Trust Research @researchnt.bsky.social · 13d

Tune into Radio 3 this Sunday at 5pm to hear our Research Officer Daisy speaking about this fabulous exhibition and the 500-year-old music that it's uncovered - and hear the music sung by the @exeter.ac.uk Chapel Choir.

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University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · 13d

From implementing sustainable lab practices and a sustainable food policy to conducting groundbreaking research that protects our oceans, we're committed to creating a greener, healthier and fairer future. #togetherfortheSDGs
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University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · 13d

We have been named as one of the top 30 educational institutions – and top 2 per cent of those ranked worldwide - in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2025. The ranking charts the performance of more than 2,300 institutions against the 17 SDGs.
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University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · 13d

Today we're celebrating 10 years of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals with SDG Flag Day!

But what are SDGs? They are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations to achieve a better, more sustainable future for people and the planet by 2030.
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Exeter co-authors World Alzheimer Report 2025 on 'the power of rehabilitation'

University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · 14d

The first week of term on campus has been stunning! We love having all our students back on campus!

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University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · 15d

The report explores how rehabilitation is defined and implemented, looks at practical considerations for how best to adapt rehabilitation practices for people living with dementia in different contexts, and includes expert essays and real-world case studies from multiple countries.

University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · 15d

Exeter academics have co-authored this year’s World Alzheimer Report, published by Alzheimer’s Disease International and titled: ‘Reimagining life with dementia – The power of rehabilitation’.
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The University of Exeter has co-authored this year’s World Alzheimer Report, published by Alzheimer’s Disease International and titled: ‘Reimagining life with dementia – The power of rehabilitation’. ...

‘Big Brother for crickets’ celebrates two decades of remarkable research

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University of Exeter's Environment and Sustainability Institute @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social · 23d

Dr Chris Kaiser-Bunbury, with colleagues from @exeter.ac.uk, University of Edinburgh and Daisy Ginsberg (artist), is running a collaborative interdisciplinary project on #pollinator conservation. Watch the short film on #BBC Gardeners' World on this project:
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University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · 23d

says Professor of Evolutionary Ecology, Tom Tregenza about a unique research project studying the natural behaviours of a population of crickets in northern Spain has celebrated 20 years of ground-breaking fieldwork. news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...

A unique research project studying the natural behaviours of a population of crickets in northern Spain has celebrated 20 years of ground-breaking fieldwork. Wildcrickets, led by a team of biologists ...

University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · 23d

“It’s been described as a soap opera, a Big Brother house for crickets. It has everything: life, death, fighting, mating, even tragedy. It's evolutionary biology & behaviour under natural conditions, and it's unique in its longevity & ambition. No one has ever done something like this for so long.”