£1.25 million boost puts Exeter at cutting-edge of genomics

A new, state-of-the-art genome sequencing platform will put Exeter on the cutting edge of research into the genomic basis of health and disease.

The Illumina NovaSeq sequencer has just been installed at the University of Exeter, part-funded by over £600,000 from the Wellcome Trust. The investment represents a significant upgrade to Exeter’s ability to sequence whole genomes faster and in much greater depth than before.

The award has also enabled Exeter to invest in technology for profiling the way genes are expressed – or “switched on” - in individual cells. It will enable...

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The “TOAZ case” will be considered by the third instance

The Samara Regional Court upheld sentences to the former top-managers of the company, despite the claims of the defense that there had been numerous violations during the trial, at the first instance and appeal court.

The lawyers tried to appeal against tough sentences to ex-managers of the Togliattiazot plant, who had been accused of products embezzlement worth 84 billion rubles and sentenced to long prison terms: from eight and a half to nine years. In its decision the Samara Regional Court upheld the initial verdict of the Komsomolsky District Court of Togliatti, which...

SLADE bring their Christmas UK tour to Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 12/10/2019 - 12:34am

SLADE are back on the road playing Exeter's Lemon Grove on Saturday 21st December!

SLADE are without doubt one of the most exciting bands to come out of Great Britain in the past 50 years. With their unique blend of perfect pop rock'n'roll, outrageous flamboyance and pure fun, and no less than 23

Top-20 singles of which 6 were No-1 smash hits….plus 6 smash albums, Slade have become a firm favourite in the hearts of pop fans all over the world.

SLADE'S chart career has spanned 5 decades and their enduring songs "Cum On Feel The Noize" and "Coz I Luv You" are still...

Tim Etchells’ To Move In Time sees Forced Entertainment’s welcome return to Exeter

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 12/09/2019 - 10:48pm

Forced Entertainment has today announced that after a successful run at Edinburgh Fringe this summer To Move In Time, created by Tim Etchells and Forced Entertainment in collaboration with Tyrone Huggins (Black Men Walking, Opening Skinner’s Box) will tour the UK.

The production will open in Cardiff on Tuesday 4 February and continue on to Exeter Phoenix for a one-off performance on Wednesday 19 February. The tour will also visit venues in Sheffield, Birmingham, and Bristol. The Exeter tour date will be a particularly special stop on the tour, as the Forced Entertainment were...

First meeting for The Exeter Business Hub’s new support programme sells out

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Mon, 12/09/2019 - 3:47pm

A new free business programme launched by The Exeter Business Hub has been declared a ‘fantastic success’ after the first event was held in the city.

The event, which took place on Friday 29 November at the newly refurbished conference rooms at The Exeter Business Hub, was attended by business leaders from in and around Exeter.

Olly Harrison, Director of Gusto Marketing, ran a workshop on 'Getting More Bang for Your Marketing Buck: How to Integrate Sales with Marketing’. The session, which was designed to encourage joint learning and reflection with other attendees, covered...

Exeter College Festival of Carols Raises Money for Charities

Students, parents, staff and the Exeter community joined together to celebrate Christmas at Exeter College’s Festival of Carols in the stunning setting of Exeter Cathedral, all in the name of charity.

The annual event celebrated the college’s exceptionally talented students, with performances from the Exeter College orchestra, as well as student choirs and piano and vocal duets.

In addition to starting Christmas celebrations, the Festival of Carols raised important funds for the college’s two nominated charities for the academic year, Cancer Research UK and Exeter Foodbank...

Paul and Donna Berry from The Swan, which is hosting a Christmas quiz in aid of CHAT.

Get your quiz hats on in aid of charity

Authored by Reporters
Posted: Mon, 12/09/2019 - 11:47am

EGGHEADS from Devon can test their general knowledge and help raise money for a good cause during a quiz night being held at an award-winning pub in the county this month (December 2019).

The charity quiz takes place at The Swan in Bampton on December 22 in aid of CHAT (Churches Housing Action Team), which provides help to the homeless or those at risk of losing their home.

Chef-patron Paul Berry, who co-owns The Swan with his wife and fellow award-winning chef Donna, said: “We host regular monthly quizzes but our Christmas one is always a bit special and we want to invite...

Innovation Index: Our top picks for power ranking of gambling Companies

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Mon, 12/09/2019 - 11:39am

Gambling is more than just sports, even greatly more than just entertainment. Despite the boom and burst of the internet age, many industries have taken a bow, yet, the gambling industry have grown rapidly at an unprecedented pace over the years. Some of the listed game changers led the evolution of gambling growing beyond casinos into an addictive online phenomenon through stellar innovations. Online gambling have diversified into arrays of casino games, re-introducing the thrills of a casino on digital platforms through Virtual and augmented reality technology. Gambling online is more...

South West pension fears revealed

Authored by Sam Richards
Posted: Mon, 12/09/2019 - 10:24am

Almost half of the south west of England fears they simply won’t have enough money to survive through retirement.

This is just one of the fears revealed by a new national survey on the future of pensions in the UK. The survey, which was commissioned on behalf of Manchester firm Expert Pension Claims , was conducted to 2000 people in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in July (2019).

The figures also revealed that over 1 in 5 in the south west believe they’ll die before they can draw their pension. An alarming 20.60% made this claim in the region, compared with 1...

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