Urban birds are less afraid of litter than their country cousins according to a new study co-authored by a University of Exeter academic.
The research, which highlights one way in which birds adjust to urban settings and published in the journal Animal Behaviour, shows that corvids - the family of birds which includes crows, ravens and magpies - are more likely to show fear in relation to unfamiliar objects than other birds.
However, if they and other bird species have previously encountered similar objects they are able to overcome some of their fear.
An illegal trade in marine turtles is continuing despite legislation and conservation awareness campaigns, a pioneering study has shown.
The study, conducted by researchers from the University of Exeter in the Cape Verde islands, 500 km off the West Coast of Africa, and one of the world’s leading nesting sites for the protected loggerhead species, found that the biological impact of the trade has been previously underestimated and that turtles are still being harvested and consumed.
The authors suggest that conservation interventions need to be refined and reassessed and...
More emergency care patients in the South West of England have the opportunity to take part in research studies out of hospital than ever before.
Six years ago South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) was not conducting a single research study on the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) portfolio and had no research-active paramedics.
In 2014/15 SWASFT was the top patient recruiting ambulance trust in England and it is the first ambulance service to sponsor a Health Technology Assessment (HTA) funded study.
Researchers from the University of Exeter are involved in a major European £13.3 million funding initiative which aims to unpick the biological reasons underlying social withdrawal.
Withdrawing from family and friends is a common symptom of Schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease and Major Depressive Disease, and discovering the cause could pave the way for new drug treatments.
Professor Jonathan Mill, Professor of Epigenetics and his team at the University of Exeter Medical School, are part of the PRISM project (Psychiatric Ratings using Intermediate Stratified Markers), a...
Greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced aggressively and immediately because there are significant constraints to large-scale deployment of negative emissions technologies in the future, new research has shown.
The study by a team of international scientists, including Professor Pierre Friedlingstein from the University of Exeter, demonstrates the potential environmental, economic and energy impacts of negative emission technologies for addressing climate change.
Negative emission technologies aim to remove carbon dioxide (CO2), a major driver of climate change, from the...
TOUGH new policies to combat fish fraud across Europe appear to be working, according to a new study.
The largest multi-species survey of fish labelling accuracy to date indicates a marked and sudden reduction of seafood mislabelling in supermarkets, markets and fishmongers in the EU.
Scientists in six European countries, including Dr Andrew Griffiths from the University of Exeter, tracked samples of the mostly commonly consumed fish, including cod, tuna, hake and plaice, after a series of studies going back 5 years had shown mislabelling in up to 40% of cases.
Rail enthusiasts now have better access to one of the largest collections of railway resources in the country thanks to Devon County Council’s Library Service and the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
Devon Libraries received a £50,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to improve access to their Railway Studies Collection which is housed at the Passmore Edwards Centre in Newton Abbot.
An essential resource for anyone interested in Britain’s railways, it boasts over 25,000 books, pamphlets, maps, periodicals and timetables and almost 60,000 images.
Researchers from the University of Exeter are seeking participants for a trial into whether certain types of food could prevent depression.
Experiencing depression often goes hand in hand with being overweight. The MoodFood trial will compare different nutritional and lifestyle strategies that might change mood and wellbeing in people with a higher than average body mass index (BMI).
Volunteers must be overweight with a BMI of 25 - 40 and be feeling low or stressed. They must live in or near Exeter, be aged 18-75 and be willing to participate in lifestyle coaching,...
Rugby players take note: drinking high nitrate beetroot juice improves both sprint performance and decision-making during prolonged intermittent exercise such as rugby and football, according to scientists from the University of Exeter.
As excitement mounts for the Rugby World Cup, the research, published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology and available on PubMed, adds further weight to the case for beetroot juice as a superfood for elite both elite and amateur sports players and athletes. Previously, the team at Exeter has regular beetroot juice drinks can help people...
These events are for year 11 students who are considering applying to Exeter Mathematics School (EMS) for September 2016 entry and would like to find out more.
You will have the opportunity to meet EMS staff and students, take part in a series of workshops and have your questions answered.
Timetable for the day: 10:00am - About EMS - Parents are welcome to attend this session 11:00am - Student Workshops 14:30pm - Depart
Students will need to bring a packed lunch. No equipment or uniform is required.
Booking is essential and can be completed via the EMS...
