Teenagers from around the South West were able to learn about and reflect on the horrors of the Holocaust as part of a moving event at the University of Exeter.
The event took place ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day next week, which marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the largest Nazi death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau.
A member of the ‘second generation’, Rosemary Schonfeld, from Devon, whose uncles and grandparents were murdered in Auschwitz, told pupils her family’s story.
The educational conference, now in its 9th year, was designed to show how the...
In his final days as US president, Joe Biden honoured an Exeter professor for his work in defining how the brain processes numbers and develops numerical skills.
Dr Gavin Price, Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Exeter, is one of just 400 academics worldwide to be awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The accolade is considered the highest honour bestowed by the US government for exceptional scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers.
Speaking of this achievement Dr Price said: “I’m...
A renowned University of Exeter archaeologist has been awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours List for his work over the past 25 years in Bahrain.
Professor Timothy Insoll is an expert in the archaeology of rituals and religions with particular specialism in sub-Saharan Africa, the Arabian Gulf and Arabian Peninsula.
He is Al-Qasimi Professor of African and Islamic Archaeology and founder and director of the University of Exeter’s Centre for Islamic Archaeology in the world-leading Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies. Previously he worked at the University of...
Hundreds of students have been honoured for their years of hard work at winter graduation ceremonies at the University of Exeter.
More than 2,600 students, from 89 countries, graduated from 250 different prestigious courses. They were joined by 6,000 guests, there to wish them well.
Most of those graduating had studied MA and MSc and postgraduate diploma courses in a wide range of subjects. They have trained to be teachers, radiographers and healthcare workers.
Professor Lisa Roberts, University of Exeter Vice Chancellor and President, said: “We are delighted to...
A plan to develop the UK’s first wetsuit recycling facility is among eight new projects funded by Future Fibres Network Plus .
Future Fibres Network Plus – which aims to bring environmental science into the heart of the UK fashion, clothing and textile sectors – is a network led by the University of Exeter, collaborating with the universities of Leeds, Huddersfield and Plymouth, University of the Arts London, and the UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT).
Many wetsuits are made from neoprene – but the UK currently has no way of recycling them, meaning more than 380...
People can help tackle the serious barriers to accessible legal advice in the South West by supporting a crucial free access to justice clinic.
The University of Exeter’s trusted Community Law Clinic is playing a key role in helping those in need.
Recent years have seen a big increase in the number of people using it and those involved have launched a fundraising campaign to ensure they can reach more customers.
The pro-bono service helps to support people in the region, which has been identified as a law advice “desert”. They face major issues in affording...
Today the Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge , a trailblazing partnership between the Steve Morgan Foundation, Diabetes UK, and Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) has announced funding for a cutting-edge research project led by researchers at the University of Exeter, which could bring us closer to a cure for type 1 diabetes.
Drs Craig Beall and Thomas Piers and their teams will explore whether a type of cell found in the brain can be used to develop long-lasting, effective beta cell therapies for type 1 diabetes. These therapies could transform the way the condition is treated by...
A new facility that will offer storage of physical remains from ancient humans, animals, and plants to help ease the pressure on museum archives that are running out of space is to be established at the University of Exeter.
The Biocultural Heritage Information in a Virtual Environment (HIVE) facility will offer secure storage of scientifically important materials and create a new database of digital 3D files and analytical data to preserve the record of materials subjected to scientific destructive analyses.
The development will open archaeological records to...
Medical Imaging at the University of Exeter is celebrating 20 years of teaching and research excellence, training much-needed radiographers for the NHS and beyond.
Since the programme was launched in 2004 to help address a national shortage of radiographers, Medical Imaging has trained more than 1,000 radiographers, with active student placements in ten NHS trusts across Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset. The programme is consistently ranked among the best in the country, producing outstanding radiographers to help meet the needs of the NHS.
A prominent University of Exeter Medical School professor has been named as one of eight Thematic Research Leads, who will act as a bridge between the new Parliament and the research community on health issues
The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) announced the second-ever cohort of Thematic Research Leads today. Professor David Strain, Associate Professor in Cardiometabolic Health at the University of Exeter, is the new Thematic Research Lead for Health.
Professor Strain is also an honorary consultant in medicine...
