University of Exeter

Five leading researchers from across disciplines at the University of Exeter have received prestigious national fellowships, it has been announced.

Dr Rebecca Helm, Professor Oliver Hauser, Dr Jonathan Phillips, Dr Helen Eyles and Dr Joseph Costello have all given Future Leaders Fellowships, awarded by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and announced today (April 23 2020).

They are part of a cohort of 90 new Fellows to be funded through the UKRI’s flagship initiative, which will help researchers and businesses to tackle some of the today’s most pressing global...

Patients in Exeter with COVID-19 are being recruited to the largest clinical trial in the world to investigate existing medicines which might be effective against the disease.

The trial, known as the Randomised Evaluation of COVid-19 thERapY (RECOVERY) trial, has been rolled out across the UK [or was set up in just ten days] and already fifteen patients have been recruited in Exeter. The trial is being run through a strong partnership between the University of Exeter and the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust. Exeter is one of the 157 trial centres being coordinated...

Two University of Exeter Degree Apprentices have been nominated for the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) South West Apprentice of the Year award. Nominees Molly Drinkald and Anna Gates study Civil Engineering at the University of Exeter and work as industry apprentices - Molly at WSP and Anna at EDF.

Molly Drinkald, who works as a civil engineer at WSP , is in the second year of a five-year Degree Apprenticeship Programme. She was nominated for the award by Charlie Statham, Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering at the University of Exeter, and course leader for the Civil...

The University of Exeter has been awarded a major internationally-recognised award for high standards of health and safety.

The RoSPA Gold Health and Safety Award is given to world-leaders in health and safety practice. The award is the highest possible accolade in what is the UK’s longest-running health and safety industry awards.

The health and safety team at the University of Exeter have worked to improve ways of working and have purchased new equipment to improve safety for grounds staff. This includes new remote-controlled mowers for sloping lawns which put staff at...

A playful and innovative set of new small-scale arts commissions, designed to harness Devon and Cornwall’s creative talents by showing that ‘home is where the arts is’, have been launched.

Arts and Culture, University of Exeter has partnered with the Exeter Phoenix, Kaleider and Exeter Northcott Theatre to unveil this new initiative to encourage freelance artists across Devon and Cornwall to unleash their creativity - using inspiration found only in their homes.

The project, called ‘Hyperlocal’, is offering 10 micro-commissions for artists working with any discipline -...

Banners created by people living with dementia who worked with a trio of well-known artists will be on display in Exeter until the end of March.

The banners, including one developed by members of Age UK Exeter’s Budding Friends group, are on show as a special exhibit in Exeter Library.

Photographer Ian Beesley, poet Ian McMillan, and cartoonist Tony Husband worked with people living with dementia and their carers to create the banners as part of the ‘A Life More Ordinary’ project which originated from research at the University of Exeter. The project aims to support people...

A virtual reality simulation developed near Exeter has made a global list of top 10 VR experiences for 2019.

The training simulation was developed for Concawe, a safety advisory board for the European oil refinery industry.

It is designed to train oil refinery plant operators in hazard perception techniques and safety awareness, using gaze strategy research from academics at the University of Exeter.

The list of VR experiences was compiled by virtualrealitymarketing.com, the world’s biggest business directory of VR, AR and 360 video studios.

The team behind...

A poignant and timely story that addresses the current global refugee crisis, written by a University of Exeter academic, has been named as one of the “Best Children’s Books of the Year” by Time Magazine.

Lubna and Pebble, by Dr Wendy O’Shea-Meddour, is being used across the world to build empathy skills and open difficult conversations about what it means to be a refugee.

In this book, illustrated by Daniel Egneus, the main character Lubna lands in a “world of tents” and tells her best friend, a pebble, everything about her “home” and “the war”. Even in desperate times,...

Marathon star Eliud Kipchoge has told University of Exeter graduates: “No human is limited”.

Speaking as he received an honorary degree, Mr Kipchoge said hard work and self-discipline “will always pay off in life”.

He also paid tribute to University of Exeter research, which played a part in his successful bid to run the first ever sub-two-hour marathon.

“My message is that no human is limited,” he said.

“I believe that we should not think in limits. Not for ourselves, not for those around us and not for the challenges in life ahead of us.

“By...

The University of Exeter is pleased to announce that Professor Lisa Roberts will be taking up the post of Vice-Chancellor in September 2020 following the retirement of Professor Sir Steve Smith.

Lisa joins Exeter from the University of Leeds where she holds the position of Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research and Innovation. In this role, Lisa leads on the development and delivery of the university’s research and innovation strategy and has led a step change in the income, quality, and impact of world-leading research carried out at Leeds, including the recruitment and development of...