The University of Exeter has been granted planning permission for a new research centre, the Living Systems building. The £50 million facility will be dedicated to developing novel strategies to address the great challenges facing humanity: food security, lifelong health and a sustainable environment.
Living Systems represents a groundbreaking interdisciplinary venture, bringing together world leading research in biosciences, engineering, mathematics, medicine and physical sciences alongside new undergraduate provision in natural sciences to train the scientists of tomorrow....
Students studying the One Planet MBA programme are working with the University’s Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI) to explore how a Cornish business can become a ‘firm of the future’ – a business inspired by nature. The students are looking at the development of a Cornish seaweed industry with Falassa, a local business that encourages the use of seaweed for nutrition and therapy. There are a few companies that are working with seaweed in Cornwall but the ESI and Business School is looking to explore ways in which things can develop and diversify. Alex Huke, Research and...
The University of Exeter has been awarded a first class award for the fifth year running and ranked 13 out of 143 universities.
The People & Planet Green League 2013 is the UK's only comprehensive and independent green ranking of universities. It assesses the environmental and ethical performance of all universities, awarding 'first class degrees' to the greenest and ‘fail’ to those doing the least to address their environmental impacts. The University of Exeter is among 43 institutions to achieve a ‘first’ in 2013 and has risen to 13th from 24th position in the league....
Expressing Muslim belief through the creative arts forms the basis of an exhibition and series of live events at the University of Exeter from 11 to 13 June. The ‘Resonate’ and Reformulate’ event involves youthful artists creating work onsite producing graffiti art with an Islamic twist and Sufi-Dub DJs spinning their creative tracks on the Streatham Campus.
The three-day festival stems from the ‘Islamic Reformulations’, a three-year Global Uncertainties Leadership Fellowship that explores how Muslim thought has developed and will be re-examined through thought, literature and the...
When carbon is emitted by human activities into the atmosphere it is generally thought that about half remains in the atmosphere and the remainder is stored in the oceans and on land. New research suggests that human activity could be increasing the movement of carbon from land to rivers, estuaries and the coastal zone indicating that large quantities of anthropogenic carbon may be hidden in regions not previously considered.
The research, published in Nature Geoscience and led by researchers from the Université Libre de Bruxelles, the University of Exeter, Laboratoire des Sciences...
Arts funding is being squeezed hard in this harsh economic climate, especially in regional theatres, libraries and arts and culture organisations.
A discussion about the future of arts funding in places like Devon and Cornwall will form part of a special event at the Northcott Theatre on Wednesday 12 June 2013.
Professor Sir Chris Frayling, former Chairman of Arts Council England and ex-Rector of The Royal College of Art, will discuss the future of the arts. There will be a particular focus on the problems of allocation of funding between regional and national organisations...
The University of Exeter is hosting a free festival of arts, music, food and sports at their Forum Piazzas on the Streatham Campus in Exeter this weekend.
The festival includes a range of activities and performance for all the family. Today you can see cookery demonstrations, listen to a variety of music on the external stage and be thrilled by performances by the award-winning clowning troupe Le Navet Bete.
The festival includes a music stage with a wide variety of music starting at noon on each day – including choirs, rock bands and acoustic performers. The music will be...
A University of Exeter student has been shortlisted for the MTV Student of the Year award.
MA English Studies student Ashley Jenkin is hoping to take the title as the final stages of the online voting draws to a close on Sunday 9 June, when the announcement will be made.
Ashley is one of the top 20 finalists who came through from a hugely competitive set of entries, standing out as really exciting, passionate and unique. Throughout his time at Exeter, Ashley has been a member of Expose, Xpression FM, Eutco and Theatre with Teeth. This active involvement has included holding...
As part of the Business Leader’s Forum programme of events, Caroline Taylor, Vice President of Marketing, Communications & Citizenship with IBM UK & Ireland, will be talking to an invited audience at the University of Exeter on Wednesday 12 June 2013. Taking place in the Great Hall between 5.15 pm - 8.30 pm, this is a rare opportunity for non-members to participate in what promises to be a revealing insight into brand and reputation management from one of the UK’s most senior female executives. Based in London, Caroline leads the teams responsible for go to market strategy,...
Personality is not inherited from birth parents says new research on zebra finches.
External factors are likely to play a bigger part in developing the personality of an individual than the genes it inherits from its parents, suggests the study.
Researchers at the University of Exeter and the University of Hamburg investigated how personality is transferred between generations. They found that foster parents have a greater influence on the personalities of fostered offspring than the genes inherited from birth parents.
