A new study from the University of Exeter has revealed that the Central African country of Gabon is providing an invaluable nesting ground for a vulnerable species of sea turtle considered a regional conservation priority.
A huge ground survey covering nearly 600 km of Gabon’s coastline has uncovered the largest breeding colony of olive ridley turtles in the Atlantic.
The study, published today (4 June) in the journal Biological Conservation, is the first to combine existing monitoring data with a back-to-basics coastal survey of the area. The results suggest that Gabon...
Ladybirds use colour to reveal their toxicity to predators says new research
For one of Britain’s best-loved and colourful group of insects, ladybirds, the brightness of their colour reveals the extent of their toxicity to predators, according to new research undertaken at the Universities of Exeter and Cambridge.
The study which is published in the journal Scientific Reports, also found that the more conspicuous and colourful the ladybird species, the less likely it is to be attacked by birds.
Lina María Arenas, a PhD student at the Centre for Ecology and...
The final episode of a three-part BBC 2 TV drama-documentary series Armada: 12 years to save England - Endgame will feature a University of Exeter medical historian on Sunday 7 June at 9pm.
Dr Alun Withey will share his knowledge about the role of the barber surgeon on board ship and the sorts of things he had to treat in battle and the sorts of instruments he used.
Elizabeth I played by Anita Dobson shows the monarch as politically astute and presenter Dan Snow takes to the sea to tell the story of how England came within a whisker of disaster in summer 1588. He explores...
PETA's first-ever Student Award has been delivered to the University of Exeter's Animal Welfare Society in recognition of the student advocacy group's outstanding work in bringing to light the suffering of nearly 30,000 animals – 17,000 of whom are currently housed on campus – imprisoned and experimented on by the university over a seven-year period.
After submitting a Freedom of Information Act request and working with the school's student newspaper to publish their findings, the group kick-started a petition calling on the university to reduce the number of animals used in...
Exeter University’s top choir are busy rehearsing a lively programme ahead of a special concert at Exeter Cathedral next week.
The University Chapel Choir (made up of 20 of the campus’s best choral singers) will sing Bob Chilcott’s lively A Little Jazz Mass as part of a programme that includes familiar works by Parry and Stanford. The performance takes place in Exeter Cathedral on Saturday 30th May at 19.30
Michael Graham, the choir’s director, said: “It’s a great honour for the choir to perform such an exciting programme in the Cathedral. Several of its members are...
The new film version of Thomas Hardy’s Far from the Madding Crowd feeds into the ongoing fascination for fashion depicted in classic novels and their modern adaptations for TV and film. A new online facility has been developed by the University of Exeter and Dorset County Museum to catalogue references to clothing in Hardy’s writing and the time in which he lived.
The costumes worn by the actress Carey Mulligan, who stars as Bathsheba Everdene in the latest Far From the Madding Crowd production, will be on display at the Dorset County Museum until the 8 June and will provide an...
A University of Exeter historian is part of a brand new TV programme about Sir Winston Churchill on the Discovery Channel. The Churchill & Me with Hugh Dennis premieres this Friday 15 May at 9pm and follows the comedian, actor and writer Hugh Dennis, on his journey to discover what Sir Winston Churchill means to people today and explore the legacy he left behind across the globe. Hugh Dennis meets people and visits places upon which Churchill left his indelible mark. He uncovers information from historians like the University of Exeter’s Churchill expert, Professor Richard Toye who has...
The University of Exeter will make significant investment into the Exeter Northcott Theatre as part of a new partnership.
The arrangement will see the Theatre and the University working more closely together in a number of different areas with both academics and students involved in future projects.
The investment from the University has helped to realise the first tangible outcome of the partnership. This will see significant improvements made to the theatre building this summer, including a cinema quality screen and sound system in the auditorium, high speed broad band,...
A showcase of shortlisted entries to the Paddon Award, a cross-arts competition for University of Exeter students, staff and alumni will be on display in the University Reception area on the Streatham Campus. The theme of this year’s competition was 'Transformations' and entries were invited across various art forms including visual art, film, music and creative writing. The judges for the Paddon Award were Honorary Graduate and International Curator, Thomas Trevor, folk singer and fiddle player Jackie Oates, and the Student Guild Vice President for Activities, Matt Bate. Christy Ku, a...
University of Exeter researchers are part of the biodiversity research team of a new EUR 17 million EU Horizon 2020 funded project that will test a new wave energy converter at Wave Hub, the wave power test centre located off the north coast of Cornwall.
The five-year Clean Energy From Ocean Waves (CEFOW) project is being coordinated by Nordic company Fortum and will involve a new design of convertor called the ‘Penguin’ designed by Finnish firm Wello.
The University of Exeter will coordinate biodiversity research at the Wello Penguin installation site at Wave Hub to...
