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NEW GRAPHENE-BASED MATERIAL - University of Exeter's invention could revolutionise electronics industry read moreMore news on The NASA International Space Apps Challenge
THE NASA INTERNATIONAL SPACE APPS CHALLENGE - Over the weekend of 21 – 22 April 2012 the Met Office in Exeter hosted the lead European event. read moreSimpleware wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation
EXETER COMPANY, SIMPLEWARE, WINS QUEEN'S AWARD FOR ENTERPRISE IN INNOVATION -and is gaining international success read moreGlowing green fish research
FLUORESCENT GM FISH HELP TRACK THE EFFECT OF POLLUTANTS ON THE BODY read moreExeter Hospital to play key role in landmark Parkinson's study
EXETER'S RD & E HOSPITAL TO PLAY A KEY ROLE IN A LANDMARK STUDY INTO PARKINSON'S DISEASE read moreUniversity of Exeter announces spin out company for 3D chocolate printing
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER ANNOUNCES SPIN OUT COMPANY FOR 3D CHOCOLATE PRINTING - Easter eggs to follow! read moreWhat's the weather like in space today?
WHAT'S THE WEATHER LIKE IN SPACE TODAY? The Met Office is to supply space forecasts. read moreExe Hydro Project Moving to the Next Step
EXE HYDRO PROJECT MOVING TO THE NEXT STEP - the possibility of a new green energy source is being explored read moreNew £3.6 million mood disorders research facility opens its doors
NEW £3.6m MOOD DISORDERS CENTRE OPENS ITS DOORS - official launch on University's Streatham campus read moreWork on SkyPark starts
UP, UP AND AWAY - Work starts on this environmentally-friendly business site. read moreAttack on homeopathy as unscientific
EXETER UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR ATTACKS HOMEOPATHY AS UNSCIENTIFIC – ‘NHS should withdraw funding for this alternative treatment.’ he says. read moreAerial survey shows peat lands (or blanket bogs) as never seen before
NEW IMAGES CAPTURED OF EXMOOR'S PEAT LANDS - The University of Exeter and South West Water will use these to monitor the effectiveness of the restoration of these rare ecosystems. read moreExeter to be part of NASA‘s International Space Apps Challenge and associated events
NASA IS LAUNCHING A COMPETITION TO DEVELOP SPACE APPs. There will be associated events in nine places across the world. Exeter is one of these. read moreEnergy from waste
ENERGY FROM WASTE FACILITY - Work on Exeter's new Energy from Waste facility has started. read moreSouth West stroke research is saving lives
SPEEDIER TREATMENT FOR STROKE VICTIMS - The Peninsula Medical School in Exeter is working with the ambulance service and hospitals to save lives of these vulnerable patients. read moreExeter to take part in £37m type 2 diabetes research
TYPE 2 DIABETES RESEARCH - Exeter medical researchers will look at how subtypes of diabetes may react differently to treatments. read moreExeter University invests £8m in sport facilities
UNIVERSITY INVESTS £8m to improve its sports facilities. read moreUp, Up and Away! Flybe Aviation Services publish excellent results.
FLYBE'S SERVICE WORK INCREASES AT EXETER MAINTENANCE HANGAR and there is scope for even more growth. read moreDifferences in blood pressure between arms could indicate vascular risk
NEW RESEARCH AT THE EXETER PENINSULA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE & DENTISTRY has found that differences in systolic blood pressure between arms could be a useful indicator read moreViolins ‘printed’ in Exeter
THE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER'S NEW CENTRE FOR ADDITIVE LAYER MANUFACTURING (CALM) HAS 'PRINTED' TWO VIOLINS with cutting edge technology read more£20 million centre will advance disease treatment
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER TO BUILD A £20m INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CENTRE - This will help them to understand how cells operate and how diseases are caused. read moreWork starts on Exeter Skypark and Cranbrook Energy Centre
WORK STARTS ON EXETER SKYPARK AND CRANBROOK ENERGY CENTRE - Developments at the Exeter and East Devon Growth Point are taking shape. read moreThe University of Exeter forges key alliances
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER LINKS WITH CEFAS AND BGS - Two good examples of co-operative working read moreExeter academic leads project to build ‘Bronze Age’ boat
EXETER ACADEMIC LEADS PROJECT TO BUILD BRONZE AGE BOAT - The team hones up their sewing skills! read moreSense About Science – Exeter joins the de-tox deception debate
THINKING ABOUT DE-TOXING? Think again! read moreBicton Earth project - principal lays last turf
BUILDING WORK AT BICTON EaRTH, the exciting new Environmental and Renewable Technologies Hub, is right on target read moreThe Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) in Exeter re-opened on 15 December 2011
RAMM'S MULTI-MILLION POUND DEVELOPMENT HAS DELIVERED A DYNAMIC 21ST CENTURY MUSEUM. This is an important scientific resource. read moreLocal farm embraces sustainability
ONLY MINUTES FROM THE CENTRE OF EXETER, DEEP IN DEVONSHIRE COUNTRYSIDE, HIGHFIELD FARM 'WALKS THE GREEN TALK'. read morePeninsula researchers' defective gene may help diabetics
A STUDY OF PEOPLE BORN WITHOUT A PANCREAS PROVIDES A SIGNIFICANT KEY. This could help those with Type 1 diabetes. read more£19 million research gets go ahead
A £19 MILLION RESEARCH CENTRE HAS BEEN GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT BY EXETER CITY PLANNERS - This will greatly assist pioneering on-site research into the treatment of conditions such as diabetes and obesity. read moreExeter – City of award-winning scientists!
THREE PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS RESULT FROM OUTSTANDING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH read moreTraining in ‘Concrete thinking’ can be self-help treatment for depression
UNIVERSITY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT DEPRESSION CAN BE TREATED BY TARGETING YOUR STYLE OF THINKING read moreUK scientists come together to help feed the 7 billion
UK SCIENTISTS COME TOGETHER TO HELP FEED THE 7 BILLION - The Universities of Exeter and Bristol have joined forces to tackle the challenge of a growing world population. read moreSolar variability helps explain cold winters
MET OFFICE RESEARCH LINKS SOLAR VARIABILITY AND WINTER CLIMATE - study looks at low UV output from the sun read moreLow carbon project scoops national award
LOW CARBON PROJECT SCOOPS NATIONAL AWARD - the ‘Clear About Carbon’ project involving academics from the University of Exeter Business School is a joint winner of the 2011 European Social Fund (ESF) Sustainable Development Specialist Project Leader Awards. read moreNew buildings will be safer in the heat
CLIMATE CHANGE STUDY COULD INFLUENCE BUILDING DESIGN - New buildings should be safer in hot weather thanks to research led by the University of Exeter. read moreThe Design of coastal structures could help plants and animals
DESIGN OF COASTAL STRUCTURES - Exeter and Plymouth universities have been working with environmental consultants to produce guidance for the design of coastal defence structures. read more‘Heat-proof’ eggs help turtles cope with hot beaches
HEAT-PROOF TURTLE EGGS - New research led by the University of Exeter and published this week in Proceedings of the Royal Society B shows that some turtles are naturally heat-tolerant. read moreExeter College is to build a new Centre for Engineering and Automotive Learning
EXETER COLLEGE IS TO BUILD A NEW £4.7m CENTRE. This new facility will provide industry-led teaching space, workshops and laboratories for both practical and academic learning for around 300 students from across Exeter and Devon. read moreUniversity showcases their innovative manufacturing process.
UNIVERSITY SHOWCASES THEIR INNOVATIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS - This process makes objects from 3D model data, usually layer upon layer. read moreExeter Young Scientist of the Year Award
YOUNG SCIENTIST - Local newspaper Express & Echo has introduced a new category of 'Young Scientist of the Year' in this year’s Express & Echo Teen Awards. This award is sponsored by Exeter City of Science. read moreVolunteers needed for Dietary Salt Study
SALT! - Researchers at the Peninsula Medical School in Exeter are inviting local people to take part in a study to see if reducing the overall salt content in food improves the health of blood vessels. read moreFemales choose mates for their personalities, study shows
ANIMAL ATTRACTION - Adventurous females choose mates with similar personalities, regardless of the male’s appearance and other assets, according to research into zebra finch behaviour. read moreExeter Scientists to use Hubble Space Telescope
SPACE - THE FINAL FRONTIER! An international team of scientists led by the University of Exeter is aiming to answer some of the biggest questions facing astronomy today using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. read moreGlaciers contributing to faster sea-level rise
Melting mountain glaciers are contributing to sea-level rise faster than at any time in the last 350 years, according to new research published in Nature Geoscience. read moreFlood Forecasting Centre moves to Exeter
The joint Met Office / Environment Agency Flood Forecasting Centre (FFC) has a new home: the Met Office's Operations Centre in Exeter. read morePenTAG Researcher Scoops International Award for Excellence in Research Methodology
Dr Martin Hoyle, a senior research fellow in the Peninsula Technology Assessment Group (PenTAG, part of the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry), has just been awarded the prestigious 2011 ISPOR Research Excellence Award for Methodology Excellence. read moreNew research unit launched for Surgical Health Services Research in Exeter
A new dedicated unit has been set up at the Royal Devon & Exeter hospital which brings together a wealth of clinical knowledge and research to improve care of surgical patients. read moreMet Office support for Climate Week
The Met Office supported Climate Week during March, acting as the lead science advisor and providing clear guidance on the results from research and studies undertaken by our climate science experts. read moreExeter launch for the OPAL Climate Survey
Tuesday 8 March sees the regional launch of the OPAL Climate Survey at Princesshay shopping centre, Exeter. read moreAward for Met Office ocean scientists
Scientists from the Met Office, based in Exeter, have been awarded the Denny Medal for the best research paper of 2010 by the Journal of Operational Oceanography.
read moreEpic journeys of turtles revealed
The epic ocean-spanning journeys of the gigantic leatherback turtle in the South Atlantic have been revealed for the first time thanks to groundbreaking research using satellite tracking.
Who's Who Entry for Dental Professor
Professor Steve Creanor, Director of Undergraduate Dental Studies at Peninsula Dental School, has been selected for an entry in the new edition of “Who’s Who in the World 2011” having been first recognised in 1994 in “Who’s Who in Scotland”.
read moreFinding new ways to tackle environmental diseases
Researchers at the University of Exeter have developed a new approach to studying potentially deadly disease-causing bacteria which could help speed up the process of finding vaccines.
Partnership joins Exeter’s weather and climate experts
The world-class weather and climate expertise of the Met Office and the University of Exeter has entered a new era of collaboration following the launch of an in-depth research partnership.
read moreMet Office supports new climate science exhibition
The Met Office has acted as principal contributor to a major new climate science exhibition at the Science Museum in London.
read moreFunding to support C Diff research
Funding from The Peninsula Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (PenCLAHRC) helps support research to investigate why some cases of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) are more difficult to treat than others and also why some cases result in more incidences of relapses.
read moreNational publishing award for city researcher
A book by a specialist paediatric registrar and clinical research fellow at the Peninsula Medical School written for children suffering from type 1 diabetes, their parents and those around them, has won a prestigious national publishing award.
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Predicting hurricanes years ahead
A major breakthrough in forecasting the number of Atlantic tropical storms has been achieved, say Met Office scientists in Exeter.
read moreExeter celebrates international reputation for science
The world-class science of Exeter is being celebrated with the launch of a new initiative, called Exeter City of Science.
read moreYour chance to help chart past climate
Volunteers are needed to transcribe the weather information recorded by British sailors
read moreFirst evidence for small changes in men
Research led by the PCMD, the University of Exeter have identified changes in sex hormones associated with BPA exposure in men...
read moreNew lakes in Exeter ready for Spring 2011
Environment Agency to create new lake and wetland area in Exeter...
read moreRD&E Work Observation week 2010
Work Observation Week opens up possibilities for local teenagers...
read moreGuidelines on Cardiovascular Fitness to Fly produced
New 'Fitness to Fly' report proves good news for people with heart disease...
read moreRD&E hospital school achieves national first
The Royal Devon & Exeter hospital school has become the first of its kind to win an accolade for its use of ICT...
read moreFunding awarded for world class research centre
The Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry has been awarded £4.75m capital funding by the Wellcome-Wolfson Capital Awards...
read moreClimate change adaptation week
Climate South West raises awareness in Climate change adaption week...
read more'Rotten eggs' gas, fat and diabetes
Lower levels of 'rotten eggs' gas (hydrogen sulfide) in the blood linked to obesity...
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PROFESSOR STEVE EICHHORN, UNIVERSITY OF EXETER - wins prestigious award for his work in materials science
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