Major new project will support preservation of endangered Iraqi musical heritage for future generations
Centuries old Iraqi musical heritage - on the brink of extinction due to political unrest and assaults by ISIS -...
Month: March 2024
Waist-to-height ratio detects fat obesity in children and adolescents significantly better than BMI
Waist circumference-to-height ratio has been identified as an inexpensive measure of obesity in children and adolescents that could replace body...
South West universities join forces for new regional think tank
The universities of Exeter, Plymouth and Falmouth have joined forces to launch a new initiative that will harness the region’s...
Quantum computing will radically alter the application of copyright law, study says
Quantum computing will radically transform the application of the law – challenging long-held notions of copyright, a new study says....
Penryn Perspectives: Dr Andrew Pye
“I never thought I would be able to come back to Cornwall and have an academic career. It was an...
Giant ancient seaweed bed helping in the fight against climate change
Researchers working on a Cornwall Council project to look at the potential of marine habitats in tackling climate change have...
£2.5M additional funding for Exeter-led UK Metamaterials Network
Exeter academics have secured an additional £2.5m of funding from EPSRC to support the UK Metamaterials Network for an additional...
Swapping meat for Quorn lowers bad cholesterol by 10-percent
Regularly substituting meat for mycoprotein such as Quorn could help to lower bad cholesterol by 10-percent, which is comparable to...
Lights on fishing nets can protect sea turtles
Lights on fishing nets could help save the Mediterranean’s threatened sea turtles, new research shows. Every year an estimated 40,000...