Forest trees and microbes choreograph their hunt for a ‘balanced diet’ under elevated CO2
Oak trees change their fine roots and ‘energise’ soil microbes by supplying them with a cocktail of small organic compounds...
Month: July 2025
Honorary graduate Dr Caroline Lucas urges students to make time to “feed their imaginations”
Former Green Party MP and leader Dr Caroline Lucas spoke of the power of literature to help everyone navigate challenging...
£17.9 million research grant to discover new treatments for fungal diseases gets underway
A team of leading infectious disease scientists from academia and industry have been awarded £17.9 million to identify new drugs...
New research will analyse the spread of misinformation in Africa and the continent’s growing digital divides
Major new research will help experts to counter the spread of misinformation in Africa and understand the causes and consequences...
Post Office campaigner Sir Alan Bates to be awarded honorary degree by the University of Exeter
Post Office campaigner Sir Alan Bates will join politicians, journalists, philanthropists, entrepreneurs and AI pioneers being given honorary degrees by...
School low attendance and primary school achievement “critical concerns” in the South West
Low school attendance remains a “critical concern” in the South West, a new report warns. The region has the worst...
Competitive work culture fuels impostor feelings, studies find
The feeling of being an imposter at work is increased by a competitive workplace culture, which can be harmful to...
Multi-million project to ‘crack the code’ of cilia – tiny structures with big impact on human health
An international team of researchers, led by the University of Exeter, have been awarded a Wellcome Discovery Award grant of...
Exeter Sees Across-the-Board Improvement in 2025 National Student Survey
The University of Exeter has recorded across-the-board improvements in the latest National Student Survey (NSS), it has been announced. Exeter...