Limited jobs block social mobility opportunities for young people in coastal and rural areas, study shows
Social mobility opportunities for young people in coastal and rural areas are constrained by the lack of jobs available, a...
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University of Exeter part of £35.4 million UKRI investment to strengthen UK food security
The University of Exeter is contributing to a major new UK-wide research infrastructure, PhenomUK, which has been awarded £35.4 million...
Drawing attention to the limitations of human decision making makes the use of AI seem less problematic, study shows
Reminding people human decision-making can be biased can make the use of artificial intelligence seem less problematic, a new study...
Exeter celebrates top 150 global position in TIME’s debut university ranking
The University of Exeter has been ranked inside the global top 150 higher education institutions in a new league table...
European plants respond unevenly to climate warming
An international study shows how climate change is reshaping plant communities across Europe. Published in Nature, the study analysed a...
New ARC South West partnership launches across the South West
A major regional health research partnership, the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration South West (ARC South West), will bring together researchers,...
Focus on ‘personal virtue’ in Theranos scandal overlooks systems failure
Understanding the conditions in which Theranos operated - and not obsessing over personalities - is key to preventing similar corporate...
‘Unprecedented’ wildfires in tropical peatlands during 20th century
A new study reveals an unprecedented increase in wildfires in tropical peatlands during the 20th century. Peatlands store vast quantities of carbon below the Earth’s surface – more than all...
Bull sharks have ‘friends’
Bull sharks form social relationships with specific “friends”, new research reveals. Sharks are often viewed as solitary, but the study...