Oyster reefs once thrived along Europe’s coasts – now they’re gone
Oysters once formed extensive reefs along much of Europe's coastline – but these complex ecosystems were destroyed over a century...
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University of Exeter plays key role at Climate Week NYC
University of Exeter researchers played a key role at Climate Week NYC. Exeter’s experts took part in multiple events –...
Understanding regional climate change is essential for effective climate adaptation policy, study finds
A greater understanding of how climate change impacts at a regional level is vital to developing effective climate policies that...
UK’s largest circular economy programme hailed as ‘start of journey’
Exeter’s circular economy experts hailed the National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Research (NICER) programme as the ‘start of a journey’ at...
Vast ‘stranded assets’ if world continues investing in polluting industries
Continued investment in carbon-intensive industries will drastically increase the amount of “stranded assets” as the world moves to net-zero emissions,...
‘Invisible forest’ of algae thrives as ocean warms
An “invisible forest” of phytoplankton is thriving in part of our warming ocean, new research shows. Phytoplankton are tiny drifting...
Gift of £3.3m to help establish ‘impact team’ to accelerate action on climate and nature
The University of Exeter has received £3.3 million to fund a new project to mobilise action on the climate and...
AI-powered tool that monitors global climate risks expanded to include health impacts
Climate Risks Daily, an AI-powered tool developed to highlight the scale of climate impacts from extreme weather globally, now allows...
Exeter triumphs in first round of University Challenge
The University of Exeter is through to the second round of the BBC’s long-running quiz show, University Challenge, after seeing...