Five-week voyage will explore hidden world of tiny ocean animals
Researchers on a five-week voyage will investigate the vital role of tiny animals called zooplankton in ocean ecosystems and carbon...
Biosciences
GW4 awarded £2.6million to accelerate innovative health research
Researchers from the GW4 Alliance (Universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter) have secured £2.6million to facilitate novel technologies into...
£3.2 million boost from Medical Research Council to preserve antifungal drugs
A major £3.2million grant will fund the development of new treatments for fungal diseases in the battle against global antifungal...
What should the new UK government do about the biodiversity crisis?
University of Exeter researchers have commented on what the new UK government should do in response to the biodiversity crisis....
Outstanding Exeter researcher elected to European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Membership
An innovative scientist in Molecular Biology at the University of Exeter has been recognised for his contribution to life sciences...
Dutch lobsters are a uniquely isolated population
Scientists from the University of Exeter have identified a unique and isolated lobster population in the Netherlands, new research shows....
Stem cells shed new light on how the human embryo forms
A new study using stem cell-based models has shed new light on how the human embryo begins to develop, which...
The world’s most powerful anti-fungal chemistries cause fungal pathogens to self-destruct
Scientists have discovered that the most widely-used class of antifungals in the world cause pathogens to self-destruct. The University of...
Trout in mine-polluted rivers are genetically ‘isolated’
Trout living in rivers polluted by metal from old mines across the British Isles are genetically “isolated” from other trout,...