Have your say on ambitious long term vision to redevelop St Luke’s Campus
A proposed vision to redevelop the University of Exeter’s St Luke’s Campus over the next 50 years will soon be...
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Exeter researcher wins Tony Trinci Award for excellence in Medical Mycology
A researcher hailed for her “innovative and interdisciplinary techniques” in advancing medical mycology therapies has won the 2024 Tony Trinci...
Posthumous honorary degree for whale research pioneer Ken Balcomb
The life and work of Ken Balcomb, who founded the Center for Whale Research (CWR), has been recognised with a...
Light physical activity as a child is key to reducing risk of type 2 diabetes
Increased sedentary time from childhood is associated with a significant increase in blood insulin concentration and therefore the risk of...
Single genomic test could speed up diagnoses for rare genetic diseases
A new approach to analysing exome sequencing data reliably detects large-scale genetic changes and could reduce the number of genetic...
Study will test use of brain training games for better brain health in long Covid
A new study is being launched by experts at the University of Exeter to look at whether online brain training...
A decade of aphantasia research: what we’ve learned about people who can’t visualise
People who can’t visualise an image in their mind’s eye are less likely to remember the details of important past...
Being sedentary as a child significantly increases risk of premature vascular damage
Childhood sedentariness has been identified as a cause of premature vascular damage, but engaging in light physical activity could reduce...
Protect habitat to prevent pandemics
An international research team has proposed using ecological perspectives to prevent the occurrence of disease outbreaks. Pandemics begin when disease-harboring...