Calls for changes in engaging women and girls in education, to foster more female scientists
More focus is needed on the way in which girls and young women engage with science in a meaningful way,...
Psychology
A third of women working in surgery have been sexually assaulted by a colleague, says survey
Sexual misconduct is rife among colleagues in the UK surgical workforce, with women disproportionately impacted and staff believing organisations are...
Risk of premature birth 50 per cent higher in mothers with poor mental health, largescale study shows
A new NIHR funded research from led by researchers at the University of Exeter, King’s College London, the London School...
Three Exeter winners at prestigious teaching excellence in higher education awards
Three winners from the University of Exeter have been selected for prestigious higher education awards by Advance HE. This year,...
New dementia and neurodegeneration Policy Research Unit for Exeter as part of £100m funding
A new Policy Research Unit (PRU) at the University of Exeter specialising in dementia and neurodegeneration will begin work in...
Male crickets court females in unison – unless rivals get too close
Male crickets sing in unison to attract females – but stop singing if a rival gets too close, new research...
Male killer whales protected by post-menopause mothers
Post-menopause female killer whales protect their sons – but not their daughters – from fights with other whales, new research...
New talking therapy for depression could be more effective and cheaper than CBT
A new talking therapy for depression has shown encouraging early signs of being more effective and cheaper to deliver than...
Tiny fish surprise scientists in ‘volunteer’s dilemma’
Tiny fish called Trinidadian guppies have surprised scientists when faced with the so-called “volunteer’s dilemma”. The idea of the dilemma...