Cool roofs could have saved lives during London’s hottest summer
As many as 249 lives could have been saved in London during the 2018 record-setting hot summer had the city...
Public Health and Sports Sciences
Professor G.J. Melendez-Torres elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
Professor G.J. Melendez-Torres, Professor of Clinical and Social Epidemiology at the University of Exeter Medical School, has been elected as...
New research has found prescribing nature can improve happiness and reduce anxiety
A £5.77m cross-governmental funded project has shown that expanding access to Green Social Prescribing can promote wellbeing and improve mental...
Sports concussions in non-athletes not linked to long-term cognitive effects: study
The impact of concussion while playing sport is different in those who don’t play professionally, according to new research. The...
Exeter Public Health Expert awarded prestigious Alwyn Smith Prize
A leading public health Professor at the University of Exeter has been recognised by the Faculty of Public Health (FPH)...
Wild swimmers, surfers and paddlers wanted to help identify pollution risks in rivers and sea
People who spend time in natural waters are being invited to join two University of Exeter studies to help researchers...
New Director for Exeter’s European Centre for Environment and Human Health
A unique University of Exeter research centre dedicated to researching the crossover of the environment with human health has appointed...
Childhood sedentariness causes significant heart damage, raising the risk of heart attack and stroke
Increased sedentary time from childhood causes and worsens excessive heart enlargement, but light physical activity could reduce the risk of...
Physical activity in nature helps prevent several diseases, including depression and type 2 diabetes
Physical activity in natural environments prevent almost 13,000 cases of non-communicable diseases a year in England and save treatment costs...