Myths about rapid spread of the Black Death influenced by single “literary tale”, experts show
Myths about how the Black Death travelled quickly across Asia, ravaging Silk Route communities, date back to a single fourteenth-century...
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New historical prize launched in memory of Second World War veteran
The relationship between 20th-century conflict and the challenges facing the world today is to be the focus of a new...
Legal flexibility helps UNESCO Biospheres boost nature conservation and human wellbeing, study shows
The legal flexibility associated with UNESCO Biosphere Reserves has helped communities to become more involved in conservation, new analysis shows....
‘Pathbreaking’ history book charts migrant influence on India’s diplomatic identity
The story of the Indian ‘coolie’ and how the journeys of more than one million migrants influenced India’s diplomatic identity...
Award-winning documentary on off-grid Devon life receives limited run in November thanks to University
A documentary that records the lives and experiences of people in North Devon who have chosen to live without mains...
University of Exeter to launch cutting-edge forensic ecology consultancy
A new forensic ecology consultancy that will work with police and other agencies in the investigation of crimes and major...
Monastic music to play again in Exeter priory closed by Henry VIII
Beautiful monastic music will be heard again in a former Exeter priory closed by Henry VIII thanks to the discovery...
Data Protection is transforming humanitarian action in the digital age, new book shows
Humanitarian organisations must go beyond reactive compliance to data protection laws if they are to continue using technology in a...
Crime thriller lands Faber book deal for University author and academic
A novelist and scholar at the University of Exeter has secured the biggest publishing deal of her career. Dr Emily...