Historians awarded Fellowships of the British Academy
A pair of world-renowned history scholars have been recognised for their work after being elected Fellows of the British Academy....
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
New resources to support the teaching of creativity in schools
New resources will help school staff carry out research so they can develop their own skills in teaching for creativity....
Young historians celebrated at inaugural Tony Hibbert prize-giving
A new generation of historians have been celebrated at a special prize-giving ceremony in honour of one of Cornwall’s most...
EU’s AI “guardrails” cannot absorb rapid changes in technology, study warns
“Guardrails” built by the EU to govern AI fall short in both ambition and execution and have become too heavy...
Schools and multi-academy trusts can be “no go areas” for children in care, study warns
A reluctance to admit and support vulnerable pupils means some schools and multi-academy trusts have become “no go areas” for...
University of Exeter appointed as founding member of the Defence Universities Alliance
The University of Exeter has been recognised as one of the UK's leading institutions in defence, security and resilience education...
Medieval Islamic societies considered lovesickness a distinct mental illness, research shows
Lovesickness was taken seriously as a distinct mental illness by physicians in the medieval Islamic world, new research shows. Islamic...
Iranian government failing to tackle environmental catastrophes while persecuting campaigners, new book says
The Iranian government is failing to tackle devastating environmental catastrophes affecting the country, and persecuting campaigners trying to raise awareness...
Innovative Mayan maize farmers used animals as biochemical protein concentrators to solve dietary issue
Mayan farmers used livestock as ‘biological protein concentrators’ to ensure their communities had access to vital amino acids, new research...