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Lifetime achievement award in double win for Exeter diabetes professor

A scientific career which has generated significant progress in understanding type 1 diabetes has won a University of Exeter professor...

British Ambassador to Ethiopia visits Medieval Islamic archaeological site at centre of University research project

An international archaeological research dig that is unearthing new evidence of medieval trading practices around the Red Sea and Indian...

University of Exeter to play major role in world’s first UN-backed centre for circular economy research

The University of Exeter is a partner in a new United Nations-backed centre that will propel the transition to a...

Collapse of Russian state entails risk of uncontrollable humanitarian disaster, study warns

A possible collapse in the Russian state may lead to an “unimaginable humanitarian disaster”, resulting from a free-for-all, with Russians...

Parsnips and trout boiled in goats milk – modern parents explore ancient fertility myths and advice

From parsnips as ancient Viagra to drinking trout boiled in goats milk – Medieval couples hoping for a baby were...