Increasing pressures for conformity de-skilling and demotivating teachers, study warns
The increasing pressure for teachers to obey school curriculum policies is “profoundly demotivating” and is leading directly to people leaving...
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‘New reality’ as world reaches first climate tipping point
Widespread mortality of warm-water coral reefs under way, as world reaches first tipping point With global warming set to breach...
Exeter boosts global fight against antifungal resistance with £2.8m funding
As the threat of drug‑resistant fungal infections grows into a serious global health concern, the University of Exeter is taking...
Lessons from Ascension’s shark troubles could help boost conservation
Understanding people’s attitudes to interactions with sharks could help halt the global decline of shark numbers, according to new research...
Dental shame stops people seeking help for oral health issues, study warns
Shame can lead people to avoid getting treatment for dental issues, potentially worsening oral health inequalities, a new study warns....
A woman’s place was not in the home: New book challenges assumptions about women’s work in early modern history
New research has revealed that women played a fundamental role in the development of England’s national economy before 1700. Far...
Research Quality powers Exeter rise in global league table
The quality of research conducted by the University of Exeter has helped to consolidate its position among the best in...
Researchers discover of a new type of diabetes in babies
Advanced DNA sequencing technologies and a new model of stem cell research has enabled an international team to discover a...
Acclaimed Ukrainian soldier poet invited to the UK for Being Human festival
A Ukrainian poet renowned for composing her verse on the frontline of her country’s defence against Russia’s illegal war is...