Managing domestic and wildcats is likely to remain fraught, new research warns
Current efforts to protect and restore native biodiversity is being threatened by difficulties in identifying wild and domestic cats, and...
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Roman road network spanning the South West identified in new research
A Roman road network that spanned Devon and Cornwall and connected significant settlements with military forts across the two counties...
Broaden definition of education for looked-after children to better support their development, study urges
The education of care-experienced children should be redefined to include a much broader range of activities to better support their...
Trump’s ascendency down to America’s racial divide not cult leadership, study says
The power given to Donald Trump is a result of America’s racial divide rather than because he is a “cult”...
Dementia research charity awards Exeter scientists £370k to accelerate progress for a cure
Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity, has funded three researchers from the University of Exeter to carry...
New dementia and neurodegeneration Policy Research Unit for Exeter as part of £100m funding
A new Policy Research Unit (PRU) at the University of Exeter specialising in dementia and neurodegeneration will begin work in...
Experts call for targeted bursaries to attract and retain teachers in geographically isolated or deprived communities
Targeted bursaries could help to attract and retain teachers in geographically isolated and deprived parts of the UK – areas...
Hydrogen sulfide shows promise as healthy ageing therapeutic when specifically targeted within cells
Future therapies to help people live healthy lives for longer could be developed from drugs that release tiny amounts of...
Research unit to start new conversation about the future of Cornish political decentralisation
University of Exeter experts are working to start a new public conversation about Cornish political decentralisation following the failure of...