Politics & Society

Defence experts offer policymakers fresh perspectives on the UK’s nuclear forces, Iran and online radicalisation

Experts have warned about a lack of capability in the UK’s nuclear forces, the dangers of Iran developing nuclear weapons...

People from across Exeter reflect on experiences of COVID-19 to mark five years since pandemic outbreak

People from across Exeter have shared their memories of the sadness, loneliness and varied experiences of the coronavirus pandemic to...

Tsinghua University confers rare honorary professorship on Exeter Dean

One of the world’s foremost experts on Middle Eastern politics has been awarded a rare visiting professorship by Tsinghua University....

Internal displacement in Syria used to reshape the country’s political and social landscape, new study shows

Internal displacement in Syria was used by the Assad regime to reshape the country’s political and social landscape, a new...

Experts mark crucial work to clarify international law governing military activities in outer space

Experts have marked their crucial work to clarify the military law governing military activities in outer space – research that...

Chinese contractors in Belt and Road initiative face greater challenges in democratic countries, study shows  

Chinese construction and engineering contractors working as part of the country’s Belt and Road initiative face greater challenges in democratic...

Partnership urges residents to report environmental offences and protect nature

Residents are being asked to help protect the environment by reporting any suspicious activity that could be harming nature and...

Societies and Cultures Institute welcomes acclaimed Visiting Researcher

One of India’s preeminent feminist writers and political thinkers has been invited to the University of Exeter to provide a...

Plague transmission may have begun a century before the Black Death, study shows

Evidence from 13th-century chroniclers and physicians indicates plague may have been involved in epidemics a century before the Black Death, a...