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...
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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...
Four Exeter climate researchers in Carbon Brief top 100
Four University of Exeter researchers have been named in the top 100 in a new Carbon Brief ranking of the...
Britain’s opportunity divide grows as London surges further ahead
Britain's educational divide is increasingly becoming a London-versus-the-rest story, according to new analysis showing that the capital continues to pull...
Exeter’s Professor Krasimira Tsaneva-Atanasova appointed to College of Experts
A senior academic leader at the University of Exeter has been selected to join the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology’s newly formed...
Two centuries on, experts unlock secrets of Red Sea and Gulf of Aden sailing chart
Experts have unlocked secrets hidden for two hundred years in a beautiful navigational chart made for 18th century seafarers negotiating the...
Teachers and experts celebrate South West’s teenage maths stars
Impressive young mathematicians from the South West have been honoured for their brilliant work investigating the universe’s most pressing problems...
Experts awarded ERC funding for major new research into AI in the military and in microbiomes
University of Exeter experts will lead major research projects into the role of AI in military decision-making and how microbiomes...
Poetry expert reconstructs the lost verse of Jacob Bronowski
A groundbreaking new book that unearths the poetry of legendary polymath Jacob Bronowski has been published thanks to the remarkable...