Farmers needed for major new study to explore the feasibility of a wildcat reintroduction in Devon
Researchers are asking for people’s help with a pioneering study into the numbers and behaviour of farm cats. The research...
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Devon care leavers are helping the University of Exeter create better support for care experienced students
Devon care leavers - young people who have been in the care of Devon County Council - have been working...
University of Exeter to relaunch undergraduate Mining Engineering at the Camborne School of Mines
The University of Exeter is set to relaunch its historic undergraduate Mining Engineering degree programme, it has been announced. The...
Thousands of childcare places lost in the South West in the past year, new report warns
The scale of nursery closures in the South West is greater than anywhere else in the country – with 30,000...
Novel sequencing approaches highlight role of brain gene activity in Alzheimer’s disease
Innovative new research has revealed that the activity of different versions of genes expressed in the brain is associated with...
Health visitors should become universal service to stem crisis in early years, report says
The role of health visitors needs to be urgently expanded and better supported to tackle widespread mental health, nutritional and...
Warming stops tiny organisms working together
Hotter conditions prevent two tiny organisms working together for mutual benefit, new research shows. University of Exeter scientists studied a...
UK should avoid rush to air-con as temperatures rise
The UK needs coordinated plans to stop a rush for air conditioning as temperatures rise, experts say. Overheating is already...
Research warns of “systematic weaknesses in jury decisions”
There are “systemic weaknesses” in the way juries make decisions – and these are likely to be contributing to the...