Scientists discover guidance system for migratory songbirds
The scientific mystery of how songbirds from one population are able to join other members of their own population at...
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Sustainability celebrated with global top ten positions in THE Impact Ratings
The University’s world-class work to support global sustainability has been recognised in an international league table. Exeter has been ranked...
Habits help animals survive
The ability to form and break habits helps animals survive and find food efficiently – and may have benefitted our hunter-gatherer ancestors – according to new research. Forming habits can make complex tasks...
The Advanced Research and Invention Agency to fund pioneering cohort of research students at the University of Exeter, Cornwall
A cohort of 20 postgraduate researchers will embark on a pioneering new Masters by Research (MbyRes) on ‘Engineering Ecosystem Resilience’...
Côte d’Ivoire announces network of Marine Protected Areas
(Version française ci-dessous) Côte d'Ivoire has announced its goal of establishing six new Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) by 2030, bringing...
New alliance to protect Atlantic’s leatherback turtles launched on World Sea Turtle Day
(Version en Español abajo / Version française ci-dessous / Versão em português abaixo) A newly established alliance, comprising leading researchers...
Global scale of dragonfly migration revealed
Migration flights by dragonflies and damselflies criss-cross much of our planet, new research reveals. Scientists from the universities of Exeter...
Two Exeter projects awarded ARIA seed funding
Two projects led by the University of Exeter have been awarded seed funding by the Advanced Research + Invention Agency...
Antibiotics drive resistance in waterways – even after they break down
Antibiotics continue to drive resistance to bacteria, even after they are broken down in wastewater treatment plants and discharged into...