Bats declined as Britain felled trees for colonial shipbuilding
Bat numbers declined as Britain’s trees were felled for shipbuilding in the early colonial period, new research shows. The study,...
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Shortage of affordable rural housing having “severe” consequences in Devon, experts warn
Shortages of affordable homes in rural areas are having severe consequences on communities, members of the Devon Housing Commission have...
Fellowship awarded for international project uniting environmental stewardship, decolonisation and Indigenous rights
The relationship between the rights of Indigenous communities in North-west Coast Canada and Aotearoa New Zealand and the impacts of...
Researchers set to receive more than £3m in funding after being assessed as potential leaders in their field
Three research projects are to each receive more than one million pounds in funding as part of a flagship programme...
Schoolchildren in the UK and United Arab Emirates issue poetic rallying cry for the world’s ocean at COP28
https://vimeo.com/890343334?share=copy Schoolchildren in the British Isles and the United Arab Emirates are using poetry and art to make a direct...
Zinc shows promise as surprising emerging treatment for thrush
New research could one day pave the way for the treatment of vaginal yeast infections (thrush), by shedding new light...
Exeter secures global top 30 place in Sustainability Rankings
The University of Exeter has risen into the global top 30 in an influential environmental and social impact ranking. Exeter...
Cornwall awarded nearly £5m to tackle health inequalities in local communities
Nearly £5m has been awarded to form a research collaboration that will help improve people’s health and wellbeing in Cornwall....
Urgent work needed to tackle “substantial” digital health inequality, study recommends
Millions of people are suffering from digital health inequality because of poverty, experts have warned. A new study says urgent...