From Professor Brian Cox to Professor Mary Beard, today’s academics are increasingly visible in the media. But is it possible for a scholar to manage the difficult balance between academic credibility and popular accessibility?
Go along for the free public Andrew Stratton Convocation Lecture in the Forum Lecture Theatre, University of Exeter Streatham Campus on Saturday 6 July at 11.15am, where Professor Francesca Stavrakopoulou will be speaking on the topic of ‘Sensational Scholars? Academics on TV’.
This event is open to the public and is free to attend. To register your...
Cheshire-based Young Ones is through to the voting stages of Pitch it to Michon, a national competition where start-up businesses can pitch to win marketing support and design worth up to £15,000.
To celebrate 30 years in business, Nottingham-based creative agency, Michon, opened up a nationwide competition to find the best new business ideas and talent. Having narrowed down the field to a lucky six, the finalists, including Young Ones, must now put together a video pitch that will be published online for the public to vote on.
A politics student from the University of Exeter has been selected by the British Council to be an ambassador for UK education in China at a special forum promoting the benefits of international experience.
Sabrina Borgatti was successful in winning one of eight places available to UK students in what was an extremely tough competition.
After an initial screening of applications, a panel of judges composed of leaders in business, education and government from Beijing selected Sabrina for showing a high level of understanding of the issues surrounding international education...
Problematic child-teacher relationships may be a predictor of psychological problems in later life, according to new research published online by the British Journal of Psychiatry.
Researchers led by the University of Exeter supported by the National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care in the South West Peninsula (NIHR PenCLAHRC), in conjunction with the University of Leicester and King’s College London, studied 3,799 primary school-aged children and 3,817 secondary school-aged children.
The Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of science, has announced the appointment of two Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award holders from Exeter out of a total of 27 new awards.
Jointly funded by the Wolfson Foundation and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), the scheme aims to provide universities with additional support to enable them to attract science talent from overseas and retain respected UK scientists of outstanding achievement and potential. Professor Angus Buckling from the Centre for Ecology and Conservation and Professor Tim Lenton from...
Today, many people consider stress to be part of life, yet most of us have little understanding of what the concept means or where it comes from.
In his new book The Age of Stress, University of Exeter historian Professor Mark Jackson explores the history of scientific studies of stress and how stress became a buzzword of the modern world.
The Age of Stress reveals how the science of stress and our experiences of stressful life events have both been shaped by a wide range of socio-political and cultural, as well as biological, factors.
The University of Exeter Students’ Guild’s XTV welcomed the future of the television industry to Exeter as part of the National Student Television Association (NaSTA) awards. As well as putting on an incredible spectacle, transforming the Great Hall into a glittering ballroom with its very own red carpet, XTV also received five awards during the ceremony, making them one of the biggest winners of the night. Now in its 40th year, the awards were part of NaSTA’s annual conference, which also provides a series of workshops run by industry experts during the lead up to the awards ceremony in...
Older adults who categorise themselves as old and frail may be speeding up the process, according to Exeter University researchers. A study conducted by Krystal Warmoth and colleagues at University of Exeter Medical School, is being presented at the British Psychological Society Annual Conference in Harrogate. Krystal interviewed 29 older adults in the South West of England face-to-face. Interviews conducted asked about their experiences of ageing and frailty. They found attitude could lead to a loss of interest in participating in social and physical activities, poor health,...
Children from across the South West took part in hands-on events and activities with researchers from the University of Exeter in celebration of invention and discovery during National Science & Engineering Week.
Students became science sleuths for a day when they were challenged to solve molecular medical mysteries with scientists from the University of Exeter Medical School. The children played the role of Environment Agency experts tasked with averting a possible environmental catastrophe.
The Year 9 youngsters were challenged to discover whether a diabetes epidemic...
Scientists will investigate the role of epigenetic processes in schizophrenia, a major cause of mental illness. The £1 million research project could pave the way for revolutionary new treatments.
Professor Jonathan Mill, at the University of Exeter Medical School, will use the grant from the Medical Research Council for a three year study which could shed fresh light on the triggers for the disease.
Schizophrenia is a long-term mental health condition which can include a range of psychological symptoms, including hallucinations, delusions, muddled thought or changes in...
