All news on the topic: University of Exeter

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Government will 'stand with' electricity generators building new gas plants
The Government has a target to decarbonise the power grid by 2035 as part of efforts to cut emissions by nearly four-fifths
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Rare seaweed patch the size of 900 rugby pitches found in UK waters
The vast seabed of maerl, a rare and ancient seaweed, was discovered as part of a project to look at the potential of marine habitats in tackling climate change
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Terrifying Atlantic Ocean change could spark European weather chaos
A study, published in Science Advances, has suggested a halt in Atlantic Ocean currents this century could see average temperatures in large areas of Europe get much colder and Arctic Ice extend much further south
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UK chippies found to be selling endangered shark to 'unsuspecting' customers
Battered hammerheads, anyone? Researchers have used DNA barcoding to unearth how fish and chip shops across the nation have been found selling endangered species of shark to oblivious customers
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Michael Mosley swears by 2p vitamin to prevent dementia and boost immune system
This daily vitamin supplement will only cost you 2p each day and it boosts your immune system and could help prevent your risk of dementia and expert Dr. Michael Mosley absolutely swears by it
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'Type 1 diabetes breakthrough discovery as pancreas gene could hold key to cure'
In the quest to cure type 1 diabetes, scientists have made a surprising discovery – a gene that’s essential for forming the pancreas in human beings is absent from almost all other animals, except apes
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Fascinating map shows what Britain would look like if all the Earth's ice melted
According to the worrying research, produced by London's Benfield Hazard Research Centre, many cities would be submerged underwater if all the Earth's ice melted today
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Antibiotic resistance could soon mean death caused by 'scratch or insect bite'
According to the World Health Organisation, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the top global public health and development threats to humans
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Number of pets being abandoned at it's highest in three years
The figures for pet abandonment are up 48% compared to October 2020
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Three new Covid variants now causing havoc in UK - see list of symptoms for each
Three new mutated Covid variants have been detected in the UK - Eris, BA.2.86 or 'Pirola' and Omicron subvariant 'BA.6' - with the UK Health Security Agency warning cases are on the rise
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Dementia patients 'will really benefit' from new socks which use AI technology
SmartSocks, developed with the help of experts Exeter University, are able to track the heart rate, sweat levels and motion of people wearing them and collect data
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'Many victims of sexual harassment don't report it - because priorities differ'
A survey has revealed there’s a gap between how people imagine they’d act if they were sexually harassed and how people act if they have been targeted
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'Exciting new 12-week programme gives real boost to older people with bad backs'
Dr Miriam Stoppard on a new rehabilitation project launched to help people over 65 suffering with LSS, a narrowing of the spinal canal, providing group education, strengthening ­exercises and supervised walking
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'Inspirational' university lecturer found dead by mum as tributes flood in
Dr Claire Dinan was a senior lecturer at the university's Business School who was described by those who knew her as a "source of inspiration and creativity who cared deeply about her students"
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Tips to boost health in nature - walk in local park, watch sunset, hear birdsong
An ever-growing body of research points to the fact that nature is not only nice, we need regular doses to thrive, says Kim Jones
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Loopholes let ex-advisors 'fly under radar' as most become 'shadow lobbyists'
More than half of the 521 Special Advisers who left Whitehall between 1997 and 2017 got jobs in advocacy or lobbying for corporate firms or interest groups