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The University of Exeter, Cornwall is home to a diverse community of academics and researchers exploring a broad range of topics. We have a strong interdisciplinary approach to our work and our research groups and centres draw from experts in many fields.

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The Centre for Ecology and Conservation uses the power of research and education to understand ecology, evolution and solutions to the global biodiversity crisis.

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Earth and Environmental Sciences consists of 55 faculty academic staff with established research and teaching excellence in a number of fields including; Earth observation (remote sensing, drone science); Earth system processes; marine science; Earth history; environmental mathematics and data science; environmental social science; human geography and spatial analysis.

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The European Centre for Environment and Human Health is a world leading, transdisciplinary research and education centre informing the future health of the planet and people. We conduct world-class research, investigating the complex interdependencies between environment and human health, influencing decision makers at local, national and international scales.

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Read more about the wider Department of Public Health and Sports Science based in Exeter.

HaSS Cornwall is the home of unique and engaging interdisciplinary degree programmes that combine our research with our core subject expertise and teaching excellence. Our research, teaching, and impact are the product of collaborations across our department’s core disciplines (English Literature, History, Law, Modern Languages, Environmental Humanities, and Political Science), as well as with our colleagues across the University and businesses and communities across Cornwall.

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Renewable Energy is part of the Engineering Department at Exeter. It is at the forefront of clean energy research and academics collaborate with many organisations on a variety of projects.

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Sustainable Futures is an interdisciplinary department with strong collaborative links with other departments, research centres and institutes across campus. Our activities aim to co-develop knowledge and practices that can be applied in research, impact and educational programmes to support organisations and individuals, particularly looking at resilient, sustainable and regenerative development pathway. The department is a model for cross-disciplinary collaborations in order to build a vibrant and impactful research agenda. This strategies involves enhancing existing research activities and collaborations, and building new interdisciplinary opportunities in specified areas.

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