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6 October 2025
3 minutes to readA Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) between the University of Exeter and Datatecnics has delivered a step change in how water companies manage one of their most pressing challenges: ageing infrastructure.
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1 October 2025
< 1 minute to readXiaoyu Yan is a Professor in Sustainable Energy Systems who has worked with several businesses to provide Life Cycle Assessments and advice on reaching Net Zero. Xiaoyu is also the Co-Founder and Scientific Advisor of Minviro, a mining sustainability solutions consultancy, and the Co-Founder and Chief Scientist of Near Zero by Design, a space sustainability…
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1 September 2025
2 minutes to readTim Taylor, an Associate Professor of Environmental and Public Health Economics, is based in the European Centre for Environment and Human Health at Penryn Campus. Here he discusses his experience working with businesses. I’ve worked with businesses during my time at Exeter – initially funded by European Regional Development Funds and later through the Shared…
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27 August 2025
3 minutes to readWhen researchers develop promising concepts, translating those ideas into real-world products is often the biggest challenge. That’s where collaboration with skilled external partners can make all the difference. Vital Spark Creative, based in Cornwall, has worked with several University of Exeter academics to help bring early-stage ideas to life. A design and…
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1 August 2025
2 minutes to readAssociate Professor Emma Bland, is a founding member of the European Centre for Environment and Human Health, and is a Co-Director of Business Engagement and Innovation for the Department of Public Health and Sports Sciences. In this article she discusses her work with local governments and stakeholders, developing the Local Climate Adaptation Tool (lcat.uk), to…
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10 July 2025
2 minutes to readThe University of Exeter is proud to be a long-standing partner of the National Trust. As featured in the Trust’s Annual Research Report 2024–2025, our collaboration delivers practical, interdisciplinary solutions to some of the UK’s most pressing environmental, social and cultural challenges. From nature recovery and climate resilience to health inequalities and…
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26 June 2025
3 minutes to readDr Becca Lovell is a senior lecturer in biodiversity, health and policy, based at the European Centre for Environment and Human Health. She co-leads the Masters in Environment and Human Health and co-leads the Nature and Health Professional Development Programme. Her research focuses primarily on how the environment supports and promotes our…
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9 June 2025
2 minutes to readA flagship event to help Devon businesses harness the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been announced by The University of Exeter. The Devon AI Summit will bring together business leaders, researchers, and innovation experts to explore how AI is already transforming industries, and what the next opportunities are.
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3 June 2025
3 minutes to readGabriella Giannachi is a Professor in Performance and New Media and Director of the Centre for Intermedia and Creative Technology, a centre which has pioneered thinking on computer human interaction at Exeter and has been funded by EU, EPSRC, RCUK, Nesta, and the Heritage Lottery Fund.
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28 May 2025
2 minutes to readTorin, a leading UK manufacturer of fans, motors, and motorised impellers for air conditioning systems, partnered with the University of Exeter through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) to advance its product design capabilities. Together, they developed computational modelling tools to design quieter, more energy-efficient fans, giving Torin a competitive edge in a…
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2 April 2025
2 minutes to readEmma McArdle, Project and Operations Manager for Technical Strategy and Operations Research culture theme(s): Inclusively working together; Assessment and recognition; Career development and wellbeing Please can you explain what the Technician Commitment is and how it relates to research culture? The Technician Commitment is an initiative which aims to improve the…
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25 March 2025
2 minutes to readSarah Campbell, Associate Director for Arts and Culture Research Culture theme: Inclusively working together 1) Please can you explain the role of Arts & Culture and how this relates to research culture? Our role is to create the time, space and opportunities needed for creative and interdisciplinary collaborations to flourish at the…
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19 March 2025
3 minutes to readProf Emma Loosley Leeming, Professor of Middle Eastern and Caucasian Christianities, Co-DoRI for Classics, Anicient History, Religion and Theology (CAHRT) Research culture themes: Inclusively working together; Career development and wellbeing Please can you summarise what CAHRT is doing to foster a positive and thriving research culture ? Due to anxieties around the…
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11 March 2025
2 minutes to readProf Mark Kelson, Mathematics and Statistics Research culture theme: Responsible Research 1) Can you explain what reproducibility is and how it relates to research culture? The UK Reproducibility Network defines reproducibility as follows: “Research should be sufficiently transparent that someone with the relevant expertise can clearly follow as relevant for different types…
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