Posts Tagged ‘ university of exeter ’

Celebrating West march for suffrage

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May 20, 2013
Celebrating West march for suffrage

A walk from Land's End in Cornwall to London undertaken by women campaigning for the vote 100 years ago is to be marked later this week.The women on the South West leg of the Great Suffrage Pilgrimage held rallies along the way, recruiting for the cau...
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Engaging with climate change

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May 8, 2013

A young researcher from the University of Exeter Cornwall Campus has been striving to get more businesses to engage with climate change to help innovate Cornwall’s low carbon economy.
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Cornish firms will benefit from £2.5m skills scheme

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February 25, 2013

Businesses in Cornwall are set to benefit from a £2.5 million investment in developing skills to gain maximum benefit from hi-speed broadband. Peninsula Broadband will deliver the scheme in partnership with Superfast Cornwall and the University o...
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ESI students seek placements

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February 8, 2013

The University of Exeter’s Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI) and Renewable Energy department are looking for businesses to host student summer placements.
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Westcountry students join ‘sugar daddy’ website to meet rising debts, in return for friendship and sex

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January 26, 2013
Westcountry students join ‘sugar daddy’ website to meet rising debts, in return for friendship and sex

Cash-strapped Westcountry students are accepting thousands of pounds a month from rich, older men in return for companionship and, possibly, sex. Growing numbers of young women at the region's top university are flocking to "sugar daddy" dating agenci...
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Promiscuous badgers ‘are adding to TB risk’, say Cornwall academics

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December 29, 2012
Promiscuous badgers ‘are adding to TB risk’, say Cornwall academics

Promiscuous badgers that 'sleep around' are spreading bovine tuberculosis, according to a team of academics from Cornwall.Sleeping away from the family home is linked to health risks for badgers, reveals the new research by scientists at the Universi...
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TV wildlife guru opens new teaching lab at Tremough

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December 23, 2012

A Former children’s wildlife show presenter has opened a new state-of-the-art teaching laboratory at the University of Exeter’s campus at Tremough.
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Broadcaster Nick Baker opens new teaching laboratory in Cornwall

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December 17, 2012
Broadcaster Nick Baker opens new teaching laboratory in Cornwall

Broadcaster and naturalist Nick Baker has opened a new state-of-the-art teaching laboratory in Cornwall, which will help encourage children to engage with science. The Really Wild Show presenter, who studied Biology at the University of Exeter, vi...
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Falmouth Aquarium to host community activities

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November 23, 2012

Falmouth Aquarium is running a series of community activities and hosting conservation groups, beginning tomorrow (Saturday November 24) with a session about marine mammals.The Cornwall Wildlife Trust will lead the event, which is for Seaquest voluntee...
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Cornwall scientists ask people to say "Good morning, Mr Magpie" on new app

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November 20, 2012
Cornwall scientists ask people to say "Good morning, Mr Magpie" on new app

Scientists in Cornwall are asking people to help build up a national database of magpie sightings via a new mobile phone app. Researchers at the University of Exeter's Tremough Campus, Penryn, will feed the findings into wider research to assess h...
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Quick Nick it’s a Cornish ‘bioblitz’

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June 18, 2012
Quick Nick it’s a Cornish ‘bioblitz’

Television presenter Nick Baker helped to identify hundreds of species of flora and fauna as Cornwall's first "bioblitz" was staged at the weekend.Visitors, including many families, were tasked with scouring the Tremough campus at Penryn, which is sha...
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Street lighting ‘could have dramatic effect on wildlife’

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May 25, 2012

It's an indisputable fact that our nights should be dark – and when we alter natural conditions, some changes can have far-reaching and unexpected results.A groundbreaking study by a University of Exeter team based at the Tremough campus in Cornw...
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Ashes aim for two tastes of Cup glory

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April 9, 2012

All roads in Cornish football lead to Mount Wise, Newquay, today for the staging of the Westinsure Cornwall Junior and Senior Cup Finals.The Junior Final, which will kick off at 2pm, will be contested by Illogan RBL and Saltash United. The Ashes' fans ...
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Cornish games to celebrate Duchy heritage

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March 31, 2012
Cornish games to celebrate Duchy heritage

A test of true athletic mettle could temporarily plunge the Olympic frenzy into the shade this weekend as miners from around the world converge on Cornwall to pit their skills against each other.The 34th Annual International Mining Games is to be hoste...
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Major leak closes most of campus

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November 10, 2011

MOST of the Tremough university campus had to close on Friday afternoon after a major water leak.South West Water (SWW) alerted the campus of a pipe problem on the site boundary at lunchtime.Tremough Campus Services Group, which manages the site on beh...
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Mountain climb to honour war dead

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September 13, 2011

Two students from the University of Exeter are climbing nearly 300 mountains in Scotland to honour military personnel killed in Afghanistan and raise money for armed forces charities.
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Scientist solves how butterflies change colour

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August 18, 2011
Scientist solves how butterflies change colour

The mystery of how a butterfly changes its wing patterns to avoid being eaten has finally been solved by a Cornish scientist.Professor Richard ffrench-Constant, who works at the Tremough campus of the University of Exeter, solved the puzzle in a study...
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Audio: Knowledge Exchange Strategy

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July 19, 2011

More than 100 business representatives attended the launch of the University of Exeter’s Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI) Knowledge Exchange Strategy recently.
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University in UK’s top 10

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June 26, 2011

Penryn's University of Exeter is now in the top ten ranked universities in Britain.
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