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@exeter.ac.ukToday sees the publication of a new @wwf.org.uk report which features contributions from our academics in the chapters on positive tipping points. Tipping points occur when a system crosses a threshold into a healthier state, and the change begins to reinforce itself through feedback loops.
@exeter.ac.ukAs part of a government drive to diagnose dementia faster, our PROTECT study will be tested in the NHS. Dementia causes more deaths in the UK than any other disease, but diagnosis can often take more than a year. https://ow.ly/uExy50ZUlSg
@exetermarine.bsky.socialReposted by @exeter.ac.ukNew research has shown that this googly-eyed scarecrow can help save threatened seabirds from getting caught in fishing nets by around two thirds!
Full paper - conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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#seabirds 🦑🐟🧪🌍🌐🦤🐧
@exeter.ac.ukA fellowship is more than funding - our new Fellowship Hub helps researchers build strong applications and successful careers with bespoke guidance, training and support, while our new Fellows’ Network fosters connection and builds community. exeter.ac.uk/research/fellowships
@exeter.ac.ukAre you thinking about postgraduate study? Come and join us for our Explore Postgraduate events on 9 October at our St Luke's Campus and on 6 November at our Streatham Campus. Find out more and book your spot:
St Luke's Campus: https://ow.ly/5vPK50ZIxQ7
Streatham Campus: https://ow.ly/OXfP50ZIxQ8
@exeter.ac.ukCongratulations to Prof Kevin Gaston who has been awarded honorary membership of the British Ecological Society. Prof Gaston, whose work includes biodiversity, conservation biology & ecosystem services, was the founding Director of our Environment & Sustainability Institute https://ow.ly/OUxh50ZQT7n
@exeter.ac.ukExtreme Medieval Sports? The iconic chivalric spectacle of jousting and mock battles is to be the focus of a first-ever comprehensive archaeological study. The research will explore some of the locations and landscapes that staged these ‘extreme sports’ of the Middle Ages. https://ow.ly/MrVP50ZQAR5
@exeter.ac.ukPersonalised programmes designed to reduce falls in older people may actually make no difference to how often people fall. A Cochrane review found that programmes tailored to individual risk probably make no difference to how often people fall or the risk of falling.
https://ow.ly/Nrho50ZPzRm
@exeter.ac.ukWe're delighted to be ranked in the top 20 in both The Guardian and The Times and Sunday Times League Tables 2027.
@exeter.ac.ukOur new report with The Earthshot Prize is published today and reveals 51 environmental solutions that can trigger rapid and transformative change to repair our planet within the next five years. https://greenfuturessolutions.com/news/tipping-points-report-earthshot-prize/
@exeter.ac.ukThe Future Jobs roadmap is here and we're proud to have hosted one of the conversations that shaped it. Built by Universities UK it sets out practical actions to match graduate skills with what employers and the economy need, now and in the future.
@exeter.ac.ukCongratulations to Judith Green, Emeritus Professor in Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy, and Anthropology, and Climent Quintana-Domeque, Professor of Economics, who have been elected as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences.
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@uniofexeternews.bsky.socialReposted by @exeter.ac.uk"Ask some open questions, instead of interrogating them. Ask what made you smile today? Or who did you play with at lunchtime?" - Dr Will Shield from the @exeter.ac.uk School of Education has some advice for parents and children ahead of the start of the new term🍎🎒
@exeter.ac.ukIn the largest study of its kind, researchers have found that use of HRT may reduce the risk of dementia. They followed more than 180k postmenopausal women in the UK and found that women who had used HRT had a 16% lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s.
