At the University of Exeter, we stand together to create solutions to the environment and climate emergency. We are home to the UK’s five most influential climate scientists* and for more than twenty years have been leading the way in interdisciplinary research to better understand and tackle environment and climate change. By mobilising our expertise in research and education we are accelerating global action in partnership with governments, businesses and communities.
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30th Jul 2021
Most International Federations in this summer’s Olympics are taking minimal if any action at all on climate and the environment, a new study has found.
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Past tipping points triggered cascades of global climate, ecological and societal change, researchers say.
Read More29th Jul 2021
Deep-sea mining in international waters could begin in two years – but researchers say this is unnecessary and could cause irreversible damage to marine ecosystems.
Read More28th Jul 2021
Twenty months after declaring a climate emergency and establishing a set of vital signs for the Earth, a coalition of researchers says “unrelenting business as...
Read More26th Jul 2021
A new consortium involving the University of Exeter has been awarded more than £7.1 million from the UK Prevention Research Partnership (UKPRP) to investigate the...
Read More24th Jul 2021
A new research programme will investigate and strengthen the resilience, wellbeing and sustainability of UK coastal communities.
Read More23rd Jul 2021
Exeter researchers are identifying sources of hope in a range of critical areas…
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Mobilising green finance will be a government priority for COP26 and will take the fight against climate change “to the next level”, according to Environment...
Read More12th Jul 2021
Two Exeter graduates have launched a startup producing the world’s first and only carbon-negative toilet roll.
Read More8th Jul 2021
Many people are so attached to the ocean that it forms a key part of their identity, new research suggests.
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