NGET's partnerships with ten UK universities, including @exeter.ac.uk will bring world‑class research and specialist expertise into its innovation portfolio, helping to address some of the most complex challenges involved in building and operating the future electricity transmission network.

Researchers from @uniexecec.bsky.social & @rug.nl have found that a combination of genetics and environment determines where migratory birds fly to for the winter. By attaching tiny data loggers as backpacks the team was able to record the birds’ routes over thousands of miles across land and sea.

A University of Exeter, Cornwall expert has been recognised as an ‘outstanding early career biomedical researcher’ after he was selected as a 2026 Lister Prize Fellow. @uniexecec.bsky.social

Applications are open for a pioneering new Masters by Research (MbyRes) programme on 'Engineering Ecosystem Resilience' at the @uniexecec.bsky.social on our Penryn Campus. A £500,000 grant from ARIA will cover home tuition fees and other funding for 20 postgraduate researchers. Find out more.

Dr Tiago de Melo Cartaxo, founder and lead of the Exeter Centre for Environmental Law, has developed a new blueprint which he hopes will rescue urban environmental policy from fragmented governance and outdated legal frameworks. news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h... @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social

New alliance launched on #WorldSeaTurtleDay to protect Atlantic leatherbacks 🐢 Wilkes Atlantic Leatherback Turtle Alliance (WALTA) will tackle urgent knowledge and action gaps as some populations face endangered and critically endangered status. news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...

Scientists from @uniexecec.bsky.social and Lund University reviewed global evidence and found 100 dragonfly and damselfly species that migrate, and a further 85 possible migratory species. The migrations can include millions of individuals, some travelling thousands of kilometres.

Ahead of the #WorldCup Katy Humberstone from @hass-cornwall.bsky.social @cornwall.exeter.ac.uk spoke to BBC Radio Cornwall about the links between the Duchy and Cornwall - and why football fans there eat pasties! 🪅 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Congratulations to @alicetrevail.bsky.social and @wolframmoebius.bsky.social, who have both been awarded funding for their projects on Predictive foundational AI for ecosystem resilience forecasting and Developing a machine learning method to spatially optimise habitats. @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social

We're taking part in Festival for the Ocean! Join us for a free community celebration of Cornwall’s coast and marine environment. 📅 Sunday 7th June 📍 Gylly Beach, Falmouth ⏰ 11am - 2pm Find out more - www.falmouthtowncouncil.co.uk/events/festi...

Bowerbirds in an Australian city use a range of human items – in their bower - an intricate tunnel of twigs – to impress females, new research from @uniexecec.bsky.social shows. City birds gathered larger, more colourful decorations than bowerbirds in a more rural area.

Our research is being used to enhance the world’s only annual sustainability tourism and events benchmark. The GDS-Index is a trusted performance improvement programme to assess and accelerate the progress of a destination’s regenerative journey. @uofebusiness.bsky.social

Are you working in offshore renewable energy? Are you a researcher in the field? On 14&15 May, the Supergen ORE Hub is holding a Masterclass on Environmental Contours and Extreme Value Analysis at the Penryn campus @cornwall.exeter.ac.uk.

“Creating a Biosphere would be a global badge of honour that secures our future by inviting the world to invest in a region where people, culture, conservation, and sustainable industry thrive together.” Find out more and get involved in our workshops ex.ac.uk/ea6 @hass-cornwall.bsky.social

Following expert advice from our world-leading climate scientists, who play a vital role in ensuring our work towards achieving net zero remains grounded in the most current and robust climate science. We have relaunched our Climate Strategy. news.exeter.ac.uk/university/c...

An online game created by researchers at @uniexecec.bsky.social and @bristoluni.bsky.social explains secrets of animal camouflage, like why tigers have stripes ex.ac.uk/ea5

Join us for the launch of the exhibition "Welcoming Mat (Mat Welcoming) by our ESI Artist-in-Residence Rachel Lambert. Thursday 30 April 4 - 5pm in the ESI Creative Studio. There will be drinks and cake! The exhibition continues throughout May. www.artsandcultureexeter.co.uk/news/environ...

Plants are growing higher up mountains across the Himalayan region. New research examined the alpine “vegetation line” (the upper limit of continuous plants). From 1999 to 2022, in all six regions of the study, the vegetation line shifted upwards. @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social @exetergses.bsky.social

Check out the @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social's activities ahead of World Biodiversity Day.

Tickets for this year's Exeter Climate Forum are now on sale, with early bird prices available until 2/4. Join us for 3 days of solutions-focused, interdisciplinary sessions to spark debate, collaboration & the cultivation of evidence-led ways towards a more resilient future. tinyurl.com/yvfmjf5h

Viruses can “eavesdrop” on each other using chemical signals – but it can backfire for the eavesdropper. 👉 news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e... @exeter.ac.uk @uniexecec.bsky.social @cornwall.exeter.ac.uk @microbiologysociety.org @ecehh.org @uniofexeternews.bsky.social

An international study shows how climate change is reshaping plant communities across Europe. Published in @nature.com, the study analysed a unique database of over 6,000 vegetation plots across forests, grasslands & mountain summits in Europe, with observations spanning periods of 12 to 78 years.

The latest State of the Earth Podcast is with marine geologist, Prof. James Scourse

Low-cost DNA tests can reveal the range of wildlife living in our seas, according to a new study carried out off Cornwall by the University of Exeter, Cornwall. (1/2) @uniexecec.bsky.social @exetermarine.bsky.social Read More:

Jackdaw chicks learn about predators by listening to adults, new research from the University of Exeter, Cornwall shows. Read more: news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e... @uniexecec.bsky.social 1/3

Using AI to identify wildlife reveals a potential “transferability crisis”, researchers from the University of Exeter, Cornwall say. Marketing for AI imaging systems often suggests that models can easily tackle novel scenarios across ecosystems and settings, much in the same way as human observers.

A new report by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO reveals a critical lack of understanding of how the ocean absorbs & stores carbon, & sets out a global roadmap to bolster international cooperation, strengthen ocean carbon monitoring & update climate models accordingly. (1/4)

Global warming must peak below 2°C then return under 1.5°C as quickly as possible to limit the risk of dangerous “tipping points”, according to research led by Dr @paulritchie.bsky.social from @exeter.ac.uk. news.exeter.ac.uk/global-syste...

New @exeter.ac.uk study reveals how communally-reared hatchery European lobsters can experience survival bias, slashing effective population size. 🦞🧬 Read the full paper here - doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2026.743687 🦑🌍🧪🌐🌊

Porpoises 'buzz' less when boats and ships are nearby. Researchers studying a narrow strait called the Little Belt in Denmark found buzzes reduced by up to 45% during the busiest vessel traffic periods. @uniexecec.bsky.social @exetergses.bsky.social @exetermarine.bsky.social

Today sees the launch of the Ocean Equity Index (OEI), a new free tool designed to assess and promote equity in ocean initiatives, projects and policies. @rachelturner.bsky.social @natureportfolio.nature.com @exetermarine.bsky.social @uniofexeternews.bsky.social

Moths move significantly less when exposed to artificial nighttime light, new research from the Centre for Ecology and Conservation at the University of Exeter, Cornwall shows. Read More: news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e... @uniexecec.bsky.social #ExeterEcology

Our campuses are home to a huge variety of wildlife 🐝🐞🦋🌿 To help us understand and protect this biodiversity, the Sustainability team has launched iNaturalist projects on both our University of Exeter and Falmouth University campuses: Penryn and Woodlane. www.inaturalist.org/projects/cam... (1/2)

Researchers, led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), are investigating how glacier calving around Antarctica can trigger powerful underwater tsunamis. These hidden waves cause mixing of heat, oxygen and nutrients in the ocean, which is critical for marine life and climate regulation in the region.

Great to see this amazing footage of dolphins and sharks taken by students on our Azores fieldtrip published by the BBC Wildlife team www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts... @phildoherty.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social @exetermarine.bsky.social

Internships are now available with the Cornish Jackdaw Project! 🐦‍⬛ Duties will include assisting with nest monitoring, bird ringing, data entry, and the potential to help with ongoing research projects.

We're excited to share some seabird training grant opportunities with The Seabird Group for Black, Asian and minority ethnic background students!

Historians at the University of Exeter, Cornwall, are partnering with one of the country’s most respected museums to offer a ‘masterclass’ on a key phase of the Second World War. @hass-cornwall.bsky.social

Huge congratulations to Professor Frances Wall from our Camborne School of Mines, who has been awarded an OBE in the King's New Year's Honours List for services to Geoscience and Sustainable Resource Development. news.exeter.ac.uk/university/c...

Looking for a fresh start in the new year? We’ve pulled together a selection of jobs we think our graduates would be ✨wonderful✨ for - a little gift from us! As always, please send any queries to the employers. Full details on our LinkedIn! www.linkedin.com/posts/gradua... Good luck! 🍀🤞

A new interactive map shows how land managers and heritage practitioners are using new approaches to conservation in response to climate change. The ‘Changing Places Storymap’ is an initiative from the Adaptive Heritage Practice Lab (AHPL), part of a programme at the University of Exeter, Cornwall

This new report features analysis by Dr Ekaterina Kolpinskaya from @hass-cornwall.bsky.social @cornwall.exeter.ac.uk @exeterspspa.bsky.social committees.parliament.uk/committee/73...

The effectiveness of ambitious efforts to attract over £1 billion annually into nature recovery by 2030 could be undermined without stronger governance and regulatory oversight, according to new analysis from the University of Exeter, Cornwall @exetergses.bsky.social @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social

A unique partnership between the University of Exeter and the National Trust received a prestigious award. The ‘Shaping Landscapes for People and Nature to Thrive’ partnership was a winner at the Knowledge Exchange UK Awards in the Strategic Partnerships category. @renewbiodiversity.bsky.social

It is commonly thought that when farmland is close to a natural habitat it is more likely to attract bees and other pollinators, and that more flowers will develop into seeds and fruit. But research led by PhD researcher Ennia Bosshard @uniexecec.bsky.social says this is not always the case.

Between 2004 and 2011, the sardine stock off west South Africa was consistently below 25% of its peak abundance and this appears to have caused severe food shortage for African penguins, leading to an estimated loss of about 62,000 breeding individuals said Dr Richard Sherley @uniexecec.bsky.social

Funding organisations can fix the science publishing system – which currently puts profit first and science second – according to new research. @uniexecec.bsky.social

Alex Adams, @exeter.ac.uk Arboricultural Manager, spoke to BBC Radio Devon during National Tree Week about the amazing trees on the university's campuses and how he cares for them 🌲🌳 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

The University of Exeter had 12 academic research areas in the global top 100 in this year's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS), with Ecology No. 2 in the world and strong performances from subjects related to climate and the environment. @uniexecec.bsky.social @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social

Microplastics in the natural environment are colonised by pathogenic and antimicrobial resistant bacteria according to a new study that calls for urgent action on waste management and strongly recommends wearing gloves when taking part in beach cleans. @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social @ecehh.org