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Exeter awarded £14 million for antimicrobial resistance research to fight “next global pandemic”
The University of Exeter’s ECEHH and collaborators have recently been awarded £14 million for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) research – widely acknowledged as the “next global pandemic” AMR occurs when bacteria,…
ECEHH researchers recognised in global rankings
The World’s most trusted citation base has recognised the work of ECEHH’s Associate Professor Benedict Wheeler, Professor Ruth Garside, Professor Will Gaze, Professor Lora Fleming & Dr Mathew White, who…
Exeter researcher receives distinguished Philip Leverhulme Prize
A University of Exeter researcher has been named among the winners of the 2022 Philip Leverhulme Prizes. Dr Sarah Bell, a Senior Lecturer in Health Geography at the University’s European Centre…
Wastewater alert: research highlights antimicrobial resistance risk
As the dumping of untreated wastewater into the sea sparks pollution warnings, new research has identified a “significant risk” of increasing antibiotic resistance associated with wastewater systems across the UK.…
Childhood experiences of blue spaces linked to adult wellbeing
Data from 18 countries suggests adults with better mental health spent more time playing in and around blue spaces as children.
New £8.7 million project seeks to understand the health risks posed by coastal waters due to climate change
The impact of climate change on health risks due to pathogens in the environment, specifically in our coastal waters, will be investigated by a new €10 million Horizon Europe project…
Peninsula Forum for Environment and Human Health 2022: Harnessing the power of community engagement in research
This year’s Peninsula Forum put a spotlight on the power of community engagement when used as part of world class research
Global impact of Exeter’s health, life sciences and environment research recognised in REF 2021
All University of Exeter health, life sciences and environmental research submitted to the UK’s national research assessment has been ranked 100 per cent world-leading or internationally excellent for impact. The…
Exeter students lead planetary health agenda in medical schools around the world
Medical students at the University of Exeter are improving sustainability and planetary health in medical schools around the world, as part of a global movement. The Planetary Health Report Card (PHRC)…
Newly connected datasets track how exposure to green space impacts health
A new data cohort, funded by the NIHR Public Health Research programme, can for the first time link national green/blue space data with electronic health records for over a decade.…
New research calls to scrap the smoking prevention/cessation binary when addressing the issue of tobacco use among young adults
A complex array of smoking behaviours and identities among young adults explains why public health initiatives around smoking prevention and cessation are not working for this age group, according to…
Does living a simpler life mean a happier and healthier life? New TV series co-designed by GW4 experts aims to find out
Could living a simpler life with no modern comforts, cut off from the modern world be better for us? GW4 researchers have contributed to a new Channel 4 series, The…
