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Wastewater alert: research highlights antimicrobial resistance risk
13 Oct 2022
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
11 Oct 2022
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 will analyse risks of pathogens in coastal waters
3 Oct 2022
The research will assess how bacteria and viruses in coastal waters respond to changes in climate.
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Peninsula Forum for Environment and Human Health 2022: Harnessing the power of community engagement in research
6 Jul 2022
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
12 May 2022
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…
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Exeter students lead planetary health agenda in medical schools around the world
12 May 2022
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
26 Apr 2022
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.…
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New research calls to scrap the smoking prevention/cessation binary when addressing the issue of tobacco use among young adults
7 Apr 2022
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
29 Mar 2022
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…
Sounds of nature benefit mental health
23 Mar 2022
The sounds of nature could help us recover from mental fatigue, but this power may be under threat as ecosystems deteriorate.
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UK biodiversity renewal project to revive nature and communities receives £10 million investment
1 Mar 2022
Researchers at the European Centre for Environment and Human Health are part of a University of Exeter team who have received £10 million to investigate and tackle biodiversity loss in…
New Nature, Health and Wellbeing CPD Course
1 Mar 2022
The European Centre for Environment and Human Health is pleased to be working with the College of Medicine and Health CPD team to launch a brand new online course in,…
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