Nature on Prescription handbook

An evidence-based guide to how 'Nature on Prescription' can be implemented to support mental health.

A new generation of antimicrobial resistance research

Described as “A Silent Tsunami”, anti-microbial resistance is one of the biggest threats to human health in our life time. It’s predicted that currently 700,000 people die due to AMR…

Visiting water bodies worth £700bn to economies, study finds

9 Mar 2021

Europeans spend more than £700 billion (€800bn) a year on recreational visits to water bodies – but perceived poor water quality costs almost £90 billion (€100bn) in lost visits, a new study has found.

Food production in small island states

Improving community-based food production in the Caribbean and the Pacific.

Transdisciplinary data assemblages

Synthesising existing data sources to inform food policy and action in the Caribbean.

Exeter in global top five for green space and health research

2 Jul 2020

The University of Exeter is one of the top five institutions in the world for research on green space and health.

Antibiotic resistance in coastal waters

An Environment Agency partnership to determine the spread of antibiotic resistant E. coli in the environment.

“Stark warning”: Combating ecosystem collapse from the tropics to the Antarctic

Eminent scientists warn that key ecosystems around Australia and Antarctica are collapsing, heralding a stark warning for ecosystem collapse worldwide, if action is not taken. The report proposes a three-step framework to combat irreversible global damage.

Evolution of opportunistic pathogens

Understanding the ecology and evolution of antimicrobial resistance in opportunistic pathogens.

Antimicrobial resistance in rivers

Analysing the contribution of wastewater treatment discharge to antibiotic resistance.

Understanding the evolution of antimicrobial resistance

How do environmental factors shape the ratio of vertical to horizontal resistance evolution?

Ecological drivers of drug resistance

Exploring the ecological drivers of drug resistant pathogens in aquatic environments.