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Digital mark and data protection guidelines “silence” on AI training prevents effective competition, SCiDA team warn
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (537+ words) University of Exeter News The SCiDA team say ignoring AI services for shaping digital markets would be a fundamental mistake A "silence" in new data guidelines risks preventing fair competition in AI development and allows dominant firms to strengthen their…...
Underestimates in global warming pose major climate and financial risks
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (359+ words) University of Exeter News Policymakers and financial institutions are underestimating climate risks that could undermine the global financial system, according to a new report from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) and University of Exeter. The Parasol Lost report…...
Exeter mathematician recognised by the Royal Astronomical Society
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (493+ words) University of Exeter News A mathematician who specialises in studying the dynamics at play in the solar atmosphere has been recognised by the Royal Astronomical Society. Professor Andrew Hillier has been awarded the James Dungey Lectureship in honour of his…...
Exeter researcher wins third fellowship
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (182+ words) University of Exeter News A University of Exeter scientist has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology " adding to his existing fellowships of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Institute of Physics. Professor Geoff Nash, Head…...
Dogs’ dinners can have greater climate impact than owners’
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (374+ words) University of Exeter News Dogs fed on premium, meat-rich pet food can have a bigger dietary carbon pawprint than their owners, according to the largest study into dog food's climate impact. In particular, wet, raw and meat-rich products are associated…...
Microplastics pose a human health risk in more ways than one
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (448+ words) University of Exeter News Bio-beads collected near Truro. Credit Beach Guardian A new study shows that microplastics in the natural environment are colonised by pathogenic and antimicrobial resistant bacteria. The study team calls for urgent action for waste management and…...
‘Worms in space’ experiment aims to investigate the biological effects of spaceflight
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (701+ words) Universities of Exeter and Leicester collaborate on mission to send nematode worms to the International Space Station A crew of tiny worms will be heading on a mission to the International Space Station in 2026 Universities of Exeter and Leicester collaborate…...
Exeter researchers meet MPs to give insight on ways to tackle climate change and pollution
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (427+ words) University of Exeter News Picture by James Gifford Mead Researchers from the University of Exeter met with Members of Parliament in Westminster to present their latest insights on pollution in our water systems and unique ways to fight climate change....
City isolation and not size may drive violence in Africa
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (284+ words) University of Exeter News There is an assumption that larger cities are inherently more violent than smaller ones, but this is not always the case. A new study of African cities has found the level of isolation could play a…...
Exeter scholars secure significant research funding to investigate the early history of Smallpox and Measles
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (194+ words) University of Exeter News Galen, 'On Avoiding Distress' The early histories of smallpox and measles " and the insight they might offer to contemporary health and medicine " will be under the microscope of a new research project. Pustules, Palaeogenetics and Pandemics…...