https://bsky.app/profile/cornwall.exeter.ac.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/post/3mxrb5uljyk2z“With oil companies offering money, jobs and infrastructure improvements, harmful projects may be accepted, negotiated, or even desired despite their damaging consequences for the same people who accept them.” Dr Julie Dayot @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-environment-science-and-economy/study-explores-why-indigenous-communities-may-accept-oil-extraction-despite-its-harms/13 Oct 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:awwgrch3g5csulcuiqtmpu6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxrb5uljyk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/post/3mxebmf73is2dA landmark survey of the world’s largest free-roaming giant tortoise population has revealed the once endangered species is thriving and stable in the Seychelles, with a best estimate of almost 183,000 tortoises. @exetergses.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-environment-science-and-economy/ecology-and-conservation/new-study-reports-largest-ever-population-estimate-for-seychelles-giant-tortoises/08 Oct 2026 10:42 +0000at://did:plc:awwgrch3g5csulcuiqtmpu6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxebmf73is2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/post/3mwsefhgwis2r'Floating scarecrow’ developed to protect threatened seabirds New research with Cornish fishermen has shown that simple deterrents, when deployed strategically, can reduce bycatch by around two-thirds. @exetermarine.bsky.social @exetergses.bsky.social @fishtekmarine.bsky.social https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-environment-science-and-economy/scientists-develop-floating-scarecrow-to-protect-threatened-seabirds/01 Oct 2026 07:44 +0000at://did:plc:awwgrch3g5csulcuiqtmpu6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsefhgwis2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/post/3mwq5fpj6q42aFish have “designed” their perfect partners in a new experiment conducted by scientists at University of Exeter CEC revealing simple male preferences and more complex female tastes https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-environment-science-and-economy/fish-choose-perfect-partners-in-dating-game-study/30 Sep 2026 10:34 +0000at://did:plc:awwgrch3g5csulcuiqtmpu6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwq5fpj6q42ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/post/3mvzysp3bws2rLed by @hansonmark.bsky.social and Bartek Troczka at the University of Exeter Cornwall and Luke Alphey at the Univesity of York, the new project will aim to develop “genetic tools” that could protect the UK’s pollinators from population collapse. 🐝🦋 https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-environment-science-and-economy/new-genetic-tools-could-protect-uks-pollinators/21 Sep 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:awwgrch3g5csulcuiqtmpu6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvzysp3bws2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/post/3mumddczcpk2iCongratulations to @drrmiller.bsky.social, who has been awarded a five-year £1.25 million Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant for a study entitled “Avian Minds: Investigating the Evolution of Executive Function" she'll be based in @uniexecec.bsky.social https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-environment-science-and-economy/dr-rachael-miller-awarded-erc-starting-grant/03 Sep 2026 11:19 +0000at://did:plc:awwgrch3g5csulcuiqtmpu6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumddczcpk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/post/3mtbzfpma4223“Modern scientific tools are becoming so technically complex that users, and in some cases even their developers, may struggle to fully scrutinise and understand how they operate.” Professor Karen Anderson, University of Exeter, Cornwall @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social https://news.exeter.ac.uk/research/scientists-increasingly-depend-on-black-box-tools-they-cannot-control-or-fully-understand/17 Aug 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:awwgrch3g5csulcuiqtmpu6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbzfpma4223https://bsky.app/profile/cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/post/3msxrjm6hws2jMore than 860 short-beaked common dolphins were found stranded – dead or alive – around Cornwall from 2018-24. The most common cause of death was “bycatch” – death following entanglement in fishing gear – which killed 39% of the dolphins. https://news.exeter.ac.uk/research-networks/exeter-marine/fishing-nets-main-cause-of-death-among-cornwalls-stranded-common-dolphins @exetermarine.bsky.social13 Aug 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:awwgrch3g5csulcuiqtmpu6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxrjm6hws2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/post/3mssuur4cds2bExperts from the University of Exeter, Cornwall are among those contributing to a new project to engage the public on issues of safeguarding the Moon as space exploration and commercial activity increase. @hass-cornwall.bsky.social https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-environment-science-and-economy/new-project-to-engage-public-on-issues-of-safeguarding-the-moon/11 Aug 2026 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:awwgrch3g5csulcuiqtmpu6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssuur4cds2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/post/3mpqsmogt5s24NGET'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. https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-environment-science-and-economy/exeter-partners-with-national-grid-to-accelerate-clean-energy-innovation/03 Jul 2026 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:awwgrch3g5csulcuiqtmpu6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqsmogt5s24https://bsky.app/profile/cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/post/3mp6suk5lps2sResearchers 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. https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-environment-science-and-economy/scientists-discover-guidance-system-for-migratory-songbirds/26 Jun 2026 11:14 +0000at://did:plc:awwgrch3g5csulcuiqtmpu6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp6suk5lps2shttps://bsky.app/profile/cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/post/3mp24vt552k2rA 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 https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-environment-science-and-economy/ecology-and-conservation/exeter-biomedical-researcher-awarded-lister-prize-funding-of-300k/24 Jun 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:awwgrch3g5csulcuiqtmpu6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp24vt552k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/post/3montqelues2uApplications 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. https://brnw.ch/21x3uvb19 Jun 2026 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:awwgrch3g5csulcuiqtmpu6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3montqelues2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/post/3mog6xczns22cDr 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. https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences/traditional-legal-systems-ill-equipped-for-the-fast-moving-realities-of-climate-change-study-warns/ @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social16 Jun 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:awwgrch3g5csulcuiqtmpu6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mog6xczns22chttps://bsky.app/profile/cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/post/3moffquyos22sNew 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. https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-environment-science-and-economy/new-alliance-to-protect-atlantics-leatherback-turtles-launched-on-world-sea-turtle-day/16 Jun 2026 08:42 +0000at://did:plc:awwgrch3g5csulcuiqtmpu6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3moffquyos22shttps://bsky.app/profile/cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/post/3mo3po7cp3c2aScientists 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. https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-environment-science-and-economy/global-scale-of-dragonfly-migration-revealed/12 Jun 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:awwgrch3g5csulcuiqtmpu6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3po7cp3c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/post/3mnu5ydijfc2oCongratulations 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 https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-environment-science-and-economy/two-exeter-projects-awarded-aria-seed-funding/09 Jun 2026 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:awwgrch3g5csulcuiqtmpu6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnu5ydijfc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/post/3mnepqqz3os2aBowerbirds 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. https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-environment-science-and-economy/city-birds-dazzle-females-with-borrowed-human-items/03 Jun 2026 08:43 +0000at://did:plc:awwgrch3g5csulcuiqtmpu6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnepqqz3os2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/post/3mm7gds2dsc2xOur 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 https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-environment-science-and-economy/university-of-exeter-business-school/sustainable-cities-index-enhanced-through-new-systems-map/19 May 2026 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:awwgrch3g5csulcuiqtmpu6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7gds2dsc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/post/3ml4r5n7m2c26“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 https://ex.ac.uk/ea605 May 2026 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:awwgrch3g5csulcuiqtmpu6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4r5n7m2c26https://bsky.app/profile/cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/post/3ml4dun7hqs26Following 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. https://news.exeter.ac.uk/university/corporate/university-of-exeter-relaunches-climate-strategy05 May 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:awwgrch3g5csulcuiqtmpu6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4dun7hqs26https://bsky.app/profile/cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/post/3mknqceyo622iAn 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 https://ex.ac.uk/ea529 Apr 2026 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:awwgrch3g5csulcuiqtmpu6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknqceyo622ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/post/3mjhrd7mrvk26Plants 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 https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-environment-science-and-economy/earth-and-environmental-science/plants-growing-higher-across-himalaya-as-climate-warms/14 Apr 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:awwgrch3g5csulcuiqtmpu6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhrd7mrvk26https://bsky.app/profile/cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/post/3mjhd4ghsb223Check out the @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social's activities ahead of World Biodiversity Day. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2026 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:awwgrch3g5csulcuiqtmpu6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhd4ghsb223