Businesses want University Researchers to Plug Skills Gaps in AI

University researchers are in demand to help address skills shortages across a range of industries including AI and machine learning. So finds a new report…

Sign up to national project creating blueprint for improved mental health at university

On University Mental Health Day (March 14), students are being encouraged to take part in Nurture-U, a national project which aims to improve their mental…

Seven Exeter University academics join 100 Black Women Professors NOW Programme for 2023

Seven academics from the University of Exeter will take part in a 12-month accelerator and change programme for UK higher education institutions developed and delivered…

Little objective evidence to show effectiveness of learner-centred teaching methods, study warns

There is currently relatively little objective evidence that the much-promoted “learner-centred” approach to teaching is effective, according to new research. Learner-centred pedagogy is designed to…

New research to discover more about the “invisible community” of academics who have spent time in care

New @UniofExeter research will reveal more about the largely invisible community of academics who spent time in care when they were children. The study will…

Lack of support to tackle school non-attendance leads parents to lose faith in the education system, study shows

Some parents have “lost all faith” in the education system because of a lack of support to tackle children’s non-attendance from teachers and local authorities,…

Online programme to support children with reading difficulties helped them make significant progress, study shows

An innovative programme to support children with reading difficulties helped them make significant progress when used online, new analysis shows. Own-Voice Intensive Phonics (OVIP) approach…

New analysis shows “rising wave” of school absence among poorer pupils

New analysis reveals “deeply worrying” attendance gaps, with pupils entitled to free school meals increasingly likely to miss school in the wake of the coronavirus…

“Disconnection” and “significant policy churn” may impact the success of T Level vocational qualifications, study warns

Disconnection between further education lecturers and industry and significant policy churn may impact on the success of T Level qualifications, a new study warns. Regular…

Staff and students celebrate 50 years of educational psychology at the University of Exeter

Staff and students are marking 50 years of educational psychologists being trained at the University of Exeter. Educational psychologists work with families, school staff and…

Pupil Premium should be doubled and eligibility extended because of “deep poverty” experienced by pupils

The Pupil Premium should be doubled and eligibility extended because pupils are living in “deep poverty”, a leading social mobility expert has said. Reports by…

Teachers and experts join forces for major new research network to support Deaf children’s achievement at school

Teachers, researchers and British Sign Language interpreters have joined forces for a major new research network which will seek to understand why Deaf pupils are…

University of Exeter decarbonising supply chain

The University of Exeter is decarbonising its supply chain as part of the drive for net zero by 2030. The 2030 target, announced last month,…

Online lockdown outdoor science lessons boosted teachers’ skills, study shows

Online outdoor science lessons run during the pandemic helped to engage children with the subject and boosted teachers’ skills, analysis suggests. FieldworkLive, a programme of…

Arrol Gibb Innovation Campus aims to transform large-scale manufacturing

A global centre of excellence aiming to transform large-scale manufacturing through innovation and skills development has been launched in the south-east of Scotland. Based at…

Bideford Bicycle Hire acquired by Inspiring Learning

Inspiring Learning adds Bideford Bicycle Hire to enhance its offer in North Devon Inspiring Learning, a leading provider of outdoor learning programmes for all ages,…

New research highlights “significant gap” in evidence about effectiveness of relationship education programmes

Educators should have not have ‘high’ confidence in the quality of existing relationship education programmes because there is a lack of robust evaluation, experts have…

Primary school students join forces with environmental experts to tackle climate change

Primary school students join forces with environmental experts to tackle climate change Seven primary school teams from across Surrey, Middlesex and Doha, Qatar have been…

Over a thousand academics sign declaration denouncing “Russkii Mir” religious ideology driving Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

Hundreds of experts have signed a declaration renouncing the religious ideology driving Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. In particular, Eastern Orthodox Christian scholars from around…

Once in a lifetime opportunity for eight UK students to visit the Falkland Islands

This year the UK and Falkland Islands will mark the 40th anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islands. As part of the anniversary, the…

Major new study will show how widening inequalities in education and employment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will impact children’s life prospects

A major new study will show how widening inequalities in education and employment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will impact children’s life prospects. Experts hope…

Over two thirds of UK social scientists warn their academic freedom is under threat, new study shows

Academics have said their freedom is under threat with evidence suggesting one of the reasons for this concern is the effect of internationalisation including risks…

University of Exeter appoints Ash Roots as new Chief Digital Officer

Ash Roots, who was the Chief Digital Officer for the Consumer unit at BT, will join the University of Exeter (@UniofExeter) as the Russell Group…

Pressure to be ‘perfect’ causes mental health issues for teenage girls, research shows

Pressure from schools and families to live up to society’s expectations of the “ideal” girl and be “good” causes mental health issues in teenage girls,…

First degree apprentices graduate from the University of Exeter

The first degree apprentices have graduated from the University of Exeter. Robert Halfon MP, Chair of the House of Commons Education Select Committee and University…

Sir Michael Barber appointed Chancellor of the University of Exeter

A world-leading authority on education and public service delivery is to become the seventh Chancellor at the University of Exeter (@UniofExeter).  Sir Michael Barber, once…

National Tutoring Programme: “The government’s flagship recovery programme is currently sleep-walking into catastrophe, letting down a generation of children who have been scarred by the pandemic"

Commenting on the Government’s National Tutoring Programme, Lee Elliot Major, Professor of Social Mobility at the University of Exeter, said: “The Government’s flagship recovery programme…

Billie Eilish, Rainn Wilson and Robert Irwin join Arctic Basecamp and University of Exeter to share an urgent message with world leaders ahead of COP26

Ahead of #COP26 kicking off on the 31st October in Glasgow, Billie Eilish (@billieeilish), Rainn Wilson (@rainnwilson) and a whole host of famous faces (@RobertIrwin, @Levisonwood, @celspellman)…

University of Exeter and Learning on Screen launch virtual field trip software InVEnTA

The @UniofExeter and Learning on Screen (@LearnonScreen) are holding an online launch event of innovative software tool InVEnTA to the academic market on Friday 22 October 2021…