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South West BRCs join forces to strengthen industry collaboration

  • October 29th 2026
NIHR Biomedical Research Centres in Bristol, Exeter and Southampton have joined forces to launch a new regional alliance, strengthening collaboration with industry and helping translate scientific discoveries into improvements in patient care.

“Average” human genome described for first time, with implications for disease risk

  • October 22nd 2026
Scientists have described an average human genome for the first time, providing new insights into human genetic variation and how it could help researchers better understand disease risk.

Unexpected discovery of new mechanism which helps deadly fungus Candida auris evade treatment

  • October 15th 2026
Researchers have uncovered an unexpected mechanism that helps the potentially deadly fungus Candida auris evade treatment, providing new insights into antifungal resistance and opportunities for further research.

Celebrating 20 years of health and care research across the South West Peninsula

  • October 13th 2026
Celebrating 20 years of NIHR health and care research across the South West Peninsula, bringing together regional partners to recognise achievements, collaboration and the impact of research on patients and communities.

Exeter dementia study to be NHS tested as part of £80m government project

  • October 2nd 2026
An Exeter dementia study will be tested in the NHS as part of an £80 million government project exploring new approaches to improve dementia diagnosis.

World-first study into rare lung disease launched in Exeter

  • September 24th 2026
A world-first study launched in Exeter will investigate steroid treatment for fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis, a rare and life-limiting lung disease.

Student recognised with award following Exeter BRC research placement

  • September 24th 2026
Student Gurnoor Kaur has received the Transformational Experience Award after completing a summer research placement with NIHR Exeter BRC.

Recruitment begins for new generation of UK functional genomics researchers

  • September 24th 2026
A new UK-wide doctoral programme coordinated through Exeter will train the next generation of functional genomics researchers across six leading universities.

Recruitment begins for future biomedical researchers

  • September 24th 2026
Recruitment has begun for a new GW4 doctoral programme that will train the next generation of biomedical researchers across Exeter, Bath, Bristol and Cardiff.

Personalised programmes to prevent falls may make no difference: Cochrane review

  • September 21st 2026
A Cochrane review has found little evidence that personalised falls prevention programmes provide additional benefit over usual care for older people.

Training the next generation of clinical academics in Medical Mycology

  • September 11th 2026
Exeter is helping to train the next generation of clinical academics in medical mycology, combining specialist research experience with opportunities for career development.

Exeter researcher pioneers AlphaGenome Atlas, identifying genetic regions that could link to disease

  • September 10th 2026
An Exeter researcher has pioneered the AlphaGenome Atlas, a new resource using AI to help researchers identify regions of the genome that could be linked to disease.

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