Expertise
The University of Exeter is home to world-leading research groups, centres and institutes, covering a wide range of disciplines, industry sectors and policy priorities.
Our researchers have shaped and improved public policy, organizational process and procedure, public debate and understanding. We work with ministerial and non-ministerial departments, government agencies and public bodies, local authorities, third sector and advocacy organisations, in order to improve decision-making at regional, national and international level.
Exeter Research Networks (ERNs)
Exeter Research Networks are interdisciplinary research groups that bring together critical mass across the University to tackle pressing societal challenges.
Environment, Science and the Economy
Contact: esienquiries@exeter.ac.uk
The Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI) is an interdisciplinary centre leading cutting-edge research into solutions to problems of environmental change. Based on the University's Penryn Campus, in Cornwall, our world class research and education is enhancing people's lives by improving their relationships with the environment.
Contact: infoGSI@exeter.ac.uk
The Global Systems Institute is applying Earth system science to generating networked solutions. Our aim is to work with others to secure a flourishing future for humanity as an integral part of a life-sustaining Earth system. We are uniting a trans-disciplinary group of researchers, educators and partners to look beyond single ‘environmental’ issues to a truly systemic view of coupled global changes in the human social and economic sphere and the biosphere.
Contact: idsai@exeter.ac.uk
The Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (IDSAI) provides a hub for data-intensive science and artificial intelligence (AI) activity within the University and the wider region. They are a truly interdisciplinary research institute with data scientists, mathematicians, and computer specialists across many of our Colleges, Research Institutes, and Departments.
Contact: leep@exeter.ac.uk
The Land, Environment, Economics and Policy Institute (LEEP) sits within the Economics Department at the University of Exeter Business School.
LEEP aims to develop knowledge and understanding to inform governments, businesses and communities about how land and the environment are managed and used; the policies that affect this; the impact upon people, and how policy should be better designed, appraised and evaluated.
Contact: greenfuturessolutions@exeter.ac.uk
GreenFutures Solutions is The University of Exeter’s business support initiative, bringing expertise and insights from leading climate researchers to organisations around the world. Our areas of expertise range from climate science, environmental intelligence and renewable energy to critical minerals, circular economy and R&D.
Fair and Inclusive Society
The new Defence Data Research Centre is part of the UK Government’s newly released Defence AI Strategy and the newly established Defence AI Centre. The DDRC comprises a consortium led by the University of Exeter, supported by the Universities of Liverpool and Surrey, the Digital Catapult and the Defence AI Centre. Over three years, the consortium will bring together a strong combination of talent to advance the technical and cultural capabilities at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) in their use of data science and AI.
Contact: socialmobility@exeter.ac.uk
The Centre for Social Mobility’s research spans a number of areas including university contextual admissions and support for disadvantaged students, guidance on the evaluation of outreach activities, and the synthesis and dissemination of evidence to help teachers improve outcomes of disadvantaged pupils. Our work focuses on the impact of practices and policies, using quantitative, qualitative, and action research methods.
Contact: societiesandcultures@exeter.ac.uk
Led by world-class researchers across the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) communities, the Societies and Cultures Institute (SCI) tackles issues of immediate global concern through challenge-based interdisciplinary research. Current priorities include: Artificial Intelligence, the arts & humanities; the social and cultural demands for natural environment; equalities and justice policy and practice with particular focus on the Global South.
Human Health and Wellbeing
Contact: infoLSI@exeter.ac.uk
The Living Systems Institute (LSI) pioneers transformative science to decode complex biological systems. LSI merges research in biology and medicine with ground-breaking physical sciences technologies and powerful mathematical modelling capabilities. They tackle major challenges in the fields of RNA & proteins, viruses and microbes, stem cells & development, and neuroscience.
Contact: AMR-Network@exeter.ac.uk
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is accelerating in both bacteria and fungi, as well as in parasitic diseases such as malaria, rendering antibiotics less effective and threatening over a century of advancements in modern medicine. Adopting an interdisciplinary, ‘One Health’ approach to tackling the global threat of AMR, the University of Exeter is producing world-class, impactful research and driving forward innovation and discovery.
Contact: ECEHHAdmin@exeter.ac.uk
The European Centre for Environment and Human Health conducts world-class research into the complex connections between the environment and health. The Centre's academics incorporate qualitative and quantitative research methods in a truly interdisciplinary fashion; connecting science, the arts and the humanities to improve understanding of the health risks and opportunities presented by the environment.
Contact: esmi@exeter.ac.uk
Evidence Synthesis & Modelling for Health Improvement (ESMI) is a vibrant and multidisciplinary research group which specialises in the synthesis of research evidence for health policy and practice. The research of our teams spans systematic reviews and mathematical modelling to estimate the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, implementation and acceptability of treatments, health services and public health programmes.
