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15yrs | A puzzling and enduring tradition
22 Apr 2026
From extremely easy to absolutely infuriating, Dr Jo Garrett unpicks the lasting appeal of the Centre's jigsaw puzzles.
Centre expert to advise national water health taskforce
13 Apr 2026
Dr Anne Leonard joins a national effort to assess microbial risks in the UK’s aquatic environments.
15yrs | Our founding story
7 Apr 2026
Where better to begin our anniversary blog series, than by hearing from those who – against all the odds – founded the Centre back in 2011.
Introducing our 2026 anniversary blog series
24 Mar 2026
This year marks the Centre’s 15th anniversary, and we’re launching a blog series to reflect our amazing journey.
How do we map ‘exposure’ to natural environments?
9 Dec 2025
Dr Jo Garrett explains an exciting new method to assess how neighbourhood nature might impact health.
My academic advent calendar 2025: A paper a day…
1 Dec 2025
Prof Gesche Huebner shares her list of papers from Centre academics to read in the run up to the holidays.
Climate change and gendered violence
25 Nov 2025
How do climate change and gender based-violence threaten health, wellbeing, and human rights?
Building environment and health into national strategies
18 Nov 2025
We recently delivered an autumn school with the World Health Organisation to support international leaders.
Webinar report on planning, health inequalities, and nature
6 Nov 2025
Over 350 participants joined us for a webinar exploring links between nature and health inequalities.
Sensing Exeter’s air quality – a bird’s eye view
28 Oct 2025
Researchers held a creative air quality tour through Exeter – could children spot all the dodos?
Supporting conversations around climate and disability
21 Oct 2025
A new guidance series aims to support respectful, inclusive conversations about disability and the climate crisis.
“Cocktails” of drugs may promote antibiotic resistance
14 Oct 2025
Mixtures of common medications can end up in waterways, leading to antibiotic resistance in bacteria.