Graduate School of Environment and Sustainability

What does 'sustainable tourism' really mean in practice? 🌍✈️🚢

On the latest episode from the State of The Earth Podcast we unpack how to define sustainable tourism, and discuss the often hidden social and environmental costs of the industry...

🎧 Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/5qnk...

Brilliant research published from Rachel Lennon and Shannon Merkle, students on our MSc Marine Vertebrate Ecology & Conservation programme! 🐬🧪🌍🚢

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Looking for a fresh start in the new year? We’ve pulled together a selection of jobs we think our graduates would be ✨wonderful✨ for - a little gift from us!

As always, please send any queries to the employers. Full details on our LinkedIn!
www.linkedin.com/posts/gradua...

Good luck! 🍀🤞

Text reads: de Freitas Scholarship. 2x scholarships worth £30k available to support black British students starting in September 2026. Eligible programmes: MSc Marine Environmental Management, MSc Marine Vertebrate Ecology and Conservation. Deadline 30th June 2026.

Text reads: de Freitas Scholarship. Thanks to the generosity of alumnus Roger de Freitas, we are delighted to be able to award this scholarship as a full fee discount, with the remainder of the £30k being paid as a cash stipend to support the travel and living expenses whilst studying at the University of Exeter’s Graduate School of Environment & Sustainability. Find out more and apply at exeter.ac.uk/study/funding

The de Freitas scholarship offers a full fee discount, with the remainder of the award paid as a cash stipend to support the living and travel expenses whilst studying with us here in Cornwall.

Learn more and apply: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

@cornwall.exeter.ac.uk

de Freitas Scholarship for black British students. Marine masters degree tuition and stipend. Background image shows two students smiling as the paddle in the shoreline of a beach in the south west of England. In the bottom left corner is the University of Exeter Cornwall logo.

Huge opportunity for marine scholarships! 🌊💸🧪

💸 2x £30k scholarships available
🎓 Available to black British students
🐟 Eligible courses: MSc Marine Environmental Management or MSc Marine Vertebrate Ecology & Conservation

www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
@exetermarine.bsky.social

A great opportunity for anyone in a marine or conservation MSc!

Work with some wonderful birds, (and wonderful folks) I got to call colleagues this year 🐧

(The project timeline would fit wonderfully with a taught MSc)

@exetermarine.bsky.social @exetergses.bsky.social @cornwall.exeter.ac.uk

🌍🎧 New season from the State of the Earth Podcast!

Host Sophie is joined by @sarahbell85.bsky.social from @ecehh.org to discuss how our environments shape who we are, how we live — and what it really means to design a fairer, healthier world for all.

Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/1V5M...

The Whale, Secrets of a Stranding - 1. The Myth - BBC Sounds Rumour of a buried whale's head in a community rich in folklore and mythical tales.

Right!? We'd seriously recommend listening to the BBC podcast all about it, so interesting! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

What can we learn from a stranded whale? 🐋🧪

This female fin whale stranded in Cornwall and sadly didn't survive. Since then, she has been buried in a @cornwall.exeter.ac.uk research field, until now...

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Learn more: news.exeter.ac.uk/environment-...

PhD studentship available. Please repost.
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Exeter Excellence Scholarships. Applications open for round 1 2026/27. University of Exeter Cornwall. Background photo of four students sat around the University of Exeter rock on Penryn campus with leafy green threes in the background.

Who can apply? You must be an international fee paying student. You must have an offer to study in 2026/27 academic year. Awards of £3000, £5000 or £10000 are available. To apply submit a short personal statement. Deadline: 15th January 2026

Scholarships up to £10k available to international MSc students starting in Sept 2026 💸

Submit a 300 word statement to apply. Deadline 15th Jan 📅

www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

Good luck! 🍀

Lessons from Ascension’s shark troubles could help boost conservation Understanding people’s attitudes to interactions with sharks could help halt the global decline of shark numbers, according to new research carried out on Ascension Island.   In 2017, there were two non-fatal shark attacks at

Understanding people’s attitudes to interactions with #Sharks could help halt the global decline of shark numbers, according to new research carried out on Ascension Island. ex.ac.uk/dW8

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the BEST news 🐢👏

A huge well done to all our students (past and present!), academics and partners who have contributed to this positive news 👏🐢🤩

Hard work makes a difference...
#ExeterGSES #ExeterMarine

ESRC SWDTP | Postgraduate Study - PhD and Research Degrees | University of Exeter

Applications for funded social science PhD studentships at @exeter.ac.uk are now open. These projects are student led, and the deadline for applications is 9 Jan.

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Join us tomorrow for an exciting talk on "Genomes, genes and microbes; understanding host-pathogen coevolution using island populations of birds" as part of the CEC Seminar Series!

Explore Postgraduate Cornwall at the University of Exeter

If you want to learn more about studying with us, we have a postgraduate visit days throughout the year.
Meet our team, academic staff and current students who will give you a tour of our campus

Next visit day:
📅 17th October
📍 Penryn Campus, Cornwall

Register: www.exeter.ac.uk/open-days/ca...

Out programme themes:

⛏️ Critical Minerals
📊 Applied Data Science
🦋 Ecology, Conservation & Evolution
🦠 Environment & Human Health
🪸 Marine Environment
🤝 Policy & Governance
⚡️ Renewable Energy
♻️ Sustainable Development & Business

Head to our website for more info: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/gses/

All our programmes are designed to give you the skills and experiences so you can go on to develop solutions to global challenges in your future careers. Who knows where a Master’s might take you?

www.exeter.ac.uk/study/gses/

🔔 Applications are open for Sept 2026 entry! 🔔

By studying with us in Cornwall you’ll join a community of experts across earth and life sciences, engineering, social sciences and business.

Discover our programmes: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/gses/

We’ll see you in 2026 👀

A teal flyer for a PhD opportunity to investigate how warming may change antimicrobial resistance. The project will use experiments on Klebsiella bacteria to answer questions about how temperature affects their response to antibiotics, plasmid transfer, and fitness costs. The research involves microbiology lab work, bioinformatics, and mathematical modeling. The flyer includes contact details for Dr. Daniel Padfield and the logos of the sponsoring institutions.

I have an MRC-funded PhD project available (www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...) on how warming will change the problem of AMR. Join a small and friendly group (padpadpadpad.netlify.app/about) in (sometimes) sunny Cornwall. 🧪🦠 #microsky

Please share the ad below with anyone who may be interested.

Scilly Isles cameras give glimpse of ‘natural’ UK waters Underwater cameras around the Isles of Scilly have given scientists a glimpse of how sea life can thrive in well-protected UK waters. Despite widespread degradation of UK seas from destructive fishing...

Underwater cameras have found that the Isles of Scilly’s waters support vibrant marine life, including sharks, lobsters, octopuses and bluefin tuna.

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background is a male hawksbill turtle. overlayed text reads 'we're 3rd in the world for sea turtle publications'. a bar chart style figure is below, highlighting the university of exeter

We've been cited as 3rd in the world (and 1st in the UK!) for publishing sea turtle publications!

A recent, global review in Ocean and Coastal Management has cited @exeter.ac.uk as a top institution for publishing research on sea turtles conservation.

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Students! Get yourselves on this wonderful thread 🧵🧪🦑🌎🐠🦈

Scholarship Eligibility:
✅ Around 2 years of work/voluntary experience since undergraduate
✅ Leadership qualities & a passion for influencing positive change in your home country
✅ Citizenship for a Chevening-eligible country/territory
✅ Full criteria listed here: www.chevening.org/scholarships...

🌟FULLY FUNDED SCHOLARSHIPS🌟

Applications for 2026/27 Chevening scholarships are open, PLEASE SHARE
Apply now: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

📆 Deadline: 7th October 2025

All our Graduate School 1-year programmes are eligible 🙌
Discover our programmes here: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/gses/o...

We wanted to take a moment to share some positive news this week - some recent promotions for some of our amazing Exeter Marine academics. 🎉

Please join us in giving a huge congratulations to them all!

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The second round of the Sustainability Projects Fund is now open! 🌱✨
Whether it’s about the circular economy, biodiversity, education, climate, travel or energy, this fund can help bring your idea to life.
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Social media for fisheries science and management professionals: How to use Bluesky and Instagram, and why you should ABSTRACT. Social media tools have revolutionized how people communicate with one another. A 2018 paper in Fisheries summarized the use of Twitter, Facebook

My paper "Social media for fisheries science and management professionals: How to use Bluesky and Instagram, and why you should" is formally published in an issue.

It's a how-to guide to using Bluesky, the first ever published in the scientific literature! 🧪🦑🌎🐟

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We’ve handpicked these UK job opportunities because we think our students and graduates would be a great fit! 🌍🎓

Detailed for each position are listed on our LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/posts/gradua...

Good luck! 🤞🍀 #ExeterGSES #graduatejobs