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Activities between the University of British Columbia and Exeter include a joint research symposium focused on Community, Culture, Creativity, and Wellbeing held at Exeter in May 2018 and a faculty-led, co-funded initiatives in Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Climate Change and Digital Humanities.

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The University of Exeter and Tsinghua University have launched a jointly-awarded PhD degree programme in climate and environmental sciences which supports six students to be co-supervised between Tsinghua's Department of Earth System Science and Colleges at Exeter that conduct research on earth systems and environmental sciences.

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Our strategic partnership with the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has established the Environmental Sustainability and Resilience (ENSURE) Joint Centre, supporting impactful research collaborations that address key SDGs and global climate challenges.

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Exeter & Paris-Saclay collaboratively deliver a series of double PhD degree projects. The universities offer joint funding to provide tuition, living, travel and research costs, and the opportunity to obtain two PhD awards from both Exeter and Paris-Saclay.

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To celebrate, and further extend, the strong relationship of staff within the University of Exeter and the University of Geneva, the two universities have launched a new seed fund to support developing research links.

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The University of Exeter and The University of Queensland have partnered to establish the QUEX Institute, a new multi-million pound partnership designed to bolster their joint global research impact.

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The University of Exeter has extended its partnership with Duke University through a new collaborative agreement to work together to tackle some of the most pressing global challenges. These are Investing in Health; Sustainability and the Environment; Public Policy and Global Security; Digital Worlds – Approaches to Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Computational Social Sciences.

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Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

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Medicine at Exeter is joint 1st in the Russell Group for graduate prospects
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Exciting Opportunities in Genetics, Genomics and Data Science Research in Exeter – faculty and postdoctoral positions available at all levels

Our new National Institute for Health and Care Research Biomedical Research Centre for Exeter is the first of its kind in the South West Peninsula.

About Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

Welcome to the Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, an internationally recognised centre of excellence for research and education, with a focus on understanding the mechanisms and treatment of human disease. Read more about us »

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We are ranked 7th nationally for 4-star outputs in Clinical Medicine in REF2021

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100% of our Clinical Medicine research has internationally excellent impact

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Medicine at Exeter is joint 1st in the Russell Group for graduate prospects

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