For PUBLIC EVENTS at the University please see University Events
To book a place or register interest, email us at exe.u3a.uni.liaison@gmail.com, with names, membership numbers and emails of ALL who wish to attend, including the date of the event in the subject line of your email.
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Sustainability at the University of Exeter
Join members of the University of Exeter's Sustainability Team - Meg Haslam (Sustainability Assistant, lead for the Repair Café) and Rosalind Shaw (Biodiversity Manager) on Thursday 10th September from 2:30-4pm for an overview of how the University is working towards a more sustainable future. The University has committed to achieving carbon net zero by 2050 and enhancing biodiversity across its campuses, with sustainability embedded throughout its Strategy 2030 ambitions.
This talk will explore some of the practical initiatives helping to deliver these goals, including biodiversity projects that support nature recovery and the University’s new Repair Café, which promotes repair, reuse and circular economy principles. The session will highlight how sustainability is being integrated into university life, research and community engagement, and will include opportunities to learn how local residents can get involved. Attendees will also hear about the next University Repair Café taking place in October.
Location: University of Exeter Library (room to be confirmed).
Thank you and looking forward to seeing you again in September! 😊
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A VISIT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER’S VSIMULATORS RESEARCH FACILITY
Postponed - new date awaited
University of Exeter Engineering Research Centre, Anning Road, Exeter Science Park, Clyst Honiton, Exeter EX5 2FN
This unique facility combines a range of tools, including eye tracking, biomedical measuring devices, VR headsets etc, all on a moving platform that can then simulate a range of environments and measure how humans react / adapt / move. The facility has supported several significant healthcare projects to help people with conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, stroke, chronic ankle instability, Meniere’s (a vestibular inner ear condition affecting balance) and others. In addition, the team has worked with engineering consultants and other universities to support structural engineering projects around human response to vibration in office floors and pedestrian footbridges.
Members will have the opportunity to try out the motion platform for themselves and find out about the capabilities of our state-of-the-art facilities. Lunch will be provided.
For more information, please see below the link to the facility’s website and to a video about their healthcare research, featured on ITV Westcountry and BBC Spotlight.
https://www.exeter.ac.uk/research/facilities/vsimulators
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy2vfjl7gc0
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