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Helen Millman @helenmillman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We're hiring a postdoc to join our team at the @gsiexeter.bsky.social at the @universityofexeter.bsky.social. careers.exeter.ac.uk/vacancies/14...
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Exeter | University of Exeter
View details and apply for this Postdoctoral Research Fellow vacancy in Exeter. Postdoctoral Research Fellow This ESA-funded full-time post is available from 01.10.2026 on a fixed-term basi...
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Global Systems Institute @gsiexeter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
📢 1 week to go! People's Emergency Briefing - Exeter. Join us on 6 October for a community screening followed by a facilitated discussion on the climate & nature crisis. 🕡 6:30pm to 9:00pm 📍 Alumni Auditorium, The Forum ✅ Free event, open to all 🎟️ Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/peoples-em...
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People's Emergency Briefing - Exeter
Community screening followed by a facilitated open discussion, hosted by the University of Exeter.
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Global Systems Institute @gsiexeter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
12 days to go... have you reserved your place? www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/peoples-em...
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People's Emergency Briefing - Exeter
Community screening followed by a facilitated open discussion, hosted by the University of Exeter.
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Global Systems Institute @gsiexeter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
12 days to go... have you reserved your place? www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/peoples-em...
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People's Emergency Briefing - Exeter
Community screening followed by a facilitated open discussion, hosted by the University of Exeter.
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University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · 18/09/2026
We're delighted to be ranked in the top 20 in both The Guardian and The Times and Sunday Times League Tables 2027.
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University of Exeter's Environment and Sustainability Institute @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Happy Postdoc Appreciation Week! 🪅 Celebrating one of our amazing postdocs this week – Dr Thomas O'Shea-Wheller, a Research Fellow from @uniexecec.bsky.social. #PostdocAppreciationWeek #LovePostdocs #NPAW2026 @cornwall.exeter.ac.uk @doctoralexeter.bsky.social @gsiexeter.bsky.social
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Paul Ritchie @paulritchie.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🚨 New paper out today! 🚨 Using a conceptual box model for the AMOC, our results show that a geometric early warning signal provides more skill in anticipating tipping in a rapidly forced system than conventional EWS. Read the paper here iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... @gsiexeter.bsky.social
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Evaluating the skill of a geometric early warning for tipping in a rapidly forced nonlinear system
Evaluating the skill of a geometric early warning for tipping in a rapidly forced nonlinear system, Ritchie, Paul D L, Kachhara, Sneha, Ashwin, Peter
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University of Exeter's Environment and Sustainability Institute @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A call towards equity and justice in ocean sciences, rethinking colonial legacies, unequal collaborations and persistent power imbalances: www.nature.com/articles/s44... Hear more at Dr Lucy Woodall's talk on 28 September: www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins... #esiChallengeOfTheMonth
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University of Exeter's Environment and Sustainability Institute @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A huge thank you to all the postdocs for everything you do — your dedication, creativity, curiosity and hard work make a real difference! Join the celebratory events this week: www.exeter.ac.uk/research/doc... #LovePostdocs #NPAW2026
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University of Exeter's Environment and Sustainability Institute @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A study in the Maldives revealed how reef fish diversity and ecological roles change with depth, helping guide conservation amid climate: conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... Find out more at Dr Lucy Woodall’s talk "Illuminating the deep ocean" on 28 Sep: www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins...
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The Planetary Lab @theplanetarylab.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Lots of events coming up in our final few weeks in our exhibition space in Barnstaple, inc. "walkie talkies" with Prof Hugo Lambert & Prof Martin Siegert from @exeter.ac.uk @gsiexeter.bsky.social on Saturday 19th Sept (free with exhibition tickets)! Find out more: planetarylab.org/barnstaple
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 16/09/2026
Change happens rapidly when we know where to look: these solutions could tip the world towards a better future.
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Earthshot and the science of positive tipping points: how environmental progress can become unstoppable
Change happens rapidly when we know where to look: these solutions could tip the world towards a better future.
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Global Systems Institute @gsiexeter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
12th International Carbon Dioxide Conference (ICDC12) @exeter.ac.uk, UK | 21-25 June 2027. Call for Abstracts and Mini Workshop Proposals for ICDC12 is Now Open. The deadline for submissions is 15 December 2026. Find out more: icdc12.org/call-for-abs...
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Global Systems Institute @gsiexeter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The June 2026 issue of environmental SCIENTIST – the journal of the Institution of Environmental Sciences – has now become open access and is freely available to view online: www.the-ies.org/resources/en.... Guest edited by @exeter.ac.uk's Dr Steve Smith, the issue focuses on climate tipping points.
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Global Systems Institute @gsiexeter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Could a different kind of public conversation help us respond to the climate crisis? Watch the trailer for The People's Emergency Briefing film: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tLU... Join us on 6 Oct for a free community screening & facilitated discussion. Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/peoples-em...
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The People's Emergency Briefing - Watch the latest trailer
YouTube video by The National Emergency Briefing
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University of Exeter News @uniofexeternews.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Farming seafood in tanks on land would boost tree-planting policy with the right level of subsidy, argue researchers from our @leepinstitute.bsky.social in a new research paper. Find out more ⤵️ news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...
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UK subsidies for land-based seafood farming would boost tree-planting policy
Subsidies for emerging technology that allows seafood to be produced on land would boost the UK’s food security as well as deliver significant climate benefits, new research shows.     A new study in ...
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University of Exeter News @uniofexeternews.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The tipping points playbook from Exeter and @earthshotprize.bsky.social reveals 51 environmental solutions that can trigger rapid change to repair the planet. The report brings positive tipping points research into the heart of Earthshot's decision making. greenfuturessolutions.com/news/tipping...
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University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · 10/09/2026
Our new report with The Earthshot Prize is published today and reveals 51 environmental solutions that can trigger rapid and transformative change to repair our planet within the next five years. greenfuturessolutions.com/news/tipp…
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James Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 15/09/2026
We will be hosting a large public screening of the excellent film from @nebriefing.bsky.social. There will be a facilitated audience discussion. It's time to act on the evidence! Get your free ticket👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/peoples-em...
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People's Emergency Briefing - Exeter
Community screening followed by a facilitated open discussion, hosted by the University of Exeter.
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Global Systems Institute @gsiexeter.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
📢 People's Emergency Briefing - Exeter Join us on for a community screening of the People's Emergency Briefing, followed by a facilitated discussion on the climate and nature crisis and how communities can respond. ✅ Free event, open to all 🎟️ Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/peoples-em...
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Global Systems Institute @gsiexeter.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
📢 People's Emergency Briefing - Exeter Join us on for a community screening of the People's Emergency Briefing, followed by a facilitated discussion on the climate and nature crisis and how communities can respond. ✅ Free event, open to all 🎟️ Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/peoples-em...
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Global Systems Institute @gsiexeter.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
New Guardian article on positive tipping points, featuring the work of GSI's Steven R Smith and Tim Lenton. 'Global shift towards clean electricity could trigger ‘cascade’ of progress, helping reduce air pollution, cut waste and revive oceans.' www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Climate solutions most likely to reach ‘positive tipping points’ revealed by scientists
Global shift towards clean electricity could trigger ‘cascade’ of progress, helping reduce air pollution, cut waste and revive oceans
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Global Systems Institute @gsiexeter.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🚨 Limited Seats Left! We are thrilled by the overwhelming interest in the Global Tipping Points Conference 2026. With registrations approaching full capacity, we encourage you to secure your place soon. 📅 12–15 October 2026 📍 Sunway University, Malaysia Register today! #GTP2026 #GlobalTippingPoints
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University of Exeter's Environment and Sustainability Institute @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Dr Lucy Woodall has taken up the ESI Challenge of the Month for September 2026. Tune in to listen to her (hybrid) talk "Illuminating the deep ocean" on Monday 28 September 1 - 2pm. www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins... #esiChallengeOfTheMonth
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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 02/09/2026
Global warming is set to cross 1.5°C, pushing climate risks and impacts to increasingly dangerous heights, a new UNEP report warns.   Predicted impacts include extreme weather and threats to human health and economies.
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University of Exeter's Environment and Sustainability Institute @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
On 14 September, join @renewbiodiversity.bsky.social and the Biodiversity and People Network for their hybrid, interdisciplinary event 'Perspectives on Environmental Memory: Philosophy, Literature, and Environmental Science.' forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon...
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Global Systems Institute @gsiexeter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Professor Tim Lenton OBE will be a Keynote speaker at Dialogue Between Disciplines 2026. The conference is organised by the Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES). Find out more: www.the-ies.org/events/dialo...
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Prof Richard Betts @richardabetts.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This summer was the hottest on record in the UK The summer of 1976 that some folks my age keep banging on about is now only the SEVENTH hottest on record The top five hottest summers all happened since 2003 We're heating the planet by burning fossil fuels www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...
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Summer 2026 provisionally hottest on record for the UK
The season’s mean temperature was made around 130 times more likely due to human-induced climate change.
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James Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 02/09/2026
It cannot be stated enough: whatever your view of technology & policy development over the rest of this century & beyond, the rapid ending of fossil fuels is the most resilient & robust way to secure a liveable climate.
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IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
📣 Registration is now open for experts to review the First Order Draft of the Working Group I contribution to IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Report. Experts can register until 25 Sept 2026 👉https://bit.ly/4vi25cq Review period 10 Aug to 2 Oct 🔗 bit.ly/WGI7Fod
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Global Systems Institute @gsiexeter.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
DEADLINE EXTENDED! The application for the Global Tipping Points Conference 2026 Youth Ambassador Programme is now extended to 31 August 2026. ⚡️Open to Malaysian and Southeast Asians aged 30 and below. ✨University students preferred; also open to working professionals. bit.ly/GTPYouthAmba...
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Global Systems Institute @gsiexeter.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The Global Sustainability Solutions MSc has been approved as an Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP) degree programme! #ISEP #GSS #GlobalSystemsInstitute #Geography #UniversityofExeter
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Global Systems Institute @gsiexeter.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
🌍CO-CHAIRS OF GTP 2026 🌍 Meet Tim Lenton, Founding Director of @gsiexeter.bsky.social. Tim is widely recognised as the founding scientist and driving force behind the Global Tipping Points movement, shaping how we understand climate tipping points and their potential to transform our future.
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Global Systems Institute @gsiexeter.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🗓️ CONFERENCE PROGRAMME - Global Tipping Points 2026 🗣️ Four days. Twelve plenaries. Countless conversations that could shape the decade ahead. 📅 12–15 October 2026 📍 Sunway University, Malaysia #PlanetaryHealth #GTP2026 #SunwayCPH #SunwayUniversity #GlobalSystemsInstitute #PIK
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Global Systems Institute @gsiexeter.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Official highlights of Exeter Climate Forum 2026, where world-leading climate researchers, businesses, policymakers & young people, gathered to shape and engage with global climate strategy. Watch the video to relive the energy, ideas, & genuine vision of this year's Forum. exeterclimateforum.com
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Article in @egu.eu's Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics is led by UKCEH with @gsiexeter.bsky.social Research supported by @aria-research.bsky.social, @esa.int, European Union and the Natural Environment Research Council. 2/2
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A simple dynamical system for representing climate tipping points with hysteresis
Abstract. The risk that the climate system may contain tipping points remains a concern. Firstly, a level of global warming may be reached at which relatively small additional warming could cause majo...
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Global Systems Institute @gsiexeter.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
🌍 THE MOMENT TO TIP THE FUTURE Hosted in Asia for the first time, GTP2026 brings together leaders from science, finance, culture & policy in a region where climate risks are intensifying but where many of the solutions are already emerging at scale. 📅 12–15 Oct 2026 📍 Sunway University, Malaysia
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Global Tipping Points Conference 2026 Hosted in Asia for the first time, the meeting brings together leaders from science, finance, culture & policy in a region where climate risks are intensifying but where many of the solutions are already emerging at scale
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Global Systems Institute @gsiexeter.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
🌍 GLOBAL TIPPING POINTS CONFERENCE 2026 📅 12–15 October 2026 📍 Sunway University, Malaysia ⏰ Early-bird registration ends 31 July 2026 Co-organised by the Sunway Centre for Planetary Health, @exeter.ac.uk and @pik-potsdam.bsky.social #GTP2026 Register now: segevents.sunway.edu.my/e/234/global...
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Global Systems Institute @gsiexeter.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
In this timely article, @exeter.ac.uk academics Steven R Smith and Cormac Lynch explore how Prime Minister Andy Burnham's experience as Mayor of Greater Manchester could help accelerate UK climate action. theconversation.com/as-mayor-and...
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Global Systems Institute @gsiexeter.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
@exeter.ac.uk is part of the renewed lineup of the Met Office Academic Partnership (MOAP). MOAP brings together leading UK universities and the Met Office in a network of research excellence to advance weather and climate science, technology and skill. Read more: news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...
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Exeter part of renewed Met Office Academic Partnership
The University of Exeter is part of the renewed lineup of the Met Office Academic Partnership (MOAP). MOAP brings together leading UK universities and the Met Office in a network of research excellenc...
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Global Systems Institute @gsiexeter.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
There’s still time to apply for our MSc Global Sustainability Solutions (GSS). Join a programme and department focussed on exceptional student experience. In the 2026 national PTES Exeter Geography’s postgrad programmes received an overall satisfaction score of 100%. tinyurl.com/445mdadr
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University of Exeter's Environment and Sustainability Institute @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
🎨 Jess Pemberton, our brilliant artist-in-residence with @exetermarine.bsky.social, concluded her last collage session this week. We look forward seeing her exhibition soon! 🌊 www.artsandcultureexeter.co.uk/news/artist-...
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Dan Grey @dangrey.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
New analysis shows that replacing petrol and diesel cars with EVs will save vastly more lives (by reducing air pollution and heat-related deaths due to climate change) than stopping the small-scale mining of cobalt by hand in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Electric car analysis reveals moral case for accelerating green transition
New analysis on the costs and benefits of electric vehicles (EVs) reveals a strong moral case for accelerating the green transition.  Recently, it has been argued that a rapid transition is unjust – p...
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Global Systems Institute @gsiexeter.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
We're pleased to share the summer edition of the GSI newsletter, featuring a round-up of news, research highlights and upcoming events. 📖 Read it here: createsend.com/t/r-6135640B... Please get in touch at infoGSI@exeter.ac.uk if you'd like to be added to our mailing list. #GlobalSystemsInstitute
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GSI News Summer 2026
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University of Exeter, Cornwall @cornwall.exeter.ac.uk · 03/07/2026
NGET's partnerships with ten UK universities, including @exeter.ac.uk will bring world‑class research and specialist expertise into its innovation portfolio, helping to address some of the most complex challenges involved in building and operating the future electricity transmission network.
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Exeter partners with National Grid to accelerate clean energy innovation
National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) has announced innovation partnerships with ten UK universities – including the University of Exeter – to accelerate the clean energy transition. NGET said...
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Moorland Association @moorlandassoc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
'We are managing our landscapes to be more flammable'. Professor Claire Belcher from @exeter.ac.uk shares her damning verdict on today's BBC World at One as she discusses the wildfires that are currently raging across Britain. Listen to the full feature - link is in reply (starts at 6m 27s).
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Exeter Marine @exetermarine.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
We are so thrilled to be ranked 4th in the world for SGD14: Life Below Water by @timeshighered.bsky.social Sustainability Impact Rankings 2026. This is a huge achievement which recognises the University’s commitment to conserving marine ecosystems. 🤩🐢🦑🧪🌍 news.exeter.ac.uk/top-stories/...
a sea turtle rests on the ocean floor. overlaying text outlines the achievement of 4th in the world for life below water. Exeter Uni and THE logos are at the top.
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University of Exeter's Environment and Sustainability Institute @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Join us for Free Tea and Collage sessions with Jess Pemberton, ESI Artist in Residence with @exetermarine.bsky.social. Wednesday 8 and 15 July, 1 - 2pm. www.artsandcultureexeter.co.uk/news/artist-... @cornwall.exeter.ac.uk @uniexecec.bsky.social @brendangodley.bsky.social @exetergses.bsky.social
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Global Systems Institute @gsiexeter.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Four @exeter.ac.uk researchers have been named in the top 100 in a new Carbon Brief ranking of the world’s most highly cited climate scientists. news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...
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Four Exeter climate researchers in Carbon Brief top 100
Four University of Exeter researchers have been named in the top 100 in a new Carbon Brief ranking of the world's most highly cited climate scientists. Professors Pierre Friedlingstein (ranked 9th), N...
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