‘Loud’ academic awarded more than £100,000 for unfair dismissal

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Admin

University of Exeter ordered to pay compensation to physicist Dr Annette Plaut, who was sacked after 29 years

A senior academic who says she was sacked from her post in a university’s physics department because of her loud voice has been awarded more than £100,000 after winning a claim for unfair dismissal.

Dr Annette Plaut told the Guardian she had a “naturally loud voice” that came from her middle European Jewish background and claimed it was the combination of her being “female and loud” that had led to her dismissal from the University of Exeter.

Suspected second world war bomb detonated in Exeter after homes evacuated

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Admin

Explosion heard for miles around and leaves crater the size of double-decker bus

Thousands of people have been forced to spend a second night out of their homes after a suspected second world war bomb discovered in Exeter was detonated.

The noise of the explosion heard for miles around and left a crater the size of a double-decker bus, police said on Saturday night, as well as sending debris up to 250 metres away from the site of the blast.

Otters ‘stone juggling’: new research looks into why – video

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Admin

Otters are often scene playing with pebbles, throwing and catching them, known as 'stone juggling' and researchers from the University of Exeter believe they know why.

It was previously thought the game helped hone their foraging skills. The study revealed older and young otters tended to juggle more, but when the researchers tested them with food games, they were no better at solving them than adults, who are less likely to juggle.

Hunger was found to be a big factor in juggling and researches believe the action could be linked to excitement for food