University of Exeter & National Trust win Strategic Partnership category at the Knowledge Exchange UK Awards. 

University of Exeter together with partners National Trust have won in the Strategic Partnership category at the Knowledge Exchange UK Awards. 

The Knowledge Exchange UK award recognises the University of Exeter and National Trust collaborative project ‘Shaping Landscapes for People and Nature to Thrive: A Strategic Partnership’, which is helping to transform how landscapes are managed, boost biodiversity, and empower people to play an active role in caring for the natural world. This fantastic recognition highlights the strength of the partnership and a shared commitment to advancing knowledge exchange.

Centre right: Anita Weatherby, Head of Research, at the National Trust with Alex Huke – Head of Environment and Clean Growth at the University of Exeter, receiving the award on behalf of the partnership.

“This award is a fantastic endorsement of the partnership working between University of Exeter and National Trust in RENEW. We are delighted to receive it and we are looking forward to continued success together.”

Professor Catriona McKinnon – RENEW Co-Director, University of Exeter

Above: Exeter Innovation Video. Strategic Partnership | Shaping Landscapes for People and Nature to Thrive:

“The partnership has enabled the co-design of research that gets to the heart of some of the major issues practitioners face when renewing biodiversity at a landscape scale.”

Professor Rosie Hails – RENEW Co-Director, Director of Nature & Science, National Trust

Find out more about the KE Awards Winners 2025 celebrated in Salford – Knowledge Exchange UK