Medicine students who opted to graduate early to accelerate becoming junior doctors in the COVID-19 crisis fashioned home-made mortarboards to take part in the University of Exeter ’s first virtual graduation.
Ninety five final year students chose to graduate three months early so that they can join NHS colleagues in Exeter and the South West in fighting the disease.
While a physical graduation is impossible in lockdown, the University honoured the students in its first ever virtual ceremony. Many of the students fashioned home-made mortarboards in lieu of traditional...
New research released today has found that that over half (51%) of UK university students claim stress or anxiety to be the cause of sleep disturbance, with financial stress a leading cause (44%) - and 1 in 5 students getting fewer than 5 hours sleep each night.
The research, released by student accommodation search engine Mystudenthalls.com , has looked into the quality of student sleep for UK university students and found that the mental health epidemic is seriously affecting students' ability to sleep- with worrying consequences.
A SOUTH Devon care provider is calling for job seeking students in the Exeter area to get in touch as it has vacancies to fill this month (March 2020).
Guardian Homecare is looking for carers to join its teams that provide services in south Devon and says it can offer evening and weekend work to students looking to earn extra cash to fit around their studies.
Catherine Porter, Manager at Guardian Homecare, says: “We’re in urgent need of new carers to join our team and provide care to service users in the Exeter area and we can be very flexible in our approach, as care is a...
iZettle and UN Women UK have partnered to support young people who are leading the charge for a more gender-equal future. Throughout March, students that are part of the UN Women UK Society at the University of Exeter will join the Trailblazer Takeover and run activities designed to raise awareness and funds for gender equality.
Just £25 could provide leadership development training for young women around the world, drastically improving their confidence and self-esteem, as well as an education about their rights, both in the workplace and beyond.
Subjects across the Arts and Sciences at the University of Exeter have been recognised as being amongst the very best worldwide, in the latest influential global league table.
Eleven subjects are ranked in the world’s top 100 – with five in the top 50 and one rising into the top 10 - according to the latest QS World University Subject Rankings, published on Wednesday, March 4, 2020.
Sports-related subjects at Exeter – including Sport and Health Sciences - have risen two places to 10th, the highest ranking subject internationally. Engineering – Minerals and Mining is also...
Exeter School is pleased to complete this year's Oxbridge admissions process with the announcement that five pupils have been offered places This year's selection of candidates includes two head boys - current and former - and the deputy head boy. Former Head Boy Ben Harvey has an unconditional place to study Natural Science at Queens' College Cambridge. He said he was delighted with his place and was very grateful to all the staff who have supported him through his A Levels and after he finished school. "They were always willing to give up their time to give advice and I am sure this,...
The new year represents a momentous occasion in the history of Exeter College, marking 50 years since being named as the UK’s first tertiary college, although their roots date back to the 1800s.
Exeter College was established as a fully-fledged tertiary college in 1970, providing an education centrepiece for the community. Over the past 50 years the college has grown, developed and adapted but it still serves the wider Exeter community with a varied education offering that aims to meet the skills challenges of the future in a proactive way.
Gina Awad of Exeter Dementia Action Alliance and Dr David Kernick have been showing a group of third year Exeter University medical students what it might be like living with dementia, as part of a special study unit.
The students have been learning about the importance of social action to reduce the stigma of dementia and improve the lives of young people living with the disease and their families.
Dementia is a major public health challenge. The Exeter Dementia Action Alliance is part of a growing UK social movement group that seeks to reduce the stigma and misconceptions...
A growing number of young people are turning to Childline, deeply worried about their exam results.
In 2018/19, the NSPCC-service 1,414 counselling sessions to children and teenagers apprehensive about their grades – rising by more than a half over the past four years.
Concern peaked in August, with a fifth of counselling sessions taking place during the month when young people receive their A-Level and GCSE results.
Reasons for young people seeking help from Childline include worries about whether they will get the grades they need to get into university and not...
Local chefs and hospitality professionals will come together with catering students from South Devon College and City College Plymouth on June 24th at Kitley House Hotel and Restaurant, near Yealmpton.
The special event, organised by The Chefs’ Forum, will see chefs and front-of-house staff from across the county rub shoulders with catering suppliers and aspiring college students. Billed as ‘A Chefs’ Summer BBQ’, the day will offer inspiring butchery demonstrations and a great networking opportunity for hospitality professionals from Devon and neighbouring counties.
