University; what a place, what a time. Nowhere else can you unapologetically sleep most of the day and party all of the night; a cycle only punctuated by trips to a local convenience store in your PJs. You know, the one that existed solely to exchange your student loan with ridiculously overpriced frozen pizza and processed sandwiches.
Well, that’s what higher education was as far as I could see. But, then again, it was only two grand a year back then. That meant that more than a few people were attending just for a 3-year party in the student bubble of no responsibilities....
Students with a valid student card have the opportunity to come racing at Exeter for free on Wednesday, November 9.
The annual student-free-entry day includes a behind-the scenes-tour that starts an hour before the first race and gives an insight into a day at the races.
General manager Daniel Thompson said: “It’s a fun day with a good quality card in prospect and we hope students take up the opportunity.”
In 2014 Unowhatimeanharry finished second in the handicap hurdle and since that outing he has won more than £100k in prize money and was the winner of the 2016...
Exeter Racecourse has launched its acclaimed student ambassador scheme which enables those who are studying to experience a number of different work placements within the racing industry.
The scheme was introduced three years ago to help give students a leg up in racing and now 12 work providers are on board.
New this season is RaceTech, which provides a unique range of technical and broadcast services to the horse racing industry.
Other experience days will be provided by Exeter Racecourse, Richard Linley, senior course inspector for the British Horseracing...
According to recent research, graduates regret going to university due to debt, and half reckon they would have landed their current job without having to study for a degree. Someone who is working to ensure she gets the best out of her time at university is Geography student Katie Parker, 18.
When she first started studying, Kate was struggling to pay travel costs from her home in Newton Abbot to University in Plymouth and so looked around for opportunities to earn money. Katie came across a great opportunity to work hours that suited her and allowed her to run her very own...
A charity has made a generous donation of £10,000 to support Medicine students at the University of Exeter Medical School in essential specialised training.
The Hospital Saturday Fund’s donation will benefit 20 students in their fifth and final year as they go on placements known as electives. The six to eight week placements are mandatory and self-funded. Students work in specialised areas, often overseas, to get an insight into an area of medicine that interests them and may shape their career.
The Hospital Saturday Fund supports health charities in the form of grants for...
Results day is over and it’s time to show the students what is on offer in their new student location.
Exeter is a small yet prosperous City with growing number of students. It has a fun and friendly atmosphere with all its main attractions at walking distance, with many great restaurants and clubs a stone’s throw from the stunning University campus. It is a dreamy town for new students with The Quay offering good views along the River Exe with beautiful riverside venues and a little further afield is the pretty beach and Dartmoor National Park. With the academic year approaching,...
143 students at Isca Academy are receiving their GCSE results today and we are extremely proud to report that they have achieved an impressive set of figures, with the Academy’s results improving once again.
I in 5 results this year is an A*/A, demonstrating Isca Academy’s ability to enable our most able students to achieve an exceptional level of academic achievement. Over 15% of the year group results contain 5 or more A* and A grades.
As a year group these students have far surpassed their entry-point expectations and are proof that Isca Academy is providing high quality...
Two Exeter College students have been crowned winners at a coveted national educational awards in London.
Samuel Guy, from Sampford Peverell, near Tiverton, won Outstanding Sport Student of the Year at the National BTEC Awards, and James Steel, from Crediton, won Outstanding Hospitality and Travel and Tourism Student of the Year, at the National BTEC Awards.
The event, which celebrates achievement in the country’s most widely taken vocational qualification, was held at the Royal Horticultural Halls in London on Thursday 7th July 2016.
