South West pupils are taking part in an essential new University of Exeter programme designed to give them specialist support as they prepare to go on to higher education.
The Bridges to Higher Education scheme aims to widen participation and access to university. Teenagers are being given expert advice on student finance, studying for degrees and degree apprenticeships, their post-18 options, and choosing a degree course.
Current University of Exeter students are acting as mentors, giving information on what to expect from university life.
The University of Exeter is part of a consortium of universities that will develop designs for the biggest solar telescope ever constructed in Europe.
Nine European countries including the UK have joined forces to commit to the construction of the European Solar Telescope (EST), which it is hoped will provide unparalleled insight into the phenomena of space weather.
Launched in 2008, the European Solar Telescope project aims to improve understanding of the mechanisms underlying solar flares and coronal mass ejections. These events determine so-called ‘space weather’,...
University of Exeter research on the impact of digital access and artificial intelligence in healthcare has been showcased to MPs and peers in Parliament.
Technology is increasingly being used to transform the treatment of disease and illness. But these tools don’t reach people equally, and those in rural areas, the elderly and poorer communities are not as likely to have access to them.
Robin Pierce, Professor of AI and the Law at the University of Exeter Law School, is investigating the implications of the digital divide for health outcomes, now and in the future. She...
A University of Exeter Business School student will aim to swim across Lake Geneva later this month in a money and awareness-raising feat of endurance for charity.
Oscar Sanger, who studies Business Management and will be entering his final year in September, decided to raise money for the eating disorder charity Beat after a close family member became ill with bulimia and anorexia.
Studying in Lausanne on a year abroad and far from his family, Oscar was preoccupied with the condition of his teenage cousin who had been hospitalised, and looking for ways he could show his...
Exeter Science Centre and the University of Exeter have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to further their shared ambitions to make a difference in Exeter and the wider region.
Both organisations have been collaborating since Exeter Science Centre's inception, with University of Exeter academics forming part of their trustee board and working together on public engagement activities.
Since then, the University's world-leading research has been a regular feature of Exeter Science Centre's projects, and as the charity grows over the next few years this MOU will...
A University of Exeter academic who led a major UK-wide research project to mitigate the impact of coronavirus on society, law, health, and culture has been awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours.
Professor Pascale Aebischer became involved in Pandemic and Beyond following her long career as an expert in Shakespeare and performance, as well as digital innovations in theatre. During the pandemic she carried out her own research on how regional theatres coped with being closed to audiences.
Pandemic and Beyond , funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council,...
University of Exeter MBA students took a ‘deep dive’ into the world of Circular Economy as part of the cohort’s week-long corporate challenge.
The Circular Economy Corporate Challenge is a week-long live challenge during which Exeter MBA teams draw on their learning from the Designing a Better Future for All module and apply it to a real-world challenge.
This year the live challenge was presented in collaboration with DS Smith, a leading provider of sustainable packaging solutions, paper products and recycling services in Europe and North America, with coaching from MBA...
The University of Exeter has welcomed nine students from a variety of faculties and subjects on its Digital Internship Scheme through its Student Campus Partnership.
The interns will take up the role of Digital Strategy Communication and Engagement Assistants and will support the Digital team with communication and engagement activity for the Digital Strategy and any of its associated products, services, and events, especially those related to the student experience and digital upskilling.
The University of Exeter first launched its 2030 Digital Strategy last year and...
The University of Exeter has today announced they are once again proudly one of this year’s sponsors of Exeter Respect Festival, being held at Belmont Park on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th June.
This year marks the 26th anniversary of the first Respect Festival in Exeter in 1997, that brought communities together to celebrate their differences and commonalities.
Exeter Respect is the city’s annual celebration of diversity using the performing and creative arts to engage the wider community in saying no to racism and all forms of prejudice and attracts around 20,000...
A Leading Exeter diabetes nurse has pipped over fifty thousand competitors to the international $250,000 (£200,000) Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award.
Professor Maggie Shepherd of Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and University of Exeter was crowned winner ahead of over fifty thousand medical colleagues across the globe in a ceremony held in London on International Nurses Day.
Maggie’s transformative work in monogenic diabetes - which is caused by a change in a single gene, has led to improved recognition and treatment across the UK. As a...
