Aaron Loose reviews indie icon Phoebe Bridger’s sophomore album
On Horses & Protests
On Horses & Protests Following clashes with police in London earlier this month, Aaron Loose evaluates the use of mounted units in the suppression of public protest. On 6 June, thousands of protesters assembled at Whitehall, Central London to stand in solidarity with George Floyd, a Black man who was murdered by a brutal and […]
Graduate prospects under threat
Aaron Loose examines the immediate and longer term impacts of COVID-19 on graduate employment prospects.
Keep Calm and Carry On?
Aaron Loose discusses the government’s new message to ‘Stay Alert’ and the implications behind using such slogans to guide the Coronavirus pandemic
Absent without Leave
Aaron Loose discusses the disappearing trick pulled off by the planet Fomalhaut B
Law lecturer targeted by racist vandalism
Dr Joseph Lee, a senior lecturer in the Law School, has confirmed that he was the owner of the anti-racist poster that was vandalised in December last year. Dr Lee, who is BAME, identifies as an immigrant Asian academic. He discovered the vandalism upon returning to work on 5 December after the 2019 strike action […]
“I got it wrong”: An interview with Professor Tim Quine, DVC
Exeposé speaks to Professor Tim Quine, Deputy Vice Chancellor Education, about racist vandalism and whether his recent comments disrespected Exeter’s transgender community. When speaking to Professor Tim Quine, the University of Exeter’s Deputy Vice Chancellor for Education and perhaps one of the most powerful figures in the institution, you appreciate his unfiltered honesty. Our interview […]
Exeter calls out “broken” Uni admin for slow handling of study interruptions
Students are concerned that the University’s systems for handling interruptions of study may cause applicants anxiety and hardship. A PhD candidate, who chose to interrupt due to poor mental health, said “Individual members of staff have been very supportive and understanding, especially my supervisors. “But the administrative systems are broken and make everything much more […]
Labour candidate Ben Bradshaw stands with striking staff
Ben Bradshaw, Labour candidate for Exeter, today joined striking university staff on the Streatham picket line. Speaking to Exeposé, Bradshaw confirmed his support for the “local members of the UCU union and the students who are supporting them in their strike. “I’m a trade unionist myself, and I wanted to show solidarity with people who […]
“It’s the last option we have” University staff strikes over pensions and pay begin in Exeter
University staff members took to the picket lines across Streatham and Penryn today to protest against freefalling working conditions and changes to their pension benefits. The University and Colleges Union (UCU), the largest Higher Education union in the world, have announced eight days of industrial action that will run from 25 November to 4 December. […]