The new service will allow 24-hour access to important information and documents Exeter City Council have launched a digital service enabling local people at risk of homelessness to access key housing services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Advice, information and access to the council’s housing team can now be obtained through the […]
Eighteenth-century map of Exeter discovered in attic
A one-off Georgian map of Exeter has been found in an attic, offering a new insight into the city’s landscape and industry during the eighteenth-century. The map, produced in 1743, was found in the attic of an elderly lady’s home shortly after her death and is thought to be the last map to depict Exeter […]
Threat Posed to Exeter Research Funding From a ‘No Deal’ Brexit
The University of Exeter could lose millions of pounds of European Union research funding as a result of Brexit, new analysis reveals. A key fund which could be cut includes the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme, which supports many projects in the region, including research into sustainable energy and lung disease prevention. With £1 billion […]
University of Exeter surpasses Fundraising Record
The University of Exeter has had its best fundraising year in its 63-year history, having received over £15 million in philanthropic donations. The university’s ‘Making the Exceptional Happen’ campaign has seen former students, businesses, trusts and foundations giving more than ever before to support projects and students across all disciplines on the Exeter and Cornwall […]
Culture Club: The Social Influencer – Turning Followers into Dollars
Cast your mind back to April 2017. Pepsi pull their “tone deaf” advert featuring Kendall Jenner. Seemingly alluding to the Black Lives Matter movement, the ad shows Jenner resolving a police stand-off with a group of protestors by presenting a stone-faced officer a 330ml can of the sweet stuff. The screen reads: “Live bolder. Live […]
Culture Club: Have I Got News For You?
“You’re a patronising git, aren’t you?” said Steph McGovern to a supercilious Jeremy Paxman on the opening episode to the new series of Have I Got News For You. As guest host, Paxman isn’t the first man to talk down to a female panellist, and it seems he won’t be the last. That being said, […]
Exeter’s Dr Steve Simpson contributes to Blue Planet II
The final episode of the nation’s favourite TV offering, Blue Planet II, saw Exeter’s Dr. Steve Simpson make a key contribution to the show. One key issue the documentary explored is the impact of man-made noise pollution on marine ecosystems With oceans under more threat now than ever before, the BBC hit’s final installment […]