A world class institution like the V&A can knock together shows with their eyes closed. They have a wealth of exquisite garments in their permanent collections, as well as contacts in high places to source rare key pieces and historical experts on hand to flesh out the details. What really sets an exhibition apart, however, is […]
Climber Shauna Coxsey is awarded world title and MBE
British climber Shauna Coxsey has dominated the world circuit this year and topped the season with an extraordinary weekend competing in Vail, Colorado. In the sixth round of the IFSC Boulder World Cup, she finished in second place, securing her the overall title of world champion following a string of gold medals in the previous rounds. Midway through the […]
‘Proper Tasty’ and the fall of civilisation
I‘m under siege by food porn. Much as I’m loathe to use those words, there’s no other way to describe the videos of oozing cheese and dripping nutella invading my Facebook newsfeed. I love a hunk of garlic bread as much as the next student but this, my friends, is a dollop too much of […]
A bit of blooming gratitude!
Now that exams are over, chances are you’re spending less time shuffling up Forum Hill and more time sunning on the beach in Exmouth. Rightly so – school’s out for summer and there are at least three months before you’ll need to be back on campus again! In the meantime, though, campus is in full […]
Job automation: humans need not apply
If the prospect of finding a graduate job wasn’t daunting enough already, the media has caught onto a new threat for the global workforce. An Oxford University study published in 2013-fuelled public interest when it found that 47% of jobs in America were vulnerable to automation. This is job automation on a larger scale than ever before. It’s a reality, […]
6 cafés with a quirk
Board Exeter’s own ‘Board’ on South Street invites you to crack open a board game while you sip your latte. Whether it’s a classic game of Monopoly, student favourite Cards Against Humanity or a new indy game such as Tsuro of the Seas, you’ve got your pick of the board game bunch. It’s a good spot to wile away an afternoon […]
The magic leap into mixed reality
There’s no doubt about it – synthetic reality is the hot tech this year. It’s not mere hyperbole when the likes of WIRED call it “the next evolution of the Internet”. Where old-school interactions with a screen have given us the impression of witnessing something happen, synthetic reality makes things happen to you. We’ve got the potential to create […]
Second thoughts: Money
To my mind, little else better sums up what it means to be wealthy than the poem ‘Money’ by Philip Larkin. It begins: Quarterly, is it, money reproaches me: ‘Why do you let me lie here wastefully? I am all you never had of goods and sex. You could get them still by writing a […]
Syrian civil war: how does life go on in communities?
It’s been five long years since the peaceful uprising against Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad transitioned into all-out civil war. Since then more than 250,000 people have died, the country has been devastated, and world leaders have been left wringing their hands over how to solve the conflict. The recent recapture of the ancient city of Palmyra, […]
Uni launches support for state school law students
More students from state schools and colleges are applying to higher education as a result of a University of Exeter aspiration initiative. The Pathways to Law programme was set up by the Sutton Trust and the Legal Education Foundation. The Sutton Trust charity works to improve social mobility through education, working to improve access to […]