The summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro ended with 65 groundbreaking Olympic records and 19 world records from some of the world’s most elite athletes. However, the glory of the Olympic torch can be a seductive illusion for many nations, as Brazil came to realise. Preparations for the Rio Olympics had been faced with ongoing controversies, […]
Lecturer’s climate change game hits the App Store
A game has been developed in collaboration with scientists at the University of Exeter to raise awareness about the impacts of climate change on the Antarctic ice sheet. “Ice Flows” was developed by Anne Le Brocq, a senior lecturer at the University, with the support of Exeter company Inhouse Visuals. The British Antarctic Survey is the […]
Racist backlash hits Exeter following EU referendum
There have been several complaints from University of Exeter students and staff members regarding racially motivated verbal abuse, following the EU referendum vote favouring Brexit. When the University’s deputy vice-chancellor, Professor Nick Talbot was questioned on one incident, he referred to it as “terrible, reprehensible, and awful.” However, professor Talbot believes that opinions expressed by the abusers […]
#TheUKDecides: A non-UK perspective on the referendum
The effectiveness of the European Union (EU) has been a politically-controversial topic ever since the formation of the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1958. Initially, there was a desire for economic integration between member states that were geographically located within Europe. However, as the membership of the EEC expanded, so did its agenda. Ultimately, the […]
Race to First Place
Following the recent successes of the women’s boat club at the BUCS Victor Ludorum, I had a chat with the club to talk about their outstanding performances. Isabel Cole, the club captain, and the captain of the senior women’s squad, Seun Olusanya, met me in Devonshire House, ready to reveal all the details about the […]
Eradicating the Gender pay gap for university professors
A one-off salary hike will be given to female professors at the University of Essex, in order to level out the average gender pay gap amongst academics. Female professors will be moved up to three newly created pay levels, which will, as a result erase the wage disparities across the University. The Vice chancellor of […]
RAG reveals chosen charities
Exeter Raise and Give (RAG) has announced its chosen local and national charities for the upcoming academic year. Balloons Devon was elected as RAG’s local charity, whilst Cancer Research UK is the national charity that was elected by students at the University of Exeter. The selection of charities goes through a process of giving students […]
Female scientists take to the streets of Exeter
Female academics from the University of Exeter are taking to the streets as part of national initiative ‘Soapbox Science’, in order to promote the role of women in science. On 11 June, Princesshay will facilitate a series of public demonstrations and free talks, with the aim of educating the community on different scientific topics, and […]
St. Luke’s missing out on library funds
The distribution of library funding between the two Exeter campuses is substantially unequal, according to a recent Freedom of Information request. The investigation looked into both the physical and electronic availability of library resources. A request submitted by Exeposé found that the library at St. Luke’s received 89 per cent less funding than the Streatham […]
Social infringement or medical necessity?
The effectiveness and necessity of vaccines has been a long-standing societal controversy, challenging scientific institutions and practices for centuries. A significant wave of opposition towards vaccines was observed amongst celebrities in America, when the government had proposed a bill to make vaccines for babies compulsory. This occurrence happened approximately a year ago, in June 2015, […]