Aubergine & Apricot curry (serves 2, price average per person: £2) Based on the spices and method I use for a traditional Indian vegetable curry, I’ve given this a Moroccan twist. Moroccan recipes use vegetables such as aubergine and butternut squash extensively, so I’ve decided to use aubergine as the only vegetable in this dish. […]
Exeter’s trainee medics need more hands-on practice, claim Westcountry scientists
E xeter’s Medical School would benefit from more hands-on training so they are more qualified to work on wards when they graduate, a study a led by scientists has revealed. Scientists from the Westcountry have published a new paper arguing that undergraduate Medical degrees should have a greater emphasis on the practical side. According to […]
Exeter High Street squatters face court hearing
Law students have volunteered their services to High Street squatters who have been served a notice to appear in court next week. On the 6th of February, homeless couple Spike McClung and Maxine Stephenson set up a “peaceful” and “drug free” safe space for homeless people to shelter in what used to be Clinton Cards in […]
Let’s get avocontrol: Ramen week
Japanese cuisine is fantastic for its freshness and speed. In restaurants like the insanely successful Wagamama, you will receive your meal as soon as it’s completed to ensure supreme flavour; that’s why you’re usually the unlucky one, glaring in envy at your companion scoffing down their yaki soba. Ramens are messy, playful, and they sparkle […]
Exeter University scientist releases book about natural world
An academic at the University has recently published a book that investigates how animals and plants use trickery and ingenuity to deceive one other for evolutionary advancement. Dr Martin Stevens, Associate Professor in Sensory and Evolutionary Ecology at Exeter University, launched his new book Cheats and Deceits: How Animals and Plants Exploit and Mislead this week. […]
Exeter Uni sees decline in applications from financially disadvantaged students
E xeter University is among other Russell Group universities who have seen a drop in the number of students from poorer backgrounds, despite extensive efforts to bolster numbers. Exeter University has suffered the biggest fall, at 2.6 percentage points down compared with 2004/05. According to the Higher Education Statistics Agency, less financially disadvantaged students have […]
Grayson Perry: ‘The Vanity of Small Differences’
Grayson Perry’s series of six tapestries, named ‘The Vanity of Small Differences’, has been touring round the UK since 2012. Considering the distinctive lack of an edgy art scene in Exeter, I was elated to discover that the latest exhibition would be a stone’s throw away, in Bath’s Victoria Art Gallery, and so I ventured off with […]
Art to Art – Rachel Ashenden
This week, we’re featuring the artwork of Rachel Ashenden, a second year English student… “Currently I am filling a sketchbook with pencil portraits of people that have inspired me. The pages alternate between drawings of loved ones to famous figures. Both sets of figures have had integral influence on my development. This side-project is extremely different from […]
‘Your Scape’ at Exeter Phoenix Walkway Gallery: Preview
From the 10th February, Exeter’s art society are exhibiting ‘Your Scape’ at the Phoenix. The student artists in question have all encountered drastic changes in environment at the beginning of the academic year. Perhaps you have moved to a completely different part of the country, or even to a different country altogether. Maybe you’ve lost […]
Feminist Friday: The body confidence controversy
It was a spur of the moment decision when I signed up to do life modelling for Exeter’s Art Society. Egged on by my friend, who was adamant that I was not ballsy enough to be naked for two hours in front of a room of people, I agreed to do it the following week […]