Rising student numbers are making parts of Exeter “unbalanced” and “unsustainable,” a local residents’ association has warned – yet according to a recent Exeposé survey, many local businesses actually want student numbers to grow. Over 19,000 students are currently enrolled at the University’s Exeter campuses. The figure has grown by 19% over the past five […]
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An Interview with Abi Tamara Harvey: Becoming a Student Entrepreneur
Third year English student Abi Tamara Harvey talks about her luxury handbag collection, Tamara Harvey, and gives her advice for budding student entrepreneurs. How did you get started as an entrepreneur? I don’t like being bored and I’ve always had little ventures on the sidelines, so when I was 13 I set up my first […]
Feminist Friday: Equality in the workplace should be business as usual
With role models such as Hilary Clinton and Sheryl Sandberg, the promising statistic that 26 per cent of women now lead as CEOs of Fortune 500 companies (up from zero in 1995) and the fact many organisations are promoting gender equality in the workplace, it’s easy to assume that workplace equality has been achieved. However, I […]
Regret à Manger
The University of Exeter is a business. This is one of the many things I have learned whilst attending this historic institution. This revelation was fully cemented with the introduction of a Pret à Manger in the space left over when a third of the Market Place was closed. Many would be thrilled at the […]
The business of fitness: Omar Isuf
This week I want to talk about one of my favourite members of the YouTube fitness community, and someone who you may not necessarily be familiar with. For those who don’t know, Omar Isuf is an increasingly popular Canadian YouTuber and personal trainer, ” a self-made man” in his own words, who has succeeded in […]
Groundbreaking new research facility launched at Penryn Campus
A groundbreaking new research facility has been officially launched at the University of Exeter’s Penryn Campus. The £5.5 million Science and Engineering Research Support Facility (SERSF) will bring together business, science and engineering disciplines. It was launched during a ceremony which was attended by local entrepreneurs, government officials, research collaborators, and University staff on the […]
Solomon Akhtar – “Lord Sugar thought I was a bit of an idiot”
With a charming and confident demeanour, it’s not hard to see why Lord Alan Sugar took a liking to University of Exeter graduate and entrepreneur Solomon Akhtar. As the youngest ever contestant on the hit BBC television series The Apprentice, Akhtar stole the hearts of the nation, gaining a huge internet following before his elimination […]
“If you have skin there, I’ll tattoo it.”
It’s 10:30am on a Friday, at the top of a winding staircase in the heart of the Guildhall and the steady, low buzz of the tattoo gun was ringing around the room. A middle age woman was getting her fourth inking – a dragonfly on the top of her back whilst the other artists were […]
Women in Leadership – An Interview with Harriet Minter
Flora Carr, Features Editor, speaks to Harriet Minter about politics, Caitlin Moran, and her role as Editor of The Guardian’s Women in Leadership section. When I watch Harriet Minter’s TED Talk, ‘Proceed until apprehended’, I find myself grinning half-way through. ‘Proceed until apprehended!’ she tells me and the cheering audience. It’s her personal mantra, and one […]