University students boycott nightclubs after surge in spiking incidents Last week university students around the country boycott nightclubs following a rise in reports of spiking incidents happening inside them. The ‘Girls Night In’ campaign was set up through Instagram with the mission of encouraging nighclubs to increase their security measures. The campaign is a response […]
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Do some mental illnesses face more stigma than others?
Lianna Tosetti examines the damaging stereotypes directed towards certain mental illnesses What are your first thoughts when someone mentions mental health? Does it make you cringe with discomfort? Or is it something you can relate to and openly talk about? Either way, awareness of mental health has been on the rise in modern society, with […]
Januhairy – this isn’t going to cut it
Januhairy – this isn’t going to cut it As January drew to a close, so too did the aptly named ‘Januhairy’: a campaign created by Exeter student Laura Jackson that has garnered international media attention as women pledged to stop removing their body hair for the month of January. The intention of the campaign was […]
Student launches ‘Not Just Hollywood’ campaign
An Exeter student has begun an initiative, ‘Not Just Hollywood’, to combat sexual harassment and assault. The campaign seeks to raise awareness of these issues in the community, ranging from cat-calling and inappropriate comments to criminal incidents; it will also provide a space in which people can discuss their experiences. Not Just Hollywood’s professed mission […]
Exeter asks staff to fund student bursaries
The University of Exeter has launched a scheme asking staff members for donations of up to £500 to fund student bursaries. Under the Staff Giving Scheme, staff members are invited to donate money in order to fund two £4,500 bursaries, one for a local student from Devon and one for a student from nearby Cornwall. […]
Ethical Exeter calls on the University to divest from arms, tobacco and fossil fuels
Have you ever wondered what our University invests in? It’s unlikely you have – pretty boring question. The answer, however, is not so boring. Did you know that the university endowment fund is invested in arms, tobacco, and fossil fuels? A group of students across Exeter and Falmouth have been working together as Ethical Exeter to make […]
Could we leave the NUS?
Voting has now opened in Exeter’s much-anticipated NUS referendum – meaning students have until 13 May to decide whether the Guild leaves the National Union of Students. But from Guild President Laura-Jane Tiley’s defence of NUS restrictions on Yik Yak to doubts about new NUS President Malia Bouattia, recent weeks have already seen heavy student […]
The Undergraduate journal launches crowdfunding campaign
The University of Exeter’s student-run academic journal, The Undergraduate, has recently launched a crowd funding campaign in an attempt to raise money for further publication. The journal is free to students and since its conception has been financed by the University’s Annual Fund. However, their three-year funding contract expires after the next issue, and there […]
Exeter University celebrates International Women’s Day
Exeter University is joining today’s International Women’s Day celebrations by welcoming guest speakers and various society events. International Women’s Day celebrates the social, economic and political achievements of women around the world, as well as raising awareness to the progress and action still needed to accelerate gender parity. Events include a talk from two female professors, […]
Students demand University divestment from fossil fuel
Student group Ethical Exeter brought the fight for climate change to campus on Friday 12 February ahead of the global Fossil Fuel “Diversment Day”. As part of the event, demonstrators constructed an oil spill sculpture in the Forum, consisting of all black every day objects, as a symbol for unnecessary human waste and the harmful […]