Staff, press and visitors including Exeter’s Lord Mayor gathered on campus on 10 February for the unveiling of a bronze statue of Baroness Floella Benjamin OBE, former Chancellor. Vice Chancellor Sir Steve Smith began the ceremony, which Baroness Benjamin attended with her husband and two sisters. Thanking her for “being such a memorable and dedicated […]
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Statue of former Chancellor Floella Benjamin to be unveiled on campus
On Friday 10 February, the University is unveiling a new statue on a small patch of grass between Devonshire House and Queen’s Building. The statue is a head-and-shoulders bust of Baroness Floella Benjamin OBE, who worked as Chancellor of the University of Exeter between 2006 and 2016. During her decade at the University, Benjamin was well-known for her dedication to […]
Vice Chancellor: say no to Brexit
Next month the people of Britain will have the opportunity to take part in what is conceivably the most important decision of a generation. In just 24 days’ time, we will cast our vote in a national referendum for whether we should remain a part of the European Union. I am delighted by how engaged […]
BREAKING: Lord Myners of Truro announced as new Chancellor
Former Government Minister, ex-director of NatWest and former leader of some of the UK’s biggest companies – these are just a few of the credentials held by Lord Myners of Truro, the University of Exeter’s new Chancellor. The announcement comes after almost a year of student speculation, following Baroness Floella Benjamin’s confirmation that she would be stepping […]