Riots instigated by the so-called “Gilets Jaunes” (yellow vests) in Paris won’t have failed to attract considerable attention recently; they’ve almost consistently been in daily headlines for nearly three weeks. Images circulating on the internet and television show a Paris that hasn’t been seen for a while: smoke-filled crowds, disintegrated cars, the Champs Elysées practically […]
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Taken for Granted: Year Abroad Students Experience Delay in Erasmus Grant Payments
Erasmus grants have not been paid to a number of students on year abroad programmes, Exeposé understands. According to Erasmus+, these can be worth €470 per month. The university has acknowledged delays in the payments. The grant, a fund allocated to study and work abroad students by the British Council and participating institutions, is usually given […]
Europe Strikes Back – An Analysis of Europe’s Strike Culture
Just why is Europe always brought to a halt by weekly strikes? If you have spent time in mainland Europe in recent years, and particularly if you have been a Year Abroad student, you will have noticed that there is one event that causes the greatest inconvenience, often on a weekly basis. Strikes. In Britain, […]
The Berlin Wall – Down for Longer Than It Stood
For those who realised, as there had been arguably little media coverage of it, there’s an aspect of poignancy in the European headlines this week. Whilst the announcement was made earlier in the week that Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union have reached a deal to form a coalition with the Social Democratic Party six months […]
Exeter Chiefs ravage Montpellier in Champions Cup
Exeter Chiefs hammered Montpellier 41-10 to keep their European hopes alive, scoring five second-half tries to take them above the visitors into second place in Pool 3 of the Champions Cup. Before the game, Head Coach Rob Baxter had stated Exeter would “fight for everything until it’s gone”. The Devon side had sat third […]
Exploring Europe by Train
11 cities. 9 students. 1 ½ days in each city. At first glimpse, this sounds like an amazing, if not intimidating journey; and whilst this is true, the trip was also not without its downsides. Leaving my hometown on the 1st July 2017 for the first leg of my journey to Brussels was one […]
Backpacking do’s and don’ts: advice you REALLY need to follow
So, your exams are over, the English rain in July is getting you down, and the summer is stretching out in front of you, not an internship or productive experience in sight…what to do? How about that long-awaited InterRailling trip? A European city-break with the housemates? Aside from the fact that really, you ought to […]
48 Hours in Budapest
On your European interrail travels Budapest cannot be missed. Recognised for its renaissance spas, the iconic Chain Bridge and the Fisherman’s Bastion, along with the lively nightlife in the ruin pubs, Budapest will never fail to disappoint. The best thing about the city – it’s super cheap! Getting Around Arrival by train on an Interrail route […]
Beyond Brexit: the real danger facing the UK
In Brexit’s immediate aftermath, the creative and scientific industries screamed as their funding was cut and opportunities for international collaboration reduced. But as the dust settles, many of Britain’s most innovative industries have returned to their characteristic pragmatism – to find how to make the most of a challenging new situation. If Brexit must mean Brexit […]
One Sicilian village’s lesson to Britain
We need to build a wall” – when Donald Trump uttered these words, the world lambasted this approach to tackling illegal immigration and crime from Mexico. Surely – we thought – we wouldn’t resort to such measures in Europe. Enter the “Great Wall of Calais” a 13 ft, mile-long wall that will run on both […]