In this Spotlight series, The Features editorial team have dug deep to keep you informed on outsider stories that were missed in mainstream news. With the 2020 elections looming, the news cycle is inundated with headlines meticulously analysing the big players such as Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. However, if you blinked during the previous two […]
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Christmas Conundrums
Nip into town on a cold Christmas Eve, Trying to find a present for Steve, And Mum, and Dad, and grandparents too. I’ve left it so late, there’s so much to do. Taking a peek at my meagre savings I wish I’d resisted my takeaway cravings. Is £4.75 enough to go round? I glance about […]
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 […]
University of Exeter partners with J.P. Morgan to deliver new Financial Services Apprenticeships
The University of Exeter is to launch a pioneering Financial Services Apprenticeship scheme in collaboration with J.P. Morgan- the first of its kind and level offered by a Russell Group university. As of October 2018, the University will be taking applications to the programme ahead of the start of the scheme in October 2019. Successful […]
Term 3 Tuition: What are we paying for?
“T uition fees: like rainy days, hangovers, and crippling debt, it’s something we university students just have to accept. Although, £9000 going on £9250 for 30 weeks of formatives, summatives, soul-crushing feedback and exams? Sometimes it seems slightly ridiculous. It seems especially ridiculous during Term 3 in Exeter, when, instead of 11.5 hours of seminars […]
Exeter provides the worst financial support out of all the Russell Group universities
In the 2017 Exeter University Prospectus, students are greeted by the promise: “We are committed to attracting the best and brightest students and providing you with all the support and facilities you need to realise your potential”. This sentiment appears to offer hope and security to those wishing to fulfil further education, regardless of their […]
Money Matters
As a first year who lived in catered halls, the only money I needed was for snacks, alcohol and frivolous purchases – all of which were funded by my student loan. However, when it comes to second year – where you’re suddenly inundated with things that need paying for, from food shopping, to the electricity […]
Seminars and suspenders: the secret life of a student sex worker
(Contains discussion of sexual violence, prostitution, mental health.) The taboo surrounding sex-work is such that very few at university who partake in it would tell even their close friends about their work – as a result, it’s extremely difficult to investigate exactly how many of our students are working in the sex trade, and how […]
Exeter tuition fees to increase to £9,250
Annual tuition fees at the University of Exeter will rise by £250 from September 2017 and look set to increase further in future years. Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) Professor Tim Quine said that, subject to final Government approval, new £9,250 annual tuition fees will be applied to both new and continuing students as of September 2017. […]