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Higher Education

Exeter calls out “broken” Uni admin for slow handling of study interruptions

by Aaron Loose

Students are concerned that the University’s systems for handling interruptions of study may cause applicants anxiety and hardship. A PhD candidate, who chose to interrupt due to poor mental health, said “Individual members of staff have been very supportive and understanding, especially my supervisors. “But the administrative systems are broken and make everything much more […]

Precarious and non-academic Exeter staff affirm the current strike action

by Oliver Haynes and Henry Jones

The focus of the UCU strike has shifted from 2018 to include precarious contracts and the poor working conditions of non-academic support staff.  On 22 February 2018, UCU members went on strike for an unprecedented 14 days over changes made to their pension benefit. However, the current action also comes in response to a separate […]

Life’s nice for the Vice

by Edd Church

Life’s nice for the Vice EXETER’S Vice-Chancellor, Sir Steve Smith, is to be paid a massive £830,000 total as part of a special end of career remuneration package. This has been determined by a remuneration committee who have decided that this amount is justified. The package is around double his regular £424,000 salary, which is […]

Higher Education Roadshow Hits South West

by Hannah Stevenson

Academics, student ambassadors and higher education advisors from The University of Exeter have collaborated in the Next Steps South West (NSSW) roadshow- a scheme aimed at encouraging secondary school students across to consider the options available to them upon completing their GCSEs. The NSSW double decker bus has visited high schools across Devon, Cornwall and […]

State-educated at Exeter – the private school problem

by Lowenna Merritt

In 2017, the Times Higher Education data revealed Exeter University to be among the top 10 of universities with the lowest percentage of state school students, compared to those from a private school background. Only 6.5% of children in the UK attend a private school, yet they make up 31.5% of Exeter University students. This […]

Students willing to pay £23k uni fees, survey says

by Fiona Potigny

Students would be willing to pay up to £23,000 in annual tuition fees, a new survey has revealed. When asked the maximum they would be prepared to pay for a year of university education, the 223 respondents from the University of Birmingham gave a mean average of £22,770 – nearly two and a half times […]

University Vice–Chancellor’s All Student Talk: Five things we learnt

by A.HANSON-BRAY

On Thursday 26 November, The Students’ Guild hosted a talk from University of Exeter Vice-Chancellor Sir Steve Smith open to all students to attend. There was also a chance to ask questions to the VC, as well as to University Provost, Professor Janice Kay; Interim Chief Operating Officer Jacqui Marshall and Deputy Vice Chancellor for […]

Exeter students attend National #GrantsNoDebts demo in London

by A.HANSON-BRAY

STUDENTS from Exeter travelled to London last week, joining thousands of protesters from across the country on 4 November to march against proposed Government cuts to Higher Education. Organised by The National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts (NCAFC), the demo was planned in protest against recent Government reforms including the replacement of university maintenance grants […]

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