University of Exeter yet to confirm plans for teaching next year A spokesperson for the University has said that lectures in September will be “delivered online or developed into guided online resources supported by face-to-face teaching” in a statement issued in response the COVID-19 pandemic. The statement did not specify how long online teaching methods […]
news
Brown hares and chickens introduced to Britain as ‘gods’ not food
Brown hares and chickens introduced to Britain as ‘gods’ not food Research led by the Universities of Exeter, Leicester and Oxford has discovered that upon their introduction to Britain, brown hares and chickens were viewed as ‘gods’ rather than food. New radiocarbon dating on bones found in Hampshire and Hertfordshire shows the animals were brought […]
Exeter Genomics Research COVID-19
Elinor Jones discusses the recent announcement of a £20 million grant to tackle Coronavirus
Precarious and non-academic Exeter staff affirm the current strike action
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 […]
BBC Naga Munchetty racism row
Emma Hussain writes about recent events involving complaints made against BBC’s Naga Munchetty and how this reflects the problems of impartiality faced by presenters.
Exeter Student Launches “Januhairy” to Promote Body Positivity
‘Januhairy’, a body positivity campaign that aims “for women to come together, encourage one another, and grow out their body hair for the month of January” has been launched by Exeter student Laura Jackson. The project aims to raise money for Body Gossip, a charity that campaigns through its film and theatre program, and “combines […]
Refreshers Week 2019: What’s On?
Exeter Students’ Guild Refreshers Week is to be held from 13 to 18 January, and will include an official launch party at the Lemon Grove on Sunday 13 January. Refreshers Week is a fixture of the university calendar and is intended to welcome returning students while providing students an opportunity to sign up to a campus […]
Local Police Start Recording Gender-Based Hate Crime
Devon & Cornwall police have become the latest UK force to begin to record gender-based hate crimes. Gender-based hate crimes are those motivated by hatred for a person based on their sex or gender. It is hoped that by gathering this data, the scale of the issue can be better understood, and that more effective […]
Drink Your Marrows Away: Exeter Study Reveals Impact of Pollination on Courgettes
A PhD study by Dr Jessica Knapp at the University of Exeter has discovered the impact of pollination to courgettes. Dr Knapp found that courgette crop yields were 39% higher when honeybees, buff-tailed bumblebees and other pollinators were present. This boost in yield would have added an estimated £3.6 million to the 2017 courgette crop. […]
University of Exeter makes Global Top 100 for Arts and Humanities
The 2019 Times Higher Education rankings have named Exeter as one of the 100 best institutions for Humanities teaching and research in the world. 13 indicators are used to develop the table in which Exeter was ranked 98. There are almost 100 under- and post-graduate degree programmes across the Streatham and Penryn campuses, both of […]