David Lammy’s criticism of Oxbridge, calling Oxford “a bastion of entrenched, wealthy, upper class, white, southern privilege,” strikes a chord at a university that has experienced multiple racism scandals over the last few years. Nevertheless, criticism is still aimed at Oxbridge for being traditionalist and very, very white. Only last year, 14 black male Cambridge […]
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Significant rise in research funding secured for Exeter
There has been a large increase in research funding the University of Exeter has received from Research Councils UK, growing from £12 million two years ago to £33 million in 2016/17. The Times Higher Education journal now assesses Exeter’s funding application success rate as 30%, greater than institutions such as UCL and the University of […]
Album Review: Glass Animals – How To Be a Human Being
T wo years after the release of their debut, ZABA, Glass Animals are back with How To Be A Human Being, an ode to storytelling and explorations of our deepest feelings. Breathing the secrets and stories of an eclectic mix of people that the band met on tour, the album is worlds apart from the blissful […]
Rhodes shouldn’t fall, he should be beheaded instead.
“Rhodes Must Fall” is something I never thought would receive much criticism. To remove the statue of a man who pushed a racist imperialist agenda seems pretty common sense, but apparently it’s rather a contentious thing. So here’s a crash course on Rhodes for people who have apparently forgotten he’s one of the most ruthless […]
Exeter alumni to appear on University Challenge Christmas special
Distinguished alumni from the University of Exeter are set to appear in a festive edition of University Challenge. Airing on Christmas Eve at 7:30pm, the show will see the team compete against Magdalen College, Oxford, to answer Christmas-themed questions from host Jeremy Paxman. On the Exeter team are wildlife presenter Nick Baker, who graduated from Exeter in […]
How safe is Exeter?
The information, released to Exeposé by regional police departments under the Freedom of Information Act, reveals that Exeter is one of the safest university cities to live in, based on the reported crime in the cities surveyed. Of the nine university cities that were investigated, Exeter was found to have the second lowest number of […]